SRINAGAR:- Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo Wednesday chaired a review meeting here at Meeting Hall of the DC Office to assess the overall progress of Mission Yuva and various other related initiatives being implemented in the district.
The meeting was attended by Additional District Development Commissioner Srinagar, Rifat Aftab Qureshi; Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mir Imtiyaz Ul Aziz; Chief Planning Officer, Fayaz Ahmad Dar; SDM West, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, senior Officers of J&K Bank, Mission Youth, NRLM, and representatives from various educational institutions.
During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner took a detailed review of the number of cases sanctioned and disbursed under Mission Yuva by the J&K Bank. He laid emphasis on expediting both sanctions and disbursements to ensure timely financial assistance to the beneficiaries.
The DC directed the Bank Officials, particularly the Zonal and Cluster Heads, to further accelerate the number of sanctioned and disbursed cases. He stressed the importance of close coordination between departments and financial institutions for effective implementation of the programme.
While reviewing the implementation of Udyam Jagruti 4.0, the DC instructed the Colleges of the district to increase student coverage under the initiative so that more youth are sensitized about entrepreneurship and self-employment avenues. Similar directions were passed to NRLM officials to enhance coverage of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under the Udyam Jagriti campaign.
The DC further instructed all concerned departments to track the progress of beneficiaries whose cases have been disbursed by Banks and ensure that all necessary handholding of the young entrepreneurs towards timely completion of their projects.