Srinagar, November 23 : As a part of Atmanirbar Bharat and Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprise Scheme (PM FME) & One District One Product, Directorate of Horticulture Planning and Marketing conducted One Day Awareness Programme in Srinagar in Block Panzinara A at F & V Market parimpora srinagar
At the out set Nodal Officer PM FME and Area Marketing Officer Horticulture, welcomed the guests and participants for attending the awareness camp and highlighted the importance of spreading awareness among the public for motivating them to start entrepreneur units and also encourage existing unit holders to expand their business by availing the benefits of the scheme with the help of financial institutions.
Speaking on the occasion, District Resouce Person of PM FME, Farah Tak shared information about the scheme and importance of One District One Product to generate employment besides the procedure of formation of cases to avail loan facility with subsidy for establishment of entrepreneur units of PM FME. On the occasion she invited participants to approach the department where officers will handhold them in the DPR to start business with confidence. Benefits of the scheme were also shared by Bashir Ahmed Wani of the concerned Department.
BDC Panzinara, Sr Scientist KVK Srinagar, J&K Bank Manager fruit complex parimpora, Representatives of CHO and CAO, Manager DIC Srinagar a, local entrepreneurs and ODOP aspirants , farmers and traders attended the meeting. J&K Bank Manager stressed upon the fact that bank is always facilitates entrepreneurs to avail financial help, provided the DPR is feasible and eligibility criteria is met as specified by department.
The representatives also addressed various queries and apprehensions on the spot and demanded that all the stakeholders including Horticulture Planning and Marketing, JKBank and entrepreneurs shall come on one platform to chalk out steps to make the entire process simple, easy and glitchless.Representatives of CAO and CHO highlighted the benefits of the scheme.
Meanwhile, a couple of entrepreneurs also shared their success stories of their growth with the intervention of PM FME scheme that increased their income and expanded their units.
