Jammu and Kashmir government is laying special thrust with the Mission Youth programme on skilling and self-employment of youth with targeted schemes to drive a socio-economic transformation.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 18 (ANI): 'Mumkin' scheme of Mission Youth has successfully engaged and channelized energy of the youth of Jammu and Kashmir through a systematic livelihood generation programme in the transport sector, said the Union Territory's government on Tuesday.

Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 18 (ANI): South Kashmir's Kulgam district has embarked on a new journey of holistic development across all sectors. In an interview with the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kulgam, IAS, Dr Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat discussed the breakthrough achievements of Kulgam in the face of Naya Kashmir.

Jammu Mar 18 PTI Muzafar Wani a resident of Ramsoo village in Jammu and Kashmirs hilly Ramban district wanted to own a commercial vehicle as he could barely make ends meet in the 12 years of his career as a driver for other vehicle owners Thanks to the Jammu and Kashmir governments Mumkin scheme Wani now owns a pickup truck and says he is able to provide enough for his family and also educate his children A customized employment generation scheme for those aged between 18 and 35 Mumkin assists the unemployed in procuring small commercial vehicles at a subsidized cost and earning a sustainable livelihood Sometimes I would not get work for many days Many a time I decided to stop my daughters from going to school I always wanted to educate them but financial constraints forced me to look the other way Wani who has four children including two daughters said recalling his days as a driver for different vehicle owners Wani says he learnt about Mumkin through a friend last October and he then contacted the officials of the governments Mission Youth Riyaz Raqeeb of Khonmoh in Srinagar another beneficiary of the scheme said he learnt to drive at a young age as he was compelled to lend a helping hand to his family of six including his four siblings He worked as a driver for private companies and other vehicle owners on a daily basis however he struggled to earn enough to look after his family I was not earning enough to fund the education and other needs of my four younger siblings Though I worked for 12 to 14 hours a day I earned little Raqeeb says He stumbled upon the governments initiative on social media in August last year and he soon found himself at the District Employment and Counseling Centre in Srinagar I am thankful to the government for providing me a source of livelihood with a subsidy Raqeeb says Under Mumkin small commercial vehicles are being provided to the beneficiaries with the banking partner extending the loan facility up to 100 per cent of the vehicles on-road price Mission Youth Jammu and Kashmir provides Rs 80000 or 10 per cent of the vehicles on-road price whichever is lesser as an upfront subsidy and the vehicle manufacturers whom the government has partnered with provides an upfront special discount not less than the subsidy amount Officials said a module has been developed on the JK State e-Services Application to run the scheme digitally and ensure transparency Till date 1882 applications for self-employment assistance under the scheme have been approved they said PTI TAS CJ CJ

Jammu Feb 28 PTI Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary A K Mehta on Monday asked officials to build a database of five lakh young people of the union territory by April-end in an effort to map their job requirementsMehta was chairing a meeting to review the progress under Mission Youth an ambitious programme to empower 50000 unemployed youth in Jammu and Kashmir through gainful employmentThe youth in JK need to be skilled according to their needs and aspirations to enable them to have not only gainful employment but also a sense of dignity in the jobs they do the chief secretary saidThere is a need to sharply focus on skilling and upskilling the youth to not only empower them for better jobs but to enable them to set up their own ventures he saidMehta said skilling and upskilling programmes have to be anchored in the concept of learn to earnHe asked the officials concerned to build a database of five lakh youth through youth clubs and other mission initiatives with Aadhaar numbers mobile numbers and other relevant information in an effort to map their job requirements by the end of AprilThe facility to reach out to them through bulk SMS and mail must also be ensured by the mission It is important for the mission to know about the persons it is dealing with he saidMehta said the mission should focus on empowering the youth to set up their ventures or start economic activities at new and upcoming heritage tourist and trekking sitesHe asked Chief Executive Officer Mission Youth Shahid Iqbal Choudhary to tap the young people in and around these destinations and provide assistance to enable them to make a livingChoudhary in his presentation on the progress made under various components under the mission said while 4882 beneficiaries have been provided self-employment under the Mumkin scheme so far 8000 beneficiaries will be provided self-employment by the end of the current fiscalUnder the Tejaswani scheme the mission has provided financial support to 3447 young women entrepreneurs to take up self-employment ventures across various sectors of the economy he saidHe said a total of 6600 young women will be covered under the scheme by the close of the financial yearThe chief secretary said a special task force comprising secretaries of a few departments shall be constituted to look into areas of convergence and also set out the measures for creating employment opportunities in the new and upcoming tourist destinations PTI TAS AB IJT