Jammu, June 19 -- A Critical Analysis of Mission Yuva - A Scheme for Creation of New MSMEs in sectors deemed strategic for Jammu & Kashmir's future. It aims to create 7,500 new MSMEs, generating over 100,000 jobs. The stated intent is to build a more robust, modern, and diversified industrial base.

However, a detailed examination of the scheme's architecture reveals a program that is not only fraught with the same operational flaws as its "nano" counterpart but, more alarmingly, creates a state of profound strategic conflict with the government's own flagship Industrial Policy 2021-30.

By Sayyed Parvez Qaiser

This scheme is the most grassroots-focused component, aiming to create over 125,000 "ultra-small" businesses with project costs ...