The State Government will furnish bank loan guarantee for those interested in starting their own enterprise under Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday while he urged the youth to avail benefit of the scheme. He said that the State Government has launched new schemes for academic and financial upliftment of SC, ST and backward class youths. He urged youths to become employers instead of job seekers and establish new records of success in their businesses and trades. Chouhan was addressing Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana Hitgrahi Panchayat at his residence here.
Giving tips to young self-employers, Chouhan said that hard work, patients and enthusiasm are 3 major factors of success. lauding capacity and talents of young entrepreneurs and self-employers, he said that there is no way out, but hard work for success in life. The state government will help them at every step. He said that objective of Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana is that self-employers achieve unprecedented success. Thanking banks partnering in providing loans to beneficiaries, Chouhan said that the cost of employments set up by 31 thousand self-employers is about Rs800 crore. This process will expand further with increase in the number of beneficiaries.
Referring to facilities for youths’ education, the Chief Minister said that different schemes have been implemented for education in villages, cities as well as foreign countries. Scholarships have been linked with price index. Provision has been made to bear fee of students taking admission in private medical and engineering colleges. Students renting room for study will be given Rs2000 towards rent at divisional headquarters and Rs1250 at district headquarters by the state government.
Tribal Welfare Minister Gyan Singh said that Chief Minister’s schemes have shown a new path to youths. Now entire scenario is changing. Beneficiaries are becoming employers. large number of employments in new sectors are becoming available in tribal areas. He urged tribal youths to avail benefits of these schemes.
Principal Secretary Mohammad Suleman while dwelling on salient features of scheme informed that 6 departments jointly implement this scheme from their own budgets. Benefit of this scheme launched last year has been given to 31 thousand 600 beneficiaries. The Panchayat was jointly organised by SC, ST Welfare, Panchayats and Rural Development and Minorities & Backward Class Welfare departments.