Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. KUPWARA: Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) in collaboration with District Administration Kupwara Tuesday conducted a sensitization workshop under J&K Startup Policy 2024 at DC office Kupwara. The workshop was presided over by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kupwara, M Rouf Rehman. Officers and officials of various government departments, besides, young entrepreneurs from district Kupwara attended the event.
The workshop, specifically designed for government departments, seeks to enhance understanding and implementation of startup friendly policies along with facilitating a conducive startup ecosystem in the district. Addressing the workshop, the ADC emphasized the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in addressing major challenges like the unemployment crisis. He impressed upon the concerned departments to extend their helping hand to the budding entrepreneurs in the district so that they can materialise their potential which will further boost the employment generation. He asked them to involve more and more youth in the district so that the trend of job seeking gets changed into job giving.
On the occasion, District Nodal Officer, JKEDI Kupwara, Arif Ahmad Khan gave a detailed PowerPoint presentation to raise awareness among the participants regarding various startup initiatives of the Government in nurturing entrepreneurship in the J&K UT. During the workshop, special emphasis was put on the need for collaboration from all the stakeholders including line departments for proper hand holding and necessary support to the budding entrepreneurs in the district.
The event featured a series of presentations and interactive sessions led by officials of JKEDI. The discussions focused on key aspects of the startup ecosystem including funding opportunities, regulatory frameworks and the role of government in fostering a supportive environment for startups.
