JAMMU, FEBRUARY 17: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Tuesday convened a meeting with all the stakeholders to assess outcomes of a month long baseline survey conducted under Mission Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (YUVA) aiming identification of potential entrepreneurs and challenges faced by the existing enterprises in J&K.
The survey, carried out digitally from Ist of January this year, encompassed the whole adult population of the UT residing in both rural and urban areas. The mammoth exercise was accomplished with the help of nearly 18,000 investigators and 800 supervisors who visited around 23.64 lakh households in different districts of J&K to identify the potential entrepreneurs (PEs).
Dulloo, while making observations about this survey, remarked that carrying out such a massive exercise in record time is commendable. He termed it crucial for determining a roadmap to deal with the unemployment issue in the region. He impressed upon the concerned to come up with a comprehensive report based on the insights made in the survey. He advised for stacking the data so that the relevant stacks are used by the Universities and research institutions for completing research papers over the same subject matter.
The Chief Secretary also advised the developers to separately categorise the self-employment schemes from social security and others. He stressed on making provision of scheme advisor in the YUVA application so that the potential entrepreneurs are guided as per their strengths and area of interest.
He reiterated the significance of augmenting the institutional structure envisaged under this scheme so that the handholding of applicants is done to transform them into successful entrepreneurs. He directed the bank authorities to make a customised loan product to be offered under the YUVA scheme.
Dulloo also enjoined upon the Deputy Commissioners to identify the quality manpower in their districts for acting as ‘YUVA Doots’ who would groom the PEs in strategising to become entrepreneurs of their choice. He sought suggestions from the participating Vice Chancellors of local Universities, Chairman J&K Bank, Director IIM Jammu, IIT, CGM NABARD in framing a better roadmap to deal with unemployment across J&K.
Identify quality manpower for acting as ‘YUVA Doots’: CS
