This document discusses employment generation and skill development programs in Jammu and Kashmir with a focus on crafts and tourism. It outlines key skills needed for employment like problem solving, communication, and analytical skills. Tourism and crafts are identified as modern areas for jobs. Tourism destinations in Jammu and Kashmir are described, including leisure, adventure, heritage, wildlife, and pilgrimage sites. Crafts made in the region include carpets, shawls, woodwork, and more. The JK Rural Employment Generation Programme supports crafts like carpet weaving and manufacturing of handicrafts. Developing skills and embracing entrepreneurship, especially in tourism, handicrafts, agriculture and handlooms, are presented as ways to