PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Fuad Ishaq and National Technical Specialist SDP-UNDP Abdul Haseeb agreed on selection of top 10 industries regarding technical and information technology training for young males and females.

Fuad Ishaq demanded provision of immediate soft loans for male and female entrepreneurs through PICIC and IDBP. According to details, Chamber senior Vice President Sanaullah Khan, Secretary General Sajjad Aziz and officials attended.

Meeting discussed provision of soft loans to youth through PICIC and IDBP, enhancement of their technical skills, equipping them with information technology, modern business techniques and tools and other special training programmes.

Fuad Ishaq demanded proactive steps to equip young male and female entrepreneurs with information technology, modern techniques with assistance from government and international institutions.

He highlighted importance of handmade embroidery work and its designers and asked UNDP to further enhance such males and females skills which had lot of revenue generation capacity.

He urged to strengthen Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan instead of commercial banks, while giving away loans to both male and female SMEs.

Fuad Ishaq highlighted issues of skilled workers as internes who were seeking skills in industries did not adhere to industries rules and regulation so that UNDP instead of directly paying to institutes for skills enhancement allocate fund to industries when providing skills or internship which will help youth in both ways (learning skills and getting stipends).

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 01 2024

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