BUDGAM: A mega Employment Fair was held in Higher Secondary School ground in district Budgam in which 26 government departments participated. Departments like Handloom, Handicrafts, Industries and commerce, Sericulture, Agriculture, Floriculture, Fisheries etc. had set up their stalls to educate and aware youth about various schemes and programs implemented by them for employment generation and self employment.
Self Employment is the need of the hour because there is saturation in government jobs and state government cannot logically employ all the educated youth. They must engage in self employment by which they can not only earn their livelihood but provide others a way of earning daily bread too. There are scores of schemes with the government which provide monetary and technical benefits to people in setting up their self employment units are it in form of sheep farms, poultry farms or non agricultural activities like manufacturing units and service sector. The need is to sensitize and aware the people about available schemes, said Deputy Commissioner, Khurshid Ahmed Shah in his inaugural address.
A huge gathering of the youth was present in the employment fair who were eagerly listening to the details of various schemes. District coordinator, Entrepreneurship development institute told the youth about Seed Capital Scheme and Youth start up scheme under which unemployed youth are provided financial assistance in lakhs along with technical guidance. Manager from District Industries and Commerce threw light on PMEGP (Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme) and the role of district industries and commerce centre in setting up medium and small scale industries.
Various financial institutions like J&K Bank, Ellaqa Dihati Bank etc had also set up their stalls at the fair. Speaking at the occasion, District Employment officer, Ata-Ul-Munim Tak emphasized the need for such employment fairs to generate awareness in masses and peoples active participation to avail the schemes available with various government departments.
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