New Delhi Oct 18 PTI Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal who is in Pahalgam on Monday directed the authorities to set up testing facilities at Srinagar and Delhi airports for Kashmiri shawls a move aimed at promoting exports of the product He also proposed setting up a carpet village that will act as a demonstration centre of the local craft to visiting tourists and promote the local carpet industry The minister is on a two-day visit in the Union territory Goyal also met a delegation of industrialists from the Valley who apprised the minister of local issues being faced by them He discussed issues including bottlenecks in the export of Kashmiri shawls the new industrial package and the need to extend the package to existing industrial units to ensure their growth The minister assured the delegation of all possible support from the central government for promotion of local industries the ministry said in a statement Taking action on bottlenecks being faced in export of shawls he directed the authorities to set up testing facilities at Srinagar and Delhi airports while simultaneously upgrading the local testing facilities with state of the art machines according to the statement Goyal was emphasising on promoting products that can add up to the export potential of the UT Further he directed the district administration to work out plans for homestay tourism in Pahalgam Goyal emphasised that the local industry players should play by their strengths and set up units where the Union Territory has a comparative advantage to ensure sustenance of the industries being set up He also inspected stalls put up by various departments including animal husbandry district industries ICDS social welfare horticulture sheep husbandry handloom and handicrafts PTI The minister also distributed baby kits among female infants under the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao scheme Under the Ladli Beti scheme grants were distributed among beneficiaries He distributed sanction letters among beneficiaries for purchase of milk vans PTI RR RSN HRS hrs

Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU Aug 20 Government has made Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefit of its three schemes vizLadli Beti State Marriage Assistance Scheme SMAS and Integrated Social Security Scheme ISSSSocial Welfare Department today issued three notifications in pursuance of Section 7 of the Aadhaar Targetted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies Benefits and Services Act 2016 for Ladli Beti Scheme State Marriage Assistance Scheme and Integrated Social Security Scheme wherein an individual eligible for receiving the benefits under the scheme shall be required to furnish proof of possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authenticationAny individual seeking benefits under the scheme who does not possess the Aadhaar number or has not yet enrolled for Aadhaar shall be required to make application for Aadhaar enrolment before registering for the SchemeTill the time Aadhaar is assigned to the individual benefits under the scheme shall be given to such individual subject to the production of the Aadhaar Enrolment Identification slip and any one of the documents namely Bank or Post Office Passbook with photo PAN card Passport Ration Card Voter Identity Card MGNREGA card Kisan Passbook Driving License etc says the notification