DDC Kupwara reviews progress of employment generating schemes

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 5/20/2022 4:43:47 PM


YB News Kupwara, May 19 The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kupwara, Khalid Jahangir today stressed the need for greater coordination between sponsoring departments and financial institutions so that the beneficiaries do not face any inconvenience in settling their income generating units. He directed for nomination of Nodal Officers for maintaining mutual coordination between sponsoring agencies and banks. The DDC was addressing a meeting of concerned officers and bankers, convened here today to review the progress of various self-employment generating departments. The ADDC Kupwara, Altaf Ahmad Khan was present in the meeting. The DDC directed the sponsoring departments to follow up their trainees till they get their units established adding that after getting proper training of any trade or craft, the beneficiaries should be linked with banks to get proper financing. Khalid Jehangir took a detailed review of all income generating departments including employment, handloom, Handicrafts, EDI, DIC, KVIB, Agriculture and allied sectors and received present status and feedback scheme wise. Calling Agriculture and allied sectors as backbone of our economy, the DDC said that it was high time to tap all possible resources to generate employment for our youth, especially for educated unemployed. He said our financing should be potential specific and asked concerned officers to encourage agro based units including dairy, sheep, walnut processing, Ripening, weaving, Handicrafts, wool processing, honey units, high density horticulture, grafted walnut, milk processing like units which have a good scope of income generation. Referring to the need for motivation and guidance to unemployed youth, the DDC directed all concerned officers to make an integrated programme for mass awareness at ground level to educate youth about the schemes and programmes envisaged by the Government from time to time to generate employment. For this, he directed JD Planning to issue a calendar of activities for concerned officers. Earlier, the DDC was briefed through Power- Point presentation about various activities of these departments. The DDC was informed that District Employment and Counselling Centre has approved 410 cases under MUMKIN scheme, of which 306 cases have been sponsored to banks for financing, out of which 97 cases were disbursed as on date who have received light motor commercial vehicles and started their business. Likewise, under TEJASWANI- the radiant scheme, 149 applications approved, 69 cases sponsored to banks of which 15 cases stands disbursed as on date. Under Spurring Entrepreneurship Initiative, out of 213 applications received by the Employment Centre, 150 cases were approved by DLTFC. Under Career Counselling scheme, 419 individual and 79 group counselling sessions were held during which 5091 candidates were counselled. Under Horticulture sector, 130 kannal land were covered under high density plantation. The DDC asked concerned officer to increase the target of high density plantation for current financial year and make coverage of 10000 kannals. It was given out that Horticulture department has provided 32 power tractors, 34 tillers, 110 weeders, 110 motor power sprayers, 56 pack houses, 120 Vermi composite units and 5 deep bore wells to the beneficiaries.

 

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