Bhopal, February 24 – A one-day awareness program was organized in the Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, under the auspices of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) department, to inform PM Vishwakarma beneficiaries about its numerous benefits.
During the day-long campaign, many beneficiaries, particularly women, received training, toolkits, QR codes, and guidance on entrepreneurship, loans, and e-commerce.
The program, which was held at the District Panchayat Office, saw a large number of participants, including beneficiaries, attending the event.
On the occasion, information was provided to beneficiaries regarding entrepreneurship, financial assistance, e-commerce, skill development, marketing, and loan procedures.
Srijan Verma, CEO of the District Panchayat, encouraged beneficiaries to take full advantage of government schemes. Toolkits and training certificates were distributed to the beneficiaries through India Post.
Free QR codes were also provided.
Officials from various departments and approximately 200 beneficiaries participated in the program.
Women who attended the program expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for creating such excellent schemes for women.
One beneficiary said, "I have benefited from the Vishwakarma Scheme, where I received training, a toolkit, and a certificate."
A couple of other beneficiaries also expressed gratitude to the Modi government for launching a welfare scheme exclusively for the underprivileged and marginalized sections. They said that today they are standing on their own feet.
Notably, the PM Vishwakarma Yojana is an effort to uplift the ‘Vishwakarmas’, aiming to connect them with the mainstream of development and make them self-reliant.
The scheme targets a vital segment of the workforce engaged in the informal or unorganized sector, where artisans – referred to as Vishwakarmas – work with their hands and tools in occupations such as blacksmithing, goldsmithing, pottery, carpentry, and sculpting.
These skills are often passed down through generations, adhering to the ‘guru-shishya’ model of mentorship and training, which fosters the continuity of age-old traditions.