DC inaugurates ‘Doda Hub’ a free workplace for Entrepreneurs, Innovators   

DODA, AUGUST 09: To create a viable environment for gainful employment opportunities and innovations, District Administration Doda, under the aegis of indigenous Adbhut Doda initiative, today inaugurated ‘Doda Hub’, a free workplace to promote young entrepreneurs and innovators.

The workplace was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner, Vishesh Mahajan at District Employment and Counselling Centre (DE&CC) .

 The workspace aims to promote innovation among young and budding entrepreneurs of the district, with all the logistic support including free WiFi for a period of one year.

The free Internet/gadgets, office accommodation, and furniture shall be made available to the Doda Hub by DE&CC.

Deputy Director, DE&CC shall be the nodal officer, while JKEDI   will work as supporting agency for the Doda Hub.

Doda Hub will act as a platform for the young entrepreneurs and assist them with various updated facilities to convert their best ideas to innovate new things. The newly launched Doda hub shall have its own website for young entrepreneurs.

The DC directed the Employment department to make use of the workplace for creating new ideas, capable of resolving the local aspirations and generating new livelihood opportunities for the youth of the district.  

The zonal Manager JK Bank, other Banks, Agriculture and Allied departments, and the department involved in the Self Employment schemes shall visit the Doda Hub frequently and provide the youth reasonable opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship in their respective fields.

The DC Doda informed that the innovative ideas drawn from the Youthon Festival were sent to the SMVD University for further research, designing, development, and recognition. The DC directed the participants to create ideas to recycle waste material and come up with new Start-Up plans to cater to the needs of the local market and public needs.

The youth belonging to more than twenty entrepreneur agencies applauded the efforts of the District Administration for considering their genuine aspirations and creating opportunities for their overall progress and prosperity.

The programme was attended by ACD Doda Phulail Singh, Dy Director Employment Doda Idrees Lone, LDM Parveen Kumar, Zonal Manager JK Bank Bua Ditta, CAO Doda, AD Fisheries, other concerned officials and members of various entrepreneurship agencies.