Chief Minister Raghubar Das today asked youth belonging to SC-ST category to become job creators rather than job seekers. Addressing youths during the SC-ST Stand up India Awareness Programme here on Wednesday the CM said that the Government will soon make an industrial policy, under which SC-ST entrepreneurs will get subsidy. A draft will be prepared soon for this, after which this policy will be implemented in Jharkhand, he added.
In the programme organised by the Directorate of Industry and the Jharkhand Government, the Chief Minister flagged off 10 LPG tankers that have been given to the young entrepreneurs of Jharkhand on the basis of contract for the next 5 years.
The CM said that SC-ST youth will become financially strong by running 45 LPG tankers. He said that the SC-ST youths should also develop as other sections of the society. The Prime Minister has given this order to all the banks to provide loan to at least two SC-ST entrepreneurs through Stand up India, he added.
Das said that people of SC-ST society should become entrepreneurs. “Centre and State Government will provide market to them. In the coming days, good policies will also be made in collaboration with DICCI (Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and TICCI (Tribal Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry), which will give direct benefit to these people of the society,” he said.
LPG gas tankers were provided to 29 ST and 16 SC youths during the programme. 10 LPG gas tankers were flagged off by the Directorate of Industries and the State Government. The tankers have been allotted to young entrepreneurs for 5 years. Earlier, inaugurating the programme, the Chief Minister garlanded the statue of the Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. Padma Shri recipient Milind Kamale, a special guest of the program from Pune, Maharashtra was also welcomed.
Giving information about DICCI and TICCI, the officials of the institute informed that SC and ST entrepreneurs are being given a platform in the financial world. Under this, 10,000 people have been made entrepreneurs so far. It has its chapters in every State as well as abroad. Large number of youth is working in transportation industry.
Director, Industries, K Ravi Kumar said that a cell has been built on behalf of the State government in this regard. This cell is preparing the entrepreneurs in the State. There has been a meeting with PSU several times. Under the Standard Policy, women are being made entrepreneurs with the help of banks.
Chairman of DICCI and Chairman of SC-ST Stand up India and Milind Kamble said that three things are very important for entrepreneurs which includes money, market and mentoring. He said that apart from Mudra Scheme, the stand-up India scheme is also giving financial support of Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore to entrepreneurs. He said that 15 Crore people have been benefited from Mudra Scheme, in which 23 per cent are from SC-ST society. Kamble said that a Venture Capital Fund of Rs 500 crores has also been created for SC-ST entrepreneurs.
Kamble said that an agreement has been made with 250 PSUs of the country. Under this, the purchase of goods worth Rs 6 lakh crores is procured by PSU every year.
They have been told that they make 5 per cent of their purchases with SC-ST entrepreneurs. On this, Rs 30 thousand crores of purchases are currently being made from SC-ST entrepreneurs. While addressing the program, Kamble also sought the subsidy scheme for the entrepreneurs in the state from Chief Minister. He said that subsidy is being given in Maharashtra and Telangana for capital investment.
Officials of DICCI and TICCI, Khelram Murmu, Rajendra Kumar, Munmun Vishwas, Domaan Tudu and a large number of people were present.