Govt adopted aggressive approach to provide relief to masses: Dar

SIALKOT, Dec 9 (APP)::Special Assistant to Prime Minister
on Youth Affairs Usman Dar said on Monday the government had
adopted aggressive approach for the provision of better facilities
to the masses across the country.

Addressing a ceremony in connection with widening of Eastern
bypass road costing Rs 124 million here, he said the government
was paying special attention on planning for the improvement of infrastructure.

He further said that the elimination of unemployment was
top on the government agenda and in this regard, the government
had initiated “Kamyab Jawan Programme’ with Rs 100 billion
aimed at providing soft loans to youth. Usma Dar further said
loans amounting to Rs 25 billion would be provided to women
folk enabling them to start their independent business.

The government was encouraging women entrepreneurship
to enable them to play their instrumental role in business
sector and help in enhancing the export volume, he said.

Usman further said that launching of Kamyab Jawan programme
would surely open a new vista of development, prosperity and
generate large scale opportunities of employment across the
country.

Speaking on the occasion, Provincial Minister for Special
Education Ch Muhammad Akhlaq said that Kamyab Jaan Programme
would provide technical training opportunities to youth and
the government would provide them the facility of soft loans
for their business startup.