GNSONLINE RAJOURI
SHYAM SOOD
RAJOURI, JULY 26 :–In a District Level Task Force Committee (DLTFC) meeting held on Tuesday at R ajouri, 35 cases under Prime Minister Rural Employment Generation Program (PMREGP) were sanctioned.
The meeting was chaired by the District Development Commissioner, Vikas Kundal.
The cases approved for the current financial year were sponsored by Khadi Village Industries Board.
“As many as 35 cases of KVIB have been cleared for a loan amount of Rs 2.56 crore. The cases so approved will provide employment opportunities to about 150 unemployed youths of the district” the meeting was told.
The DC urged the sponsoring agencies to ensure timely disbursement of loan assistance to meet the very purpose of the scheme of providing self-employment opportunities for unemployed youth.
He also asked for spreading mass awareness among unemployed and educated youth about livelihood-generating programs launched by the government.
The cases so cleared include the diverse nature of activities Dairy farming, hardware, karyana, transport activities, readymade, and other income-generating activities.
Officers present in the meeting included General Manager, DIC, Ashwini Sharma; Lead District Manager JKB, Cluster Head JKB; representatives of RESETI; District Officer KVIB, Ayaz Ahmad Khan and other members of the DLTFC.