Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday disbursed Rs 33.22 crore online to the bank accounts of 3,848 beneficiaries under the Chief Minister’s Self-Employment Scheme. He said that the state government is committed to ensuring that the youth of Uttarakhand become job creators, not job seekers. He stated that the Chief Minister’s Self-Employment Scheme is one of the state’s flagship schemes that has played a significant role in curbing migration, promoting reverse migration, and creating employment opportunities at the local level.
The Chief Minister said that migrant workers who returned during the COVID-19 pandemic, young entrepreneurs, artisans, craftspeople, and educated unemployed individuals are the main beneficiaries of this scheme. Under the scheme, loan facilities are being provided to permanent residents of the state in the manufacturing, service, and trade sectors through nationalized, cooperative, and regional rural banks. Project costs of up to Rs 25 lakh are permissible for manufacturing units and up to Rs 10 lakh for service and trade units. A subsidy of 15 to 25 percent of the project cost is being provided under the scheme. The target was to include approximately 32,000 beneficiaries under the scheme, and so far, more than 35,000 beneficiaries have benefited. More than Rs 1,389 crore in loans have been disbursed under the scheme to date, creating approximately 64,966 new jobs. He said this is proof that the scheme is not just on paper but is effectively working on the ground.
The Chief Minister said that the subsidies have been transferred directly to the beneficiaries’ bank accounts through online means. This is a testament to the government’s transparency, technology-based approach, and corruption-free working style. The Chief Minister’s Self-Employment Scheme is not just a scheme, but a strong foundation for a self-reliant Uttarakhand. He said that their goal is to have local enterprises in every district, employment in every village, and work in the hands of every young person. He said that fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a self-reliant India, the double-engine government is working towards making the youth of Uttarakhand self-reliant through self-employment.
