Jammu and Kashmir Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) today organized district level awareness programme at ITI here under the chairmanship of Secretary/CEO KVIB, Dr. Jagdish Chander Mehra to aware and sensitize the unemployed youth undergoing training in different trades.
Deputy CEO KVIB, Jammu Division, Lead District Manager Udhampur, Principal ITI, district officer KVIB Udhampur, representative of RSETI Udhampur and other concerned were also present during the programme.
Speaking on the occasion, the Secretary enjoyed upon the budding entrepreneurs to harvest the opportunities being provided by government by establishing self-employment ventures. He highlighted that the schemes implemented by KVIB like Prime Minister’s Employment Programme (PMEGP) and J&K Rural Employment Generation Programme (JKREGP) provide financial assistance up to fifty lacs in manufacturing sector and twenty lacs under service sector to beneficiaries having qualification of 8th pass to establish their self-employment generating units. He urged upon the youth to take maximum benefits of these schemes.
