Toolkits

must be delivered on time to every trained beneficiary under Vishwakarma Shram

Samman Yojana

Instructions

to further improve quality, procurement process, and distribution system of

Khadi blankets

Strict

action to be taken by District Magistrates against institutions supplying

blankets without prescribed standards in government distribution

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Mati Kala Rojgar Yojana and Gramodyog Rojgar Yojana to be further strengthened:

Minister Rakesh Sachan

Lucknow,

24 Nov (HS): The Minister for Khadi & Village Industries, Micro, Small and

Medium Enterprises, Sericulture, Handloom and Textiles, Uttar Pradesh, Rakesh

Sachan, reviewed departmental schemes and programs on Monday at the Khadi &

Village Industries Board Headquarters, Lucknow. He stated that under the

leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, employment-centric schemes

running in the state are continuously ensuring an increase in beneficiaries’

income, while a comprehensive strategy is being implemented to boost

entrepreneurship.

Emphasizing

effective implementation of the Vishwakarma Shram Samman Yojana, the Minister

instructed that toolkits must be delivered on time to every trained beneficiary

and that the quality of training should be regularly evaluated. He also

directed that active participation of public representatives be ensured so that

a larger number of traditional artisans can benefit from the scheme.

While

reviewing Khadi blanket distribution, the Minister directed that blanket

quality, procurement procedures and distribution mechanisms be further

improved. He said that instructions should be issued to all District

Magistrates to ensure that blankets provided under government distribution

strictly comply with prescribed handloom standards and that close monitoring is

done during distribution. Strict action must be taken against institutions

supplying non-standard blankets. He also instructed to modernize Khadi blankets

as per current demand and ensure large-scale distribution across districts.

Reviewing

progress of departmental schemes, the Minister said that proposals to make the

Chief Minister Mati Kala Rojgar Yojana and the Chief Minister Gramodyog Rojgar

Yojana more attractive should be approved at the government level at the

earliest, thereby increasing entrepreneurial interest. Along with this,

instructions were given to send a proposal to the government to assign 20

percent of the targets under the Chief Minister Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan to

the Khadi Board.

Minister

Sachan said that economic empowerment through entrepreneurship is the top

priority of the Yogi Government. The core objective is to ensure direct

delivery of scheme benefits to eligible beneficiaries and to expand livelihood

opportunities in every district. He directed officials to ensure timely

compliance of decisions taken and to regularly submit progress reports to the

government.

Regarding

the ongoing Khadi Mahotsav in Lucknow, the Minister instructed that empty

spaces in the venue be utilized by offering stalls to interested entrepreneurs

to provide them opportunity for showcasing and selling their products. He

further directed that regular monitoring of the festival be ensured and other

activities be kept active so that more people may benefit.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi