Industrial profile and skill mapping conducted for the first time in the country: Kalraj Mishra
Updated: Jan 07, 2016 11:31:25am
Lucknow, Jan 7 (KNN) Rubbishing UP Government’s claim that the Centre is not cooperating with the state government, Union MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra said the current central government has released more funds for UP than any other regime.
He said that when the state government is unable to utilize the funds given earlier, then how can the Centre be blamed for that?
Mishra said this while talking to the reporters here on the side-lines of an event.
He said it was for the first time in the country that the government has conducted industrial profile and skill mapping to find out where the MSME industries could be set up.
Mishra said that special emphasis is being given to the skill training to ensure that for the youth as well as the industry know about each other’s requirements.
He said that priority has been given to Uttar Pradesh and requested the state government to extend required cooperation.
He said his ministry was making efforts to promote two major schemes ASPIRE and Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme.
Under PMEGP, he said, 30,708 units have been set up between 2008-2014 under which 3.1 lakh unemployed got job opportunities and added that in the last six years the Centre has given a grant of Rs 986 crores to UP under the programme.
Mishra said in financial year 2015-2016 the Centre has given a grant of Rs 120 crore to the state for setting up 5978 units to provide employment to 47,824 people.
However, he said that the UP government could spend only Rs 92.84 crore of the total grant, which he said was "a slow progress". (KNN Bureau with Inputs from Media Reports)
He said that when the state government is unable to utilize the funds given earlier, then how can the Centre be blamed for that?
Mishra said this while talking to the reporters here on the side-lines of an event.
He said it was for the first time in the country that the government has conducted industrial profile and skill mapping to find out where the MSME industries could be set up.
Mishra said that special emphasis is being given to the skill training to ensure that for the youth as well as the industry know about each other’s requirements.
He said that priority has been given to Uttar Pradesh and requested the state government to extend required cooperation.
He said his ministry was making efforts to promote two major schemes ASPIRE and Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme.
Under PMEGP, he said, 30,708 units have been set up between 2008-2014 under which 3.1 lakh unemployed got job opportunities and added that in the last six years the Centre has given a grant of Rs 986 crores to UP under the programme.
Mishra said in financial year 2015-2016 the Centre has given a grant of Rs 120 crore to the state for setting up 5978 units to provide employment to 47,824 people.
However, he said that the UP government could spend only Rs 92.84 crore of the total grant, which he said was "a slow progress". (KNN Bureau with Inputs from Media Reports)
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