Final Up to date: March 07, 2024, 17:40 IST
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In the course of the public gathering in Srinagar, Nazim, a beneficiary of the Viksit Bharat programme, shared his entrepreneurial journey with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared a selfie with Nazim, an entrepreneur from J&Ok’s Pulwama, whom he known as his ‘buddy’ and praised for his commendable work.
Throughout a public gathering at Srinagar’s Bakshi Stadium, which marked PM Modi’s first go to to the area publish the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, the Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for Nazim’s efforts.
“A memorable selfie with my buddy Nazim. I used to be impressed by the nice work he’s doing. On the public assembly he requested a selfie and was blissful to satisfy him. My greatest needs for his future endeavours,” Modi wrote on X, accompanying the message with a selfie that includes the Kashmiri youth.
A memorable selfie with my buddy Nazim. I used to be impressed by the nice work he’s doing. On the public assembly he requested a selfie and was blissful to satisfy him. My greatest needs for his future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/zmAYF57Gbl— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 7, 2024
Expressing his happiness about being chosen to talk with PM Modi, Nazim instructed information company ANI, “Right now, there are a number of schemes of the Govt that assist India’s entrepreneurs however once I began, there was only one scheme…I’m actually blissful that I used to be chosen to talk with PM Modi in the present day…PM Modi requested me about my journey and he additionally gave some solutions. Ultimately, I requested PM Modi to take a selfie with me and he fulfilled my request. That was actually stunning.”
Who’s Nazim?
In the course of the gathering in Srinagar, Nazim, a beneficiary of the Viksit Bharat programme, shared his entrepreneurial journey with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nazim’s journey started in Class 10 when he began beekeeping for business functions with simply two bee containers on his roof. He knowledgeable PM Modi about his progress, securing a 50% subsidy for 25 bee containers in 2019.
“I extracted 75 kg of honey. I began promoting the honey in villages and bought Rs 60,000. From 25 containers, it went to 200 after which I took the assistance of PMEGP (Prime Ministers Employment Technology Programme). Below that scheme, I obtained Rs 5 lakh and in 2020, I began my web site,” Nazim narrated.
Nazim additionally instructed PM modi that with PMEGP assist, his model bought 5,000 kg of honey in 2023, using round 100 people. His firm even went public with FPOs.
In the course of the interplay, PM Modi requested Nazim about his childhood aspirations. Nazim shared that whereas his dad and mom wished him to be a physician or engineer, he adopted his ardour, resulting in what PM Modi referred to as “Kashmir’s candy revolution.”
Expressing gratitude for the occasion and the prospect to work together with the Prime Minister, Nazim suggested aspiring entrepreneurs to begin small and highlighted the significance of onerous work.
“There are not any shortcuts to success. After I started, there have been restricted schemes, however now the federal government gives many avenues,” Nazim remarked.
