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| Vyas for creating mass awareness about KVIB schemes | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 13: Advisor to Governor, B B Vyas today called for creating mass awareness about the schemes and programmes being implemented by the Jammu and Kashmir Khadi and Village Industries Board (JKKVIB) for catalysing the employability of youths and giving fillip to the economy of the state.
The Advisor was addressing the officers during the 103rd Board of Directors meeting of JKKVIB here.
Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Shailendra Kumar andSecretary Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Sheetal Nanda were also present at the meeting.
The Advisor directed that Board must take greater social responsibility of providing information to people about the loans and other monitory benefits being provided by it for potential entrepreneurs.
Vyas said that JKKVIB has been playing a pivotal role in promoting Khadi and Village Industries business and to ensure its sustainable development in the state.
He said the Board has to take greater responsibility of providing subsidized loans and training programmers to new entrepreneurs to uplift their income.
Advisor directed the officers of the Board to reinforce Rural Industries Consultancy Services (RICS) Cell, so that project reports may be prepared by the Board itself under Village Industries.
On the occasion, Advisor was informed that the State government appointed JKKVIB as Nodal Agency for implementing Jammu and Kashmir Rural Employment Generation Programme (J&K REGP).
The state government has set a target for the establishment of 1500 village industries units involving Margin Money of Rs 50 crore, thereby creating employment opportunities for 9000 educated unemployed youth in the age group of 18-40 years. |
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