Ahluwalia joins as khadi board chairman
Jalandhar Aam Aadmi Party leader Gagandeep Singh Kaku Ahluwalia on Thursday took charge as the Chairman of the Punjab Khadi and Village Industries Board. His appointment as chairman had been announced almost a month and a half back.
During his joining, OSD to Punjab Chief Minister Rajbeer Singh Ghuman, minister Mohinder Bhagat, MLA Inderjit Kaur Mann, halqa in-charges Dinesh Dhall, Mayor Vaneet Dhir, Baba Pargat Nath, Chairman, Punjab Agro, Mangal Singh Bassi, Chairman, Muslim Development Board, Abdul Bari Salmani, councillors Deepak Sharda, Jagdish Samrai and Amit Dhall congratulated Ahluwalia.
Vice-Chairman Pawan Hans, Member Secretary, board officials, employees, and various social, religious, and political dignitaries welcomed him by presenting him with bouquets of flowers.
A detailed discussion was held by the board on various ongoing schemes across the state and work plans. During this, Ramandeep Singh shared information about the village development schemes running through khadi institutions and the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Program (PMEGP).
Ahluwalia said the village industry sector has received new direction in Punjab. He said this sector not only strengthens the rural economy, but also creates large-scale employment opportunities for the youth. He said khadi is not just a fabric, but a symbol of self-reliance, Swadeshi, and rural development. By promoting rural industries, the overall development of Punjab can be accelerated.
In a unique gesture of promoting education, books and notebooks were presented instead of a bouquet to Gagandeep Ahluwalia upon his joining by Nitin Kohli and OSD Ghumman instead of the usual flower bouquets.
