Udhampur: District Level Task Force Committee (DLTFC), Udhampur Thursday cleared 135 cases under Prime Minister Employment Generation Program (PMEGP) involving loan assistance of around Rs 10 crore here at meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Ravinder Kumar.
It was given out in the meeting that the cases approved for the current financial year were sponsored by District Industries Centre, KVIB and KVIC.
The DC enjoined upon the committee to ensure timely disbursement of loan assistance so that the very purpose of the scheme of providing employment opportunities to the unemployed youth could be achieved. He also stressed upon them to organize skill development programs for the prospective entrepreneurs in the field of their interest.
Pertinently, the District Level Task Force Committee headed by Deputy Commissioner and District Officers of DIC, KVIB, KVIC and other financial institutions as its members scrutinize the cases of unemployed candidates who are desirous of setting up their own business or income generating units under PMEGP.
The meeting was attended by ADDC Arvind Sharma, GM DIC Suram Chand Sharma, CPO Ashok Khajuria and District Officer KVIB Tilak Raj, LDM SBI VS Negi.
