JAMMU, FEBRUARY 17: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today convened a meeting with all the stakeholders to assess outcomes of a month long baseline survey conducted under Mission Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (YUVA) aiming identification of potential entrepreneurs and challenges faced by the existing enterprises in J&K.
The survey, carried out digitally from Ist of January this year, encompassed whole adult population of the UT residing in both rural and urban areas. The mammoth exercise was accomplished with the help of nearly 18,000 investigators and 800 supervisors who visited around 23.64 lakh households in different districts of J&K to identify the potential entrepreneurs (PEs).
Dulloo, while making observations about this survey, remarked that carrying out such a massive exercise in record time is commendable. He termed it crucial for determining a roadmap to deal with the unemployment issue in the region. He impressed upon the concerned to come up with a comprehensive report based on the insights made in the survey. He advised for stacking the data so that the relevant stacks are used by the Universities and research institutions for completing research papers over the same subject matter.
The Chief Secretary also advised the developers to separately categorise the self employment schemes from social security and others. He stressed on making provision of scheme advisor in the YUVA application so that the potential entrepreneurs are guided as per their strengths and area of interest.
He reiterated the significance of augmenting the institutional structure envisaged under this scheme so that the handholding of applicants is done to transform them into successful entrepreneurs. He directed the bank authorities to make a customised loan product to be offered under YUVA scheme.
Dulloo also enjoined upon the Deputy Commissioners to identify the quality manpower in their districts for acting as ‘YUVA Doots’ who would groom the PEs in strategising to become entrepreneurs of their choice. He sought suggestions from the participating Vice Chancellors of local Universities, Chairman J&K Bank, Director IIM Jammu, IIT, CGM NABARD in framing a better roadmap to deal with unemployment across J&K.
While speaking about this baseline survey, DG, E&S, Satveer Kour, gave out some insights about the data collected from each surveyed member. She revealed that the questionnaire was comprised of 15 household related queries, 10 individual specific questions and 42 questions posed to PEs. Besides, 37 queries were related to unregistered enterprises and 88 to registered enterprises.
She elaborated that these questions were aimed at capturing demographic details like age, employment status, sector, activity etc. It simultaneously recorded financial, market and skill details of each individual/enterprises as the case may be. Lastly, it delved into determining the challenges faced by the individuals and enterprises in starting their enterprises or challenges faced by the existing units to flourish their business.
Secretary, L&E, Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, in his presentation highlighted the methodology and outcomes of the baseline survey. He also explained the working of Mission YUVA app in creation of successful enterprises together with capacity building of these entrepreneurs.
He said that among the key pillars of this mission is formulation of scheme for creating mass awareness and institutional mechanism to support this whole process to ensure that the set objectives are accomplished in a time bound manner. He further apprised the meeting that survey dataset is organised and structured to enable data analysis as each respondent had been assigned a unique ID with metad…
