Youth-J&K Youth feeling connected with transparent administration: J&K LG
Srinagar/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today distributed small commercial vehicles to 250 youth from across Jammu and Kashmir under the “Mumkin” scheme of the Mission Youth program in a distribution event held at SKICC.
Congratulating the youth who were handed over the keys of small commercial vehicles, the Lt Governor wished for their successful future as they embark on a new journey as self-employed entrepreneurs.
Underlining the need for channelization of youth energy, the Lt Governor said that the UT government is running many programs for livelihood generation, skill development and youth engagement under Mission Youth and other entrepreneurial, self-employment schemes.
“The collective commitment of all the programs for youth is to provide them opportunities for a career and become job providers apart from becoming successful entrepreneurs,” he added.
He informed that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, J&K has got a new industrial development scheme of Rs 28,400 crore.
“When this scheme was launched earlier this year, our estimate was to attract Rs 20,000-25,000 crores. But seeing the interest and enthusiasm of investors, it seems that this figure could reach around Rs 50,000 crores,” he said.
"Similarly, the estimate of employment generation under the New Industrial Development scheme would also get doubled,” he added.
“Besides setting up Industrial estates, IT Towers, Logistics Parks, Cold Chain, Medicity, Edu-city etc, the Industrial Policy also focuses on taking industrial growth to the Block level,” remarked the Lt Governor.
Recalling the target set for identifying two youth from each panchayat during the ‘Back to Village’ program for providing financial assistance, the Lt Governor mentioned Balwant Singh, a resident of Basantgarh, Udhampur, who was provided with Rs 10 lakh under this scheme, and is not only running his own business but has connected 20 more youth with him.
Similarly, ShamiJaan of Shopian has set up a manufacturing unit of readymade garments with the help of Rs. 9.5 lakhs and has involved 25 other people with her business.
Enumerating various initiatives taken by the government for economic empowerment of women, he mentioned, inter alia, the “Tejaswini” program and the “Hausla” scheme started by the J&K administration for the women, under which training and market linkages will be provided to them.
Citing the report of the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy for the month of June, the Lt Governor stated that as of Wednesday the unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir is only 10.6 per cent, which is much less than many states like Kerala, Rajasthan, Haryana, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and Goa, said the Lt Governor.
The changing work culture in Jammu and Kashmir is showing the results. Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors and Mahindra Group in association with the UT government are helping to provide sustainable livelihood and employment opportunities to the youth observed the Lt Governor.
“A new era of development has rightly started in Jammu and Kashmir, and we have taken a giant leap towards inclusive development. Today, 44 panchayats, 40 blocks have been dedicated to the people in the form of Digital Village Centres and arrangements have been made to reach out with all the online schemes of the government," he added.
The Lt Governor said that 20,000 posts in various government departments are being filled in a free and fair manner and the selection is based entirely on merit.
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