By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar on Sunday said that the youth was reaping benefits of Kamyab Jawan Programme (KJP) across the country on equal basis.
In a news statement, he said the government had so far disbursed soft loans amounting to over Rs 20 billion among 17,000 entrepreneurs under the KJP’s Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES). He said the KJP’s partnered banks were asked to expedite scrutiny process for loans. Soft loans to the youth of less privileged areas were being offered on priority, he added. The SAPM said the KJP was benefiting the youth from Karachi to Khyber and Giligt to Balochistan.
Meanwhile, Usman Dar tweeted story of a successful entrepreneur, Shabbir Ahmed who expanded his trading business in Balochistan after availing loan under the YES. Shabbir from Balochistan, in a video message, extended gratitude to Prime Minister Imran Khan for providing such facility to young people. He said expansion of his business had helped him create jobs for people of his area.
On Saturday, Usman Dar said that the government had so far disbursed soft loans amounting to over Rs 20 billion among 17,000 entrepreneurs under the Kamyab Jawan’s Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES). All-out efforts are being made to ensure provision of resources to youth across the country on equal grounds, said Usman Dar in a news statement issued by his office.
He said youth from Karachi to Gilgit was equally reaping benefits of the Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Programme. The SAPM said concerted efforts were afoot to empower women in line with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision. It was the government’s priority to create level playing field for the women in all spheres of life, he added.
Meanwhile, Usman Dar tweeted story of a successful entrepreneur Razia who expanded her sewing business in Gilgit Baltistan after getting concessionary loan under the Kamyab Jawan Programme. In a video message shared by the SAPM on his twitter account, Razia said it was very difficult for her to expand her business due to shortage of funds.
“One of my friends told me about Kamyab Jawan loan scheme and then I applied at Bank Al-Falah which approved my loan with two weeks,” she said while extending her gratitude to Prime Minister Imran Khan for such facility for women.
