KVIB sanctions 1739 PMEGP, 616 JKREGP loan cases till Feb end

5 Dariya News

Jammu 29-Feb-2020

A District Officers meeting to review their performance across Union Territory of J&K was today held here under the Chairmanship of Vice Chairperson Khadi and Village Industry Board, Dr. Hina Bhat.The meeting was also attended by the Secretary/CEO KVIB, Rashid Ahmad Qadri;  FA & CAO KVIB, Mohammad Ashraf Haqla;  Dy. CEO KVIB Kashmir Division,  Muzaffar Alaqaband; Dy. CEO KVIB Jammu Division, Tilak Raj  and senior District Officers from KVIB Jammu and Kashmir Divisions.Underlining the initiatives taken by the Government of India to strengthen the PMEGP scheme, Dr. Hina said that a system of e-tracking of PMEGP application has been made mandatory to bring in accountability and make the scheme beneficiary friendly.“Each applicant is provided a unique ID online through which he/she can track status of PMEGP applications at various stages and rejection,” she said.Responding to some problems faced by the District Officers in the field, Dr. Hina asked   District Development Commissioners of the State to support them in providing self employment to the educated youths as per the guidelines, which are liberal.Secretary/CEO KVIB informed the meeting that against the target of 633 for the current financial year, the KVIB has sanctioned 1739 PMEGP cases till   February 28, 2020 involving an amount of Rs. 36.15crore as Margin Money.Similarly, it sanctioned 472 loan proposals under JKREGP against the target of 616  involving an amount of Rs. 15.13 crore as Margin money, he added.