STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Vice Chairperson Jammu and Kashmir Khadi & Village Industries Board (KVIB), Dr. Hina Bhat on Saturday convened a meeting with the district officers to review performance of district offices of the Board in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Secretary/Chief Executive Officer J&K KVIB, Rashid Ahmad Qadri, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (C) J&K KVIB Jammu, Masroor Ahmed Shah, and Dy COO Jammu Division, Tilak Raj and senior District Officers from KVIB Jammu Divisions. Underlining the initiatives taken by the Government of India to strengthen the PMEGP scheme, Dr. Hina said that to bring in accountability and beneficiary friendly, a system of e-tracking of PMEGP e- application and e- training of EDP has been made mandatory. She advised to organise an awareness camp at every district to make masses aware of the formulation of clusters. The Secretary/CEO informed that KVIB shall organize some workshops to disseminate the formulation of clusters especially of food products and to identify the clusters in various districts of Jammu Division. He further informed in the meeting that in the current financial year KVIB against the target of 390 cases has established 1,014 cases up to 5th of December 2020 involving an amount of Rs. 2,464.90 lakh as Margin Money under PMEGP scheme and 452 cases has been established against the target of 452 cases involving an amount of Rs. 1170.08 lakh as Margin money under JKREGP.