Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has revealed that more than 29,000 applications have been received for the PM Vishwakarma Yojana in Goa.
Dr Sawant chaired a Review Meeting on the progress of PM Vishwakarma Yojana in the state and directed officials to start the procedure of training of the applicants from the next week.
The objectives of the PM Vishwakarma scheme are as follows:
• To enable the recognition of artisans and craftspeople as Vishwakarma, making them eligible to avail all the benefits under the Scheme.
• To provide skill upgradation to hone their skills and make relevant and suitable training opportunities available to them.
• To provide support for better and modern tools to enhance their capability, productivity, and quality of products and services.
• To provide the beneficiaries an easy access to collateral free credit and reduce the cost of credit by providing interest subvention.
• To provide incentives for digital transactions to
encourage digital empowerment of Vishwakarmas.
• To provide a platform for brand promotion and market linkages to help them access new opportunities for growth.
