PM Modi inaugurates ‘Yashobhoomi Convention centre’, unveils ‘Vishwakarma scheme’ ||ENGLISH||GOA365

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 5,400 crorefirst phase of the India International Convention centre, named Yashobhoomi. The state of the art convention centre encompasses a area of over 73,000 square meters which includes 15 convention rooms and 13 meeting rooms and has a holding capacity of 11,000 delegates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of ‘Vishwakarma Jayanti’ unveiled the Vishwakarma scheme, which is being looked at as a major boost to artisans and crafts community of India that is engaged in traditional skills. Under the scheme, eligible artisans will be able to take credit support of up to 3 lakhs at a concessional interest rate of 5%. The scheme also aims to provide basic and advanced training to traditional artisans with a toolkit incentive of Rs.15, 000. The government will spend 13,000 crores to implement the scheme.