Thousands of employment opportunities to be created in rural areas: Minister

Patna, November 12: (ABN) Two new factories were started in Nalanda district on Thursday to create employment opportunities in rural areas. The inauguration was done by Shri Shrawon Kumar, Minister for Rural Development and Information & Public Relations. He inaugurated a factory named Shri Fuzi Enterprises, which manufactures saline mixtures, in the village of Parmanand Begha in Norsai block, and a paper plate manufacturing company, Khushbu Paper Plate Manufacturing Company Private Limited, in the village of Bain in Bain block.

On the occasion, he said that starting such industries, especially small-scale industries, in rural areas is a strong initiative to promote industrialization. With the help of such industries, thousands of direct and indirect employment opportunities will be created at the local level. Local people will not have to go to cities in search of employment; they will be able to find jobs in their own villages and blocks. He said that the government is continuously promoting small and micro industries in rural areas. In this regard, several special policies have been formulated. Through various schemes, market, resources, and other facilities are being provided, ranging from financial assistance to appropriate guidance. The biggest advantage of these small-scale industries is that they require less capital for establishment and provide employment to a large number of people. This will become a good source of self-employment, especially for women and youth in this region.