Shadow Correspondent
Kathua, OCT 19:
Deputy Commissioner Kathua Rajesh Sharma today chaired a meeting of the District Level Implementation Committee (DLIC) to review progress under Mission YUVA and assess the implementation of various initiatives under the programme.
At the outset, Assistant Director Employment, Muneer Hussain briefed the meeting on applications received, approved, sanctioned and disbursed under the scheme, besides outlining the status of applications at various stages and efforts to facilitate aspiring entrepreneurs.
The Committee also reviewed capacity-building initiatives under Mission YUVA.
The Deputy Commissioner stressed the need to encourage a maximum number of eligible applicants with viable business ideas to avail the credit facility offered under the scheme.
He directed the concerned officers to intensify outreach and organise special awareness and facilitation camps to expedite application processing and ensure timely benefits to eligible applicants.
Emphasising interdepartmental coordination, he called for regular monitoring of applications and timely resolution of issues faced by prospective beneficiaries.
ADDC Surinder Mohan; ACR Vishav Partap Singh; CPO Ranjeet Thakur; Lead District Manager and other concerned officers attended the meeting. ADCs of Basohli and Billawar and SDMs of Hiranagar and Bani participated virtually.
