Shimla: Industry Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan today chaired the 246th meeting of the Himachal Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board here. During the meeting, various departmental and policy-related issues concerning the Board were discussed in detail. Apart from these important matters aimed at further strengthening the khadi and village industries sector were deliberated upon.
The Industries Minister stressed on the effective implementation of programmes related to khadi and village industries, with special focus on employment generation and strengthening the rural economy.
On the occasion, the Industries Minister also launched the official website of the Himachal Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board. He stated that the website would play a significant role in disseminating information about the Department’s schemes, programmes, activities and achievements to the general public in a simple and transparent manner. Through the departmental website http://hpkhadi.in beneficiaries, entrepreneurs and citizens would be able to access relevant information related to the Department with ease.
Additional Chief Secretary (Industries) R.D. Nazim, Chief Executive Officer, Khadi and Village Industries Jitendra Kumar, Under Secretary (Finance) Bhuvnesh Sharma, Joint Director (Industries) Ramesh Verma and State Nodal Officer-cum-District Officer (DO) Sanjeev Jasta were present on the occasion.
