Move to generate employment in 124 Vibrant Villages
*In absence of skills, training to be given first
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Apr 10: In a major decision, the Lieutenant Governor’s administration has directed the Industries and Commerce Department to ensure that at least 10 youth from every village, taken up under Vibrant Village Programme (VVP) Part-II, are engaged in the local industry coming up under new Industrial Policy Scheme.
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The move is aimed at helping the local youth get employment in private sector, official sources told the Excelsior.
“It the trained youth are found in the villages the industries can be asked to absorb them. However, if skilled hands are not available, the youth will be given training in the skills they opt for before recommending them to the industry for employment,” sources said.
Nearly 15 youth from Makwal, a border village near Tawi being developed under VVP-II, are being recommended for absorption in the industry after the visit of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Singh recently.
There are 124 villages spread across 43 blocks in eight border districts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir which have been taken up for generation of recommended facilities under VVP-II. The border districts include Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch in the Jammu division; and Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara in the Kashmir Valley.
Overall 470 villages are being developed across the country under VVP-II in J&K, Ladakh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
“Even if 10 youth are taken for absorption in the industry from every Vibrant Village, a total of 1240 youth will get jobs,” the sources said.
A number of private industrial units are being set up in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir under new Industrial Promotional Policy in which the Central Government has given Rs 28,400 crore worth incentives.
Named as New Central Sector Scheme (NCSS) which started on April 1, 2021 for Jammu and Kashmir amounting to Rs 28,400 crore will continue till 2037 but entire amount meant for incentives has already been exhausted with registration of 971 units. However, since there has been massive response to the scheme and more proposals have been received, the administration has sought increase in the package.
A whopping 971 industrial units have been registered across Jammu and Kashmir which will avail incentives till 2037 and run their businesses in different parts of the Union Territory generating employment and other facilities. In view of encouraging response to the industrial development scheme, more proposals were received but their approval will require enhancement of the package from Rs 28,400 crore, the sources said.
The VVP-II is aimed at creation of better living conditions in strategic border villages, provision of adequate livelihood opportunities, ensuring prosperous and secure international borders, control of trans-border crime in vulnerable regions, integration of border populations with the national mainstream and enabling villagers to act as the “eyes and ears” of Border Guarding Forces
The VVP envisaged 100 percent saturation of schemes like all-weather road connectivity- through PMGSY-IV, 4G Telecom connectivity- through Digital Bharat Nidhi, Television Access- via Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) Scheme and On-Grid Electrification- through Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).
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