Union Minister assure to enhance PMEGP by 60%

N. Thongwang Konyak, MLA & Chairman NKVIB and KH Muniyappa, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for MSME, New Delhi.

Chairman of Nagaland Khadi & Village Industries Board and MLA N. Thongwang Konyak today disclosed in a press statement that Union Minister, KH Muniyappa has “made a commitment to enhance the existing amount of current annual sanction under PMEGP by 60%.”

NKVIB Chairman stated that the ‘commitment’ was made during a meeting held at the office chamber of KH Muniyappa, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India at Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi on May 6. Others present during the meeting were Jt. Secretary, MSME and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), KVIC, Mumbai and also K. Jimo CEO, NKVIB and Kivishe, Executive Officer from Nagaland.

In the meeting, N. Thongwang Konyak apprised the members present in the meeting about the challenges faced by the state in addressing the issue of unemployment, and the limited employment avenues for the educated unemployed youths, as there are no big industries and limited private enterprises to accommodate them. Basing on which, he highlighted that the Prime Minister’s Employment Guarantee Programme (PMEGP) if enhanced can address the problem of unemployment in Nagaland largely.

Konyak stressed on the need for infrastructural development and shared about the construction of Khadi Plaza at Dimapur, where the work has been blocked for three and half years due to non-release of funds. The Union Minister assured to sanction the same in phase wise to ensure that the construction of the Khadi Plaza at Dimapur, the only of its kind in the country if completed will be dedicated to the people of Nagaland.

Earlier, N. Thongwang Konyak, MLA and Chairman NKVIB after taking over the new assignment as the Chairman of NKVIB made his maiden visit to New Delhi and met KH Muniyappa, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India on April 29. During his meeting with the Union Minister, Thonwang apprised him of the various programmes undertaken and the challenges faced by NKVIB including infrastructural requirements and other developmental aspects.