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3-Week EDP under Himayat scheme concludes at JKEDI B’gam

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 4/21/2021 11:54:23 AM

YB News Srinagar, Apr 20 A three-week Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) concluded today at Budgam Centre of Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) in which 25 unemployed youth were trained for self-employment. The candidates were trained for services and agri-allied sectors under the Himayat Self Employment Scheme (HSES) of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India. The training program was modeled for manufacturing, services and agri-allied activities. The aspirants were trained for dairy, sheep and poultry farming establishment of small business ventures like retail outlets of footwear, readymade, pesticides, electrical goods etc. in different areas of Budgam district. The trained youth hailed from Beerwah, Chadoora, Soibugh, Sebdan, Magam etc. areas of Budgam district. Special sectoral training was also provided to the trainees during the threeweek EDP with active support from the District Animal Husbandry office. A field-visit of the trainees to the successful business ventures in the district was also part of the training program. In the next phase, the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of the trained candidates shall be prepared by the Institute for their respective activities to be followed by preparation.