The contribution of Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) is very important in moving Pakur district towards self-employment, said Rural Development Minister, Alamgir Alam while inaugurating Rising Pakur programme on Tuesday in Pakur.
Under the DDUGKY, run by the Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS), a workshop was organized on Tuesday in the presence of Alam in Pakur Deputy Commissioner (DC), Varun Ranjan. During this, Alam and Ranjan formally inaugurated the programme by lighting the lamp.
Addressing the gathering Alam said that JSLPS, under DDUGKY, the trainee will not have to bear any kind of expenditure for training from three months to two years. “The Government provides accommodation, food and other facilities to the trainees during the training. At present, there is a lack of awareness among people about the scheme. For this purpose, this workshop has been organized in which this scheme should be made successful with the participation of all you public representatives, officers of various departments, police officers and others.
“All the public representatives, your contribution is very important in the successful operation of the scheme. The media representatives should play an important role in connecting the eligible and needy people with the scheme. If this scheme is implemented properly, then this scheme will prove to be a milestone in the development of Pakur district,” said Alam.
On the occasion, the Pakur DC in order to give detailed information to everyone regarding the DDUGKY, said that under this scheme, with the aim of moving people towards self-employment in rural areas, the scheme is operated under which women are given various technical skill training along with sewing embroidery, nursing and men are given various fields. At the same time, under the launch of Rising Pakur, it has been started to remove the economic and social backwardness of Pakur district, which will lead to the development of Pakur, he added.
“An action plan has been prepared for the Department of Education, Health and Child Development and work is to be done in two phases under this. He said that the problems of all the three departments are faced and for this the Project Rising Pakur has been started and definitely a big change will be seen in these three areas in the coming time. The police officers should organize workshops at the police station level and play an important role in making the youth aware of the scheme,” said Ranjan.
Assets were distributed at the end of the program, under which movement letters were given to five participants of DDUGKY kits to Job Resource Person, citation to JRP and BPM for doing better work in the last financial year, Birsa Irrigation Well Scheme and Distribution of acceptance letters to the beneficiaries of Birsa Harit Gram Yojana and selection letters to Anganwadi workers and Sahiyas. Simultaneously, 33 unemployed youths and women were sent to Ranchi and Hazaribagh for training.
