Last updated on November 13th, 2024 at 01:30 pm
Karnataka: On the 19th of January Shri Manoj Kumar, Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, is on a four-day visit to Karnataka from January 18-21, 2023 in order to fulfill the Prime Minister’s dream of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.
He distributed 300 Bee-Boxes including equipment and bee colonies under the Honey Mission program implemented by KVIC and inaugurated the Electric Potter’s Wheel training program for skill upgradation of people engaged in potter’s work under Gramodyog Vikas Yojana on his maiden visit to this region. About 40 trainees are participating in the Electric Potter’s Wheel training program at Malavalli.
Shri Manoj Kumar opined that KVIC is playing a crucial role in generating employment opportunities for youth, especially women, in villages and hilly-border areas through its various schemes and programs.
He went on to say that this fulfills the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s ‘Self-reliant India’. Lakhs of spinners are becoming self-reliant by spinning on charkhas with self-respect and meeting the daily needs of their families.
KVIC chairman also said that the organization is creating more job opportunities in the country through its various programs. He said that the distribution of bee boxes, machines, and bee colonies to the beneficiaries trained in beekeeping will also develop new means of employment.
He also stressed the Prime Minister’s vision to make the youth of the country self-reliant by starting small and medium enterprises and becoming ‘job providers’ instead of job seekers.
Shri Manoj Kumar shared the details of setting up of enterprises through PMEGP units in the country. In order to promote manufacturing enterprises, the Government of India has also capped the maximum cost of setting up a unit under the manufacturing sector at Rs. has been increased from 25 lacks to Rs. 50 lakh, this would encourage setting up new enterprises under the PMEGP scheme, he said.
