By Samachar Digital News
Chandigarh 15th Feb, 2019:- Harjit Singh Sandhu, Director of
Industries, UT Chandigarh distributed certificates to 120 participants at the
valedictory function of Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) sponsored
by his department and organised by Regional Centre for Entrepreneurship
Development (RCED) and Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Pharmacy, Sector 26,
Chandigarh.
The program was designed to build
awareness amongst the youth about alternative options and entrepreneurial
opportunities for their career and to motivate them to setup their micro and
small enterprises. The participants were also familiarized with the basic
requirement for setting up their own ventures and facilities being provided by
government through various schemes.
Harjit Singh Sandhu, emphasized the need
to implement the government scheme for the promotion of micro enterprises in
its true spirit. He also suggested the participants to avail the facility being
provided under PM Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Startp Up India and
Stand Up India.
Jaswinder Kaur, Principal, SGGS-26, Chandigarh, said that she is
glad that Department of Industries and RCED took the initiative of educating
and motivating the students to opt for self employment. It is a major need of
the hour. She would request Harjit Singh Sandhu to sponsor such programmes on
regular basis.
Paramjit Singh, Principal Director, RCED Chandigarh expressed
his gratitude to the Department of Industries for sponsoring EDPs for the
students of various colleges in Chandigarh. He also conveyed his thanks to the
experts, who delivered talks on various aspects of setting up and managing the
enterprise. RCED has trained more than 18,000 youth in their Entrepreneurship
Development and above 20,000 in Skill Development Programmes.
Sessions were taken by Sumit Mayor, Director, Cab Tab Biotech,
H.D Kohli, Ex-DGM, PNB, Harkirat Singh, FLCC, PNB, Balbir Singh, Advisor,
RCED.
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