ITANAGAR, 7 Nov: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday announced the launch of a soft loan scheme for ITI pass-outs, aimed at enabling technically skilled youths to establish their own entrepreneurial ventures and move confidently towards self-reliance.

The Chief Minister Soft Loan Scheme (CMSLS), to be implemented by the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department, is open to candidates who have passed out from Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) within the last three years, beginning from 2022, Khandu said in a social media post.

The scheme seeks to provide financial assistance to help them set up independent businesses in their respective trades, he said.

Under the CMSLS, eligible ITI graduates can avail of financial support through two tranches of soft loans. The first tranc

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