Respect, capability, prosperity define PM Vishwakarma Yojana: PM Modi

The PM MITRA Park in Amravati is being developed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) as the state implementation agency over a 1,000-acre park

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that ‘Samman, Samarthya, Samridhi’ (respect, capability, prosperity) embodies the spirit of the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana scheme.

“This celebration of the completion of one year of the Vishwakarma Yojana will give new energy to our resolutions for a developed India. I congratulate all those associated with this scheme and all beneficiaries across the country on this occasion,” Modi said while addressing a public meeting at Wardha in Maharashtra, organised on the completion of one year of the launch of Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana.

The flagship scheme aims to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople across 18 trades.

The components of the scheme include recognition through the PM Vishwakarma Certificate, ID card, skill upgradation, toolkit incentives, credit support, incentives for digital transactions, and marketing support.

Over the past year, more than 2 million with 18 different traditional skills were connected, which includes 700 districts, 0.25 million gram panchayats, and 5,000 urban local units.

Under this scheme, the government has provided more than 0.6 million Vishwakarmas with modern equipment to help boost productivity and the quality of their produce, along with an e-voucher of Rs 15,000 and loans of up to Rs 3 lakh without a guarantee to expand their businesses.

“Every beneficiary is being given an e-voucher of Rs 15,000. A loan of up to Rs 3 lakh without a guarantee is also being provided to help expand their business. I am happy to report that within a year; loans worth Rs 1,400 crore have been given to Vishwakarmas. This shows that the Vishwakarma Yojana is addressing every aspect, which is why it is so successful and becoming popular,” Modi explained.

The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of the PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Amravati in Maharashtra.

The government has finalised seven sites for the setting up of PM MITRA Parks. These include Tamil Nadu (Virudhunagar), Telangana (Warangal), Gujarat (Navsari), Karnataka (Kalaburagi), Madhya Pradesh (Dhar), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow), and Maharashtra (Amravati).

“The PM MITRA Park in Amravati is another significant step in this direction. I congratulate the people of Amravati for this achievement,” the Prime Minister added.

The PM MITRA Park in Amravati is being developed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation as the state implementation agency.