PIB | 26 Apr, 2023
Khadi and Village Industries Commission,(KVIC) Manoj Kumar on Wednesday said that the
youth of the country can provide employment to maximum number of people
by joining the Swadeshi campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
by setting up small units by taking loans through PMEGP.
During
his visit to Jaipur on 20th April, in the Khadi Samvad program Kumar said that to improve the sale of Khadi as well as to
fulfill the dedicated vision of Prime Minister and to improve the
economic condition of khadi artisans, KVIC has increased the wages of
all the workers engaged in Khadi work by almost 35% in one go with
effect from 1st April, which is a historic step in itself.
He said, “I
am happy that the Khadi and Village Industries Commission has increased
the wages of Khadi artisans by more than 150 percent since 2014.” He
appealed to the public that by purchasing more and more Khadi and
Village industry products, every Indian should contribute in building
'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.
On
the second day of Rajasthan tour, an awareness camp was organized under
the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Program (PMEGP) at village
Dadia, Jaipur on 21st April, in the presence of Lok Sabha MP, Jaipur
and Chairman, Khadi and Village Industries Commission and local
people's representatives.
On this occasion, detailed information about
the scheme was given by presenting the process of applying under the
Prime Minister's Employment Generation Program through PPT. In the camp
itself, Member of Parliament and Chairman KVIC also made the
beneficiaries apply online for loans.
Around 70 to 80 applicants applied
in the camp. On the third day of his visit on 22nd April, Chairman,
KVIC held a review meeting with the officers and employees of the Khadi
and Village Industries Commission, Jaipur.
During
the three day visit to Rajasthan, Chairman, Khadi and Village
Industries Commission,(KVIC) Shri Manoj Kumar took part in several
programs and workshops to spread the mantra of Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi--‘to become a job provider rather than a job seeker’.
On
April 20th, at the workshop organized on the Prime Minister's Employment
Generation Program (PMEGP), MP
Shri Ramcharan Bohra said that the Khadi and Village Industries
Commission is constantly trying to provide employment to every village.