PM All Praise For Self-Employment Programme In J&K, Ladakh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lavished all praises on ‘Himayat Programme’ in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh saying it has given new found confidence to the youth and shown them a way to forge ahead. He named few youths in Doda, Anantnag and Kargil districts in the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh, who have excelled in different fields under the ‘Himayat Programme’. Modi mentioned the success story of ‘Himayat Programme’ in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during his monthly programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on All India Radio, which was last for the year 2019.

Asserting that it was important for all that citizens of the country become self-reliant and live their lives with dignity, Modi said he would like to discuss one such initiative that has caught his attention and that is the ‘Himayat Programme’ of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. “The ‘Himayat Programme’ is actually associated with skill development and employment. In this programme, teenagers and youth in the age group of 15 to 35 years in Jammu and Kashmir, who couldn’t complete their studies for some reasons and had to leave schools and colleges midway, are associated,’’ he said.