Punjab Government will soon unveil a new inclusive policy to give a boost to entrepreneurship and self-employment in the State.
The inputs for finalising the policy would be taken from experts’ at an event being organised by Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA), in association with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on November 25, an official spokesperson said on Sunday.
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal would inaugurate the event, organised by MGSIPA. It would be first of the series of such events, aimed at boosting entrepreneurship in various fields, the spokesperson said, Badal would deliver the inaugural address.
Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal elaborated on the theme of self-employment and the strategies of the State Government in skill development and related fields. For the first time, delegates from diverse fields including SHG; NGOs working in this area; successful entrepreneurs particularly, from the rural and small-scale sectors among others would be deliberating on this issue to have an inclusive policy, the spokesperson said.
Experts from various fields such as agriculture, dairy research, fisheries, poultry, handicraft and home-based industries, including Karnal’s National Dairy Research Institute director
Dr AK Srivastava, Cohin’s Central Institute of Fisheries Technology’s principal scientist Dr P Praveen, NABARD chief general manager Naresh Gupta, among others were expected to participate. They are likely to deliver their views on varied issue including financing of self-employment ventures, bottlenecks in setting up small units, skill gaps, technical know-how and mutual cooperation.
Emphasising on success stories in this field, it was felt that Punjab is not short of innovators or enterprising individuals. “Some success stories are well known, while others have yet to be chronicled. The self-employed individuals who would participate in this workshop are an interesting mix of sectors and specialties: organic farmers, dairy farmers, apiculturists, fish farmers, poultry breeders, floriculturists, agro-based industrialists, horticulturists, mushroom farmers, processors of oils and spices, computer coaching providers, weavers, handloom entrepreneurs, pickle and jam makers, home-based edibles manufacturers and the like,” he said.
Spokesperson said experts would share their perspectives and disseminate knowledge in the realms of self-employment, assets creation, skill development, capacity building, sustainable livelihoods, collaborative enterprise etc in sectors as diverse as dairy, fisheries, poultry, banking, etc. “Interaction between experts and practitioners, NGOs, SHGs and youth will facilitate innovation and adoption of better practices. Partnerships between individuals and institutions can be explored,” he added.