Livelihood seminar held at Kulgam

KULGAM, NOVEMBER 21: The District Development Commissioner, Kulgam Talat Parvez today inaugurated a day-long seminar on livelihood avenues here at DC office complex. 

The seminar organized by Department of NRLM was attended by district officers of line departments including Agriculture, Horticulture, Sheep Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Sericulture, Handicrafts, Fisheries, KVIB and Lead Bank, besides unemployed women SHGs. 

The schemes and opportunities available under NRLM for livelihood generation for unemployed youth and SHG under UMEED programme were discussed threadbare. In addition, a brief introduction of JK State Rural Livelihood Mission was given.

Speaking on the occasion, the DDC said that district administration is implementing various flagship schemes to improve agriculture sector. The sole aim of today's seminar is to uplift the poor by providing them employment opportunities available at their doorsteps, he added. 

The seminar was informed that the convergence which took place between target groups and different line departments in NRLM including Sheep Husbandry, Handicrafts and Animal Husbandry has received as many as 320 applications for starting their ventures in the current financial year. 

The seminar was also attended by Additional District Development Commissioner Khaja Nazir Ahmad besides the Chief Planning Officer Kulgam and other district level officers.