Around 70 youths applied for self-employment schemes while hundreds of them participated in the ‘self-employment fair’ organised at Zila Panchayat, Narayanpur here in Bastar division on Monday.
The curious youths took stock of different self-employment schemes offered by the State government.
CEO of Narayanpur Zila Panchayat, Chandrakant Kaushik advised the youths to become economically self-reliant and provide employment to others also.
He said that youths should start small enterprises and earn their living. At local level, the youths can start small enterprise like preparing ‘dona-pattal’ ( plates made of leaves), honey production, incense stick production, broom production, brick production, etc. to earn income.
General Manager of District Industries Center, Executive Engineer of Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) and officers
of State Co-operative Development Corporation, Chhattisgarh Handicraft Board, banks and others explained the visitors about loan, grants, self-employment training, banking procedures, etc.
GM (District Industry Center) Ranga explained in detail about small and medium scale industries which can be established according to
local needs.
He informed the visitors about loan, grants and
other facilities.
Youths not only keenly listened to the advice but also registered themselves for self-employment schemes. The representatives of different banks informed them about necessary formalities and documents to be attached with the application form besides banking process.
The youths were apprised of different schemes like Micro Credit Scheme, Women’s Prosperity Scheme, Small Business Plan, Tractor–trolley Scheme, Goods Career Scheme, Passenger vehicle Scheme, Diesel Autorickshaw scheme and Women Empowerment plans besides individualized schemes Mahila Swarnima Scheme, and
term loan.
Apart from these, the officers also explained them about different self-employment training programs operated under the National livelihood Mission like sewing, pisciculture, basic tractor servicing , bamboo craft, two-wheeler and four-wheeler repair , basic electrical training , basic welding training, cycle and Tricycle repair , Computer training, etc.
The officers informed them that anther self-employment fair will be organised at the same venue on June 8.
The youths appealed to participate in maximum numbers to know about the self-employment schemes and training in order to start their own enterprise.