Jammu: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today reviewed the progress in the implementation of two flagship Centrally Sponsored Schemes currently under implementation here in the UT.
In the meeting held to review the progress in implementation of PM Vishwakarma scheme for the handholding of the artisan class, the Chief Secretary impressed upon the concerned DCs to saturate the scheme in their areas. He directed for on-boarding all the Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for registration of artists residing there, an official press release informed.
It said CS stressed on holding camps in villages and towns for making the registration process easy for the artists. He even asked them to give more focus to the clearance of cases at both the first and 2nd tiers so that these are sent for approval to the Ministry of MSME. He even called for accelerating the process of transferring the benefits to the artisans by providing them with toolkits and credit linkages as per the scheme guidelines.
The CS advised the Skill Development Department to plan meticulously about the training program of the selected artisans. He sensitized them about the need to identify both the trainers and the venues for imparting the necessary training to the artisans. He asked them to have close coordination with the district administration for making such planning and subsequent arrangements.
In their presentations, the Commissioner Secretary of Industries & Commerce Vikramjit Singh and the Secretary SDD, Kumar Rajeev Ranjan highlighted their roles in the given scheme. It was given out that the training has to be imparted by the SDD while the extension part like enrolment and registration has to be culminated by the Industries Department.
It was revealed that in the UT some 1,71,093 applications had been received putting J&K at the 13th spot in the country. It was also given out that out of the 18 registered trades Tailoring has received the majority of 95,093 applications followed by Carpentry (27,608), Masonry (25,5632) and Barber (5,295) applications.
It was also revealed that the trained artisans would be provided the toolkit costing upto Rs 15,000 each and can also avail a loan of Rs 3 lakhs in two installments. It was said that the departments would ensure that the necessary approvals at tiers first and 2nd are given within a week or so.
In a meeting concerning the rooftop solar power plants, the CS asked the concerned to ensure the implementation of the scheme as per its guidelines. He asked for appointing nodal officers at both the UT and district levels for its smooth implementation here.
Dulloo asked them to identify all the buildings fit for installation of the solar rooftops. He also advised them to increase the expenditure besides taking other measures for the evacuation of this energy to the grid.
It was given out in the meeting that it is envisaged that 100 percent of government buildings in the UTs are to be covered under the rooftop solar programme. It was further informed that MNRE has nominated NHPC as a technical partner for the assessment of the potential and feasibility of Rooftop Solar under the Government Sector in the UT of J&K.
The meeting was also apprised that the sites which are easily accessible are proposed to be taken up in the first year and others in the next calendar year. To meet this objective MNRE has designated REC Limited as the overall Program Implementing Agency (PIA) for Coordination with all stakeholders to implement RTS programmes across the country.
