COTTAGE industry is the mainstay of North-Eastern economy. The Centre is putting emphasis on this sector, which would provide employment to the youths of the region. In accordence with the Centre’s policy the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) will sanction a special package for the development of khadi and village industries in Arunachal Pradesh. The state Khadi And Village Industries Board (KVIB) had recently submitted several proposals to the KVIC chairman for his consideration. The proposals included enhanced allocation under the rural employment generation programme, adequate funding for promotional activities, setting up bio-gas plants, common facility centre for making agarbati and agarbatti bamboo sticks, setting-up of a regional rural industry training institute, project for the development of apiculture and computerisation of boards’s office. The proposals submitted by the board is under consideration of the industry concerned and the programme directorate of the KVIC. The KVIC had considered Arunachal KVIB’s proposal of enhancement of fund under the rural employment generation programme (REGP) with the immediate effect and had directed the Board to implement the rural employment generation programme in the state with the help of banks. The state KVIB has urged all the bankers to extend adequate credit supports so that the additional fund allocated by the Commission for the current financial year was utilised fully.

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