SRINAGAR, June 19 -- Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Thursday called for infusing greater vibrancy into the Jammu and Kashmir Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) to generate sustainable employment opportunities and strengthen the Union Territory's economic landscape.

The Deputy Chief Minister made these remarks while chairing a comprehensive review meeting on the functioning of KVIB at the Civil Secretariat, Srinagar.

During the meeting, he reviewed the progress achieved under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Employment Generation Programme (JKREGP). He also assessed the establishment of units under both schemes during the current financial year and examined t...