VC KVIB urges banks to prioritize cases of women, marginalized

Jammu, April 26: Vice Chairperson, J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB), Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat on Wednesday urged the bankers to give women and marginalized sections of society preferential treatment by processing their cases on priority.
She applauded the role of participating banks in the successful implementation of both the programmes of KVIB and cautioned them to refrain from rejecting cases on flimsy grounds.
Dr. Hina convened an exhaustive meeting with bankers and the KVIB Jammu division at JLN Udyog Bhawan. The meeting was attended by senior officers from the board besides officers from the participating banks and district officers of KVIB Jammu division.
The meeting had a detailed discussion on the achievements of KVIB Jammu division for the year 2022-23 under both the schemes including the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and J&K Rural Employment Generation Programme (JKREGP).
The meeting was informed that 1576 units under PMEGP and 408 units under JKREGP were established during 2022-23 involving margin money (subsidy) of Rs. 3722.56 lakh and Rs. 1035.56 lakh creating employment for 12608 persons and 2448 persons respectively.
The KVIB Vice Chairperson emphasized the importance of collective efforts by the implementing agency and banks to ensure that the benefits of employment generation programmes such as PMEGP and JKREGP reach the targeted population.