BJP to initiate awareness campaign across Sikkim on Centre’s flagship schemes

GANGTOK,: A high-level delegation of BJP Sikkim, led by the State unit president D.R. Thapa, visited the Department of Commerce & Industries, Government of Sikkim, today here, a press release informs.

The visit was in pursuant to the recent visit of Minister of State for Labour & Employment and MSME, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, to Sikkim, and in line with her direction to study the implementation of MSME and allied schemes of the Government of India in the State.

During the interaction with the departmental officials, the delegation was apprised of the implementation and progress of several flagship schemes of the Government of India aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, employment generation, skill development and rural industrialisation.

The delegation was also briefed on the infrastructure and institutional support available under these schemes, including common facilities, warehousing, hostels, incubation support and other initiatives designed to strengthen the MSME ecosystem in Sikkim.

During the visit, it also emerged that awareness and access to many of these schemes remain largely Gangtok-centric, with people living in rural and remote parts of Sikkim still deprived, to a great extent, of the information and opportunities available under these flagship programmes.

The delegation felt that greater outreach and grassroots-level awareness are essential to ensure that the benefits of these schemes reach every deserving citizen across the State, said the Sikkim BJP.

Following the visit, BJP Sikkim has resolved to undertake a State-wide awareness campaign to ensure that the benefits of these transformative schemes reach every eligible entrepreneur, self-help group, artisan, farmer, youth and aspiring business owner across Sikkim.

“The party believes that many deserving beneficiaries are still unaware of the wide range of opportunities offered under these Central Government schemes. BJP Sikkim will therefore reach every nook and corner of the State through awareness programmes, workshops and public outreach initiatives so that the maximum number of people can avail themselves of these schemes and become active partners in Sikkim's economic growth and the vision of Viksit Bharat,” said the State BJP.

BJP Sikkim reiterated its commitment to serving as a bridge between the government's welfare initiatives and the people, ensuring that no eligible beneficiary is left behind.

The party remains committed to taking information about Central Government schemes to the doorsteps of the people so that every eligible citizen, irrespective of geography, can benefit from the opportunities created under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said the State BJP.