MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar on two-day visit to J&K focusing on skilling and entrepreneurship

Srinagar, Nov 7 (KNN) Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development and Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday started his two-day tour to Jammu and Kashmir to discuss skilling, innovation and entrepreneurship. 

To broaden engagement in these areas, he will hold interactions with state government officials, students and other stakeholders, said the official statement.

He will also be meeting key beneficiaries of Government schemes like Mumkin, Tejaswani schemes, Ujjwala, Aap ki Zameen, Aap ki Nigrani schemes etc and give away the promised disbursements to several of them at Ramban.

He will also be distributing motorized tricycles/ scooties/ among the specially-abled beneficiaries. 

The minister be visiting Government Polytechnic College will interact with students and staff members and visit the stalls put up by them, displaying their products.

He will also be launching a Job Mela for placement of skilled youth in various companies. Later he will lay the foundation stones of various projects virtually (Amrit Sarovars/ Jal Jeevan Missions). 

The Minister will also be holding interactions with Chairperson, District Development Council (Zilla Parishad), and District Commissioner of Ramban.   

Later he will leave for Patnitop where he will be interacting with hoteliers, youth and members of tourism clubs, apart from representatives of Panchayati Raj institutions.

In Jammu, the Minister will be interacting with the trainees and officials of the Regional Directorate of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (RDSDE) and National Skill Training Institutes (W) and discuss with them skilling efforts in the districts—keeping in mind the resources available and the aspirations of local people.  (KNN Bureau)