Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Jammu & Kashmir's first BPO on February 3. The Business Process Outsourcing company (BPO) in Bandipora will provide jobs and a better future for young men and women in the state. This is the first BPO in the state ever. 

According to initial estimates, the BPO will provide jobs to around 250 youth of the state. Another 600 young people would be provided with IT-related training with the ultimate objective of completely eradicating unemployment in Bandipora. 

"Our plan was to create a BPO that would employ 250 educated youths. Kashmir does not have a situation which allows investment from the outside while demand for jobs has been rising," said district commissioner Iqbal Chowdhary. 

"This is why we started this pilot project and it has received a good response."

The government is planning to open more such BPOs in other districts of Kashmir. "The demand has been high and we do not have enough space yet.  After this, companies want that a bigger space be given so that an even bigger BPO can be established," said Chowdhary.

The presence of private sector enterprises in Jammu and Kashmir is almost negligible and employment opportunities for educated people in rural areas have so far been limited. With BPOs, the aim is to not only help these people earn money to take care of their needs but to equip more and more with the required skill sets for a more secure future.