Youths and villagers have shown enthusiasm in the district level employment, self-employment and career mela organised in the district. While more than 120 farmers attended the mela and took stock of government schemes, 25 youths from polytechnic college have registered their name for availing education loan.
Chief guest of the occasion, MlA Bhim Mandavi, said that in this mela, both the youths would be registered and given employment and the villagers, beneficiary oriented materials, at one place. He appealed to the youths to take benefits of the mela.
Agriculture, horticulture, woman and child development, veterinary and tribal development departments, livelihood College and Antyavasai Nigam had put up their stalls at the mela and informed people about employment oriented schemes.
Collector Devsenapati said that generally, lack of information youths could not take benefits of government schemes, but with the organization of such melas, they would get information.
District panchayat CEO Neeraj Bansod, chairman of district Vanopaj Sangh Chaitram Attami, deputy director agriculture BB Arora, joint director Anand, nodal officer Bhanu Pratap, deputy director veterinary Dr AP Dohre and other district level officers were present on the occasion.
In the mela, 38 farmers were given tractors and agriculture implements with grant, Tata Magic vehicle to three beneficiaries, motor cycle under Solar Savari Yojana to six youths, Kisan Credit Cards to 76 farmers, agriculture loan worth Rs 3.36 lakh to 26 farmers and Rs 5 lakh financial assistance to Muskan women self-help group under Jilla Shahri Vikas Abhikaran.