PAMPORE: District Employment and Counselling Centre, Pulwama Organized a day long Youth Engagement and outreach programme at government Degree College for Boys in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday.
The Programme was organized under the aegis of youth Volunteer Programme of Mission Youth, J&K. Members of Youth Clubs of Block Pulwama, Kakapora and Newa along with frontline workers Participated in the day long Programme.
Officers and Officials from District Employment and Counselling Centre, Horticulture, KVIB, lead bank, Agriculture, Social Welfare, Health and Womens Development Corporation Participated in the Programme. Apart from awareness regarding employment generation schemes of government, psycho social counselling and cultural programmes also formed part of the event. Experts from IMHANS talked about drug de-addiction strategies whereas performance by participants from Govt. Degree College Boys Pulwama enthralled the audience, Employment Officer, District E&CC Pulwama Junaid Ahmad Malla told Kashmir Reader.
During the event, Assistant Director Employment, DE&CC Pulwama Hafsa Qayoom informed that more than 80 Small Commercial Vehicles have been handed over to beneficiaries under MUMKIN Scheme and 67 cases approved by District Level Implememtation Committee under TEJASWINI Scheme of Mission Youth, J&K. Hafsa informed that 10 day Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme of the beneficiaries under TEJASWINI Scheme is in progress and is being conducted by J&K EDI.
Employment Officer, District Employment and Counselling Centre Pulwama Junaid Ahmad Malla talked about the recent initiatives of Mission Youth, J&K in the area of Self Employment like MUMKIN, TEJASWINI, Spurring Entrepreneurship, Rise Together-Community Entrepreneurship, SAHYTA . Junaid also impressed upon the audience to register themselves on Employment Portal of Government of Jammu and Kashmir. The employment portal (www.jakemp.nic.in) has been developed to bring Job Seekers and Job Providers on a Common Platform.
The programme ended with a vote of Thanks.

BILAL HABIB