MoS MSME asks officers to host Craft Melas in Pulwama

Pulwama, Oct 29 (KNN) Union Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma urged local officers at Pulwama district near Srinagar to organise Craft Melas.

He said this during his visit on Friday to attend the Jan Abhiyan Sabha held under fourth phase of the Government’s unique Back to Village programme.

The Minister said Craft Melas will provide a single window platform where local artisans can showcase their products.

The official spokesperson said that the fourth phase of the Back to Village program (B2V4) began across 190 Panchayats of district Pulwama during which a series of activities were carried out.

The Minister held an interaction with local people of Panchayat Halqa Gangoo at Govt Boys High School and listened to their issues.

Addressing the locals, the Minister urged the people to avail benefits of various employment generation schemes such as JKREGP and PMEGP and other schemes like PM-KISAN, PMUY and PMAY.

He also briefed the local populace about the importance and benefits of the Back to Village programme.  (KNN Bureau)