Chairperson J&K Khadi Village Industries Board (KVIB), Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, today convened awareness camp cum interactive session with educated unemployed youth and aspiring entrepreneurs at Khojipur, Jammu.
The camp was also attended by Secretary CEO KVIB, Dr. Jagdish Chander, senior officers from Board, representatives from PRIs and unemployed youth and aspirant entrepreneurs of border area.
Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, while speaking on the occasion, enjoined upon the prospective entrepreneurs to seize the opportunities being extended by the government through numerous self employment schemes and establish their own micro-enterprises. She added that employment generation programmes like Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Program and JK Rural Employment Generation Program have been designed to empower the common masses; thus fostering economic independence and driving positive change in the region.
She emphasized the need for ensuring active engagement of all stakeholders to ensure that the employment schemes leave an effective impact across the UT. She announced that a KVIB would soon establish a skill training centre for women in the panchayat.
