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435 artisans trained under Vishwakarma scheme

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Leh Deputy Commissioner Santosh Sukhadeve convened a meeting to review the implementation of Vishwakarma Scheme in the district.

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During the meeting, a presentation was made on the achievement of Vishwakarma scheme in different trades by general manager, District Industries Centre (DIC), Leh. At ministry level (Stage III) out of 1,925 cases received, 1,466 were recommended.

It was also informed that a total of 435 artisans were trained in different trades under the scheme at different training centers, which consist of 240 tailors, 88 basket makers, 73 carpenters and 34 masons. ITI Superintendent Thinles Nurboo informed that the stipends were distributed among the trained artisans whereas the kits were not provided until now. He also informs that the artisans do their enrolment but they do not attend the training citing the reason as summer working period.

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Joint Director, MSME, G. Velladurai, informed the DC that tailors and masons are not visible at Stage III ministry level whereas other trades are visible and are processed immediately. He also informed that a letter has been sent at secretary level to ministry to resolve the issue.

The DC stressed on completion of pending cases and instructed the BDOs and panchayat secretaries to finalise the cases by the week end. He instructed DIC to focus on publicity of the scheme to mobilise more artisans into the scheme. He also directed the officials to target and cover all the artisans and that the number should increase significantly by the next meeting.

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