‘Employability Of Youth Among Scheme’s Prime Objective’
Jammu, Dec 29 (GNS): Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, today chaired a meeting to discuss modalities and guidelines for launch of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0 in Jammu and Kashmir with all the stakeholders.
The meeting was attended by Mission Director, Skill Development, J&K, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Director Skill Development, J&K, Sajjad Hussain Ganie, Director Finance, Skill Development, Additional Secretary, Skill Development, Chief Executive Officer, Himayat and other concerned officers while all Deputy Commissioners and other representatives of National Skill Mission participated through video conferencing.
Principal Secretary asked the officers to take effective measures for making the next phase of this scheme successful. He emphasised upon them to optimally utilize their experiences and knowledge of previous two phases so that this phase is more result oriented and gainful.
Dr Samoon asked the officers that the new phase should come with all the features that had been necessitated during the previous phases. He urged upon them to think out of box for making this phase more beneficial for the grass root beneficiaries.
Dr Samoon also directed the officers to establish a professional committee in each district consisting of professional experts of the concerned districts. He maintained that these committees should suggest the courses and curriculum to be offered under this renewed phase that has maximum appeal and marketability in the industrial houses. He asked them to create the skilled force that is in demand in the market. He asked them to have proper survey of the industries and future needs before finalising their recommendations. He laid emphasis on framing the relevant modalities as per the broad principles and rules provided by the Government of India.
In a power point presentation regarding the achievements registered under the PMKVY 2.0 and the salient features of PMKVY 3.0, Mission Director Dr. Abid revealed that the third phase of the scheme would be more potent than the previous ones. He gave in the presentation that the new phase would be having the components of renewed planning, monitoring, and mobilisation.
Dr Abid further revealed that there would be a priority given to the candidates who are pre-learners, school drop outs and others who want to learn a skill of any trade of his/her choice. He informed the meeting that all the districts would have their committees under the chairmanship of respective DCs to keep monitoring of this scheme constantly.
Mission Director informed the meeting that several Short Term Training (STT) courses of 240 to 450 hours would be devised for the youth in order to upscale their employability avenues. He informed that the courses will be offered to the candidates as per their background education, interest or any training.
Dr. Abid further asked the Deputy Commissioners to give their suggestions regarding the best implementation of this programme as per the ground requirements in their districts. He elaborated that this programme would be implemented in a very robust way of providing skills and courses as per the particular requirements of the districts.
He emphasised that the skill sets, education and kind of industrial presence in a particular district should be kept in mind while framing the modalities of this scheme in the respective districts. He said that the success of this scheme is directly proportional to the way we are going to implement it as the scheme is quite vibrant and accommodative in implementation.
He informed that J&K has a target of more than 700 candidates to be registered for skilling them under PMKVY 3.0 and every district of J&K would bring out best of their districts to get benefitted under it. He asked the respective Deputy Commissioners to complete the plans within the first week of January, 2021 so that the implementation of the scheme is swift and starts within the fixed deadline.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioners informed that they are already on the job and their plans would be ready within the given specific time frame.
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Artisans, weavers to be informed about Govt schemes, measures
SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 29, 2020 – The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, is organizing a series of district-level awareness camps and workshops to make artisans, weavers and Cooperatives aware about various schemes launched by the Government for promotion and development of handicrafts and handloom sector which has an assured market both at domestic and international level.
The awareness camps will also apprise the artisan community about the steps taken by the Government for revival of businesses for which the Designated Committee constituted by the Government has made several recommendations for development of the craft sector in J&K UT.
In a press statement issued here today, Director, Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, Mr. Mussarat Islam, stated that the workshops shall be held with strict adherence to social distancing norms and SoPs and focus primarily on motivating the stakeholders associated with handicrafts and handloom businesses to participate in physical fairs and come on digital platforms to market their products, especially in the times of the Covid-19 pandemic. “After signing of MoU with Flipkart, our Department has recommended a large number of artisans and weavers from all districts to Jammu & Kashmir Handloom and Handicrafts Corporation for e-listing of their products,” he said, while exhorting craft entrepreneurs to create their own e-portfolios and virtual showrooms to penetrate new markets through virtual mode.
The Director added that the artisans and weavers shall also be made cognizant about the new schemes launched by the Government during the workshops that include Financial Support Scheme for Artisan and Weaver Cooperatives under which Rs.1.00 lakh shall be provided to each Society and the Credit Card Scheme wherein the loan component has been doubled from Rs.1.00 lakh to Rs.2.00 lakh. “The artisans and weavers shall also be made aware about the various Central Government schemes of the Ministry of Textiles and the importance of customized packaging and branding of products to boost sales and exports,” he added.
The Director further stated that following the recommendations of the Business Revival Committee several measures like holding of regular Buyer-Seller meets, setting up of export hubs at district level and cluster-based approach in craft-concentrated areas are on the anvil to revive the sector that holds a firm grip on the international markets. “The Department has identified a list of potential major and regular clusters which shall be picked up for development in a phase-wise manner,” he added.
The Assistant Directors have also been advised to mobilize artisans and weavers in their respective districts and also invite special speakers to sensitize them about various social sector schemes launched by the Government especially the PMJAY-SEHAT launched by the Prime Minister on December 26 for residents of J&K UT, the statement added.
During the awareness camps, special focus will also be laid on the role of sister organizations like EPCH (Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts), CEPC (Carpet Export Promotion Council) and DGFT (Director General of Foreign Trade) in promotion of handicrafts and handloom sector of Jammu and Kashmir. (GNS)