Modi govt schemes empowering weaker sections: Balbir

Jammu, Apr 23: During the last over three years, many schemes have been launched by Narendra Modi government with an objective of the welfare and socio-economic upliftment of the members of weaker sections across the country and the people in J& K state too are getting the benefits of such schemes. The ongoing programmes from April 14 to May 05are also aimed at highlighting these schemes.

 This was stated by Jammu and Kashmir Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes & Backward Classes Development Corporation Limited, Vice Chairperson, Balbir Ram Rattan, while handing over loan Payment Authority Letters (PALs) to unemployed males and females belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Physically Disabled categories, along with Corporation General Manager, Gulam Qadir Khatana, ADDC Reasi, Ramesh Chander, District Project Officer, ICDS, Surinder Mohan Sharma, at Reasion Monday.

Balbir elaborated that it was on the occasion of celebrating Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti, when Narender Modi government announced “Gram Swaraj Abhiyan” which commenced on 14th April and would continue up to 05th May this year. The campaign envisages covering all sections of the society, weaker sections in particular, when it comes to their upliftment, economically as well as socially, Balbir said. He further said this has been undertaken under the lines of  “Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas” and its primary objective  is to promote social harmony, spread awareness about pro-poor initiatives of government, reach out to poor households to enroll them as also to obtain their feedback on various welfare programmes. As a special endeavour during the “Gram Swaraj Abhiyan” in 125 identified villages in the state, having large population of SCs, schemes like Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Saubhagya, Ujala Scheme, Jan Dhan Yojana, Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Panchayati Raj Divas and Mission Indradhanush, are being highlighted, he said while informing that in our own state J&K there are dozens of such schemes in place and the concerned departments are making relentless efforts to cover the most deserving beneficiaries. The idea of this campaign is also that beneficiaries not only from urban areas and cities get benefitted but its outreach should be to far flung areas of the state, where people remain deprived due to ignorance and lack of avenues.

Corporation District Manager, Sat Paul and Recovery Assistant Mohinder Kumar were also present on the occasion.