Udhampur, Feb. 7 -- For several youths in Udhampur, the Rural Employment Generation Programme has been a boon as they can avail concessional loans under the scheme to start a new business or expand the existing ones.

According to Udhampur Deputy Commissioner Saloni Rai, 69 applicants of Udhampur have availed the benefit of this scheme.

"Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) conducts REGP scheme in which applicant is provided with 35% subsidy. The loans are sanctioned on the basis of different age groups. 69 applicants of Udhampur have availed the benefit of this scheme," Saloni Rai told ANI.

For Tariq Aziz, a resident of Kud village in Udhampur, REPG has been of great help. He used the loan availed under the scheme to expand his...