Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Santosh Sukhadeve chaired a meeting to discuss fresh enrollment, pendency and skilling under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme in the VC room of the DC office on March 6.

During the meeting, the General Manager, DIC, Leh, reported that a total of 1296 applications were received, out of which 995 successfully cleared the first level.

Additionally, 298 applications are pending at the Gram Panchayat level and 74 panchayat account assistants were onboarded, with 21 pending approvals and 60 rejections out of 867 received from MAC.

DC Leh reviewed the registration of artisans in handloom, handicraft, and banking schemes under the vibrant village program.He also scrutinized the registration and onboarding process in the Vishwakarma scheme of the carpentry association and

Chamber of Commerce, Leh, addressing the beneficiary registration challenges.

He directed the District Panchayat Officer, Leh, to resolve pending application issues at main places within 2 to 3 days and ensure the onboarding of new beneficiaries.

He urged the General Manager, DIC, Leh, to ensure significant growth in the PM Vishwakarma Scheme within 10 to 15 days.

He also instructed the concerned officers to immediately enroll beneficiaries in the Vishwakarma scheme under the vibrant village program and submit the beneficiary data.

The emphasis was laid on eliminating pendency, fostering rapid growth, and enhancing the outreach of the PM Vishwakarma Scheme.

The meeting was attended by the Joint Director, MSME-DFO, Jammu (virtually); General Manager, DIC, Leh; District Panchayat Officer, Leh; Assistant Director,
Handicraft, Leh; Superintendent Handloom, Leh; Executive Officer, Municipal

Committee, Leh; Superintendent, ITI, Leh; Lead Bank Manager, Leh; President of Chamber of Commerce, Leh; and President of Carpentry/Woodwork Association,
Leh.