DDC finalizes arrangements for Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

RAJOURI, APRIL 11: District Development Commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary chaired a meeting today to finalize arrangements for Gram Swaraj Abhiyan to be organized at various locations across the district from 14th April to 5th May 2018.

SE EM&RE Manhar Gupta, PO ICDS Abdul Rashid, ACD Noor Alam, CMO Dr Suresh Gupta, ExEn EM& RE Munshi Khan, DSWO Dr Abdul Khabir, AD FCS & CA Javed Choudhary and officers from Education, Agriculture, Panchayats, Banks and allied departments attended the meeting.

The Gram Swaraj Abhyan aims at creating   awareness among people about various schemes and take benefits to grass roots level. It also endeavours to promote accountability of Gram Panchayat in implementation of these schemes and strengthen Panchayati Raj. April 14will be celebrated as Ambedkar Jayanti marked by programmes on social justice, April 18 as Swachh Bharat Parv, April 20 as Ujjwala Yojana,April 24 as Panchayati Raj Divas, April 28 as Gram Shakti Abhiyan, April 30 as Ayushman Bharat Abhiyan, 2nd May as Kissan Kalyan Karyashala and May 5th as Aajivika & Kaushal Vikas Mela.

The speech of Prime Minister on 14th April will be live streamed at selected blocks and panchayats. Meanwhile the villages selected include Lam, Qila Darhal, Sarya, Khamba, Rajpur Kamila, Nonial, Bhajnowa and Hanjana Thakra all located along LoC.

The DDC directed the departments for greater public participation and involvement of stakeholders in conducting the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan and involvement of print and electronic media including radio for reaching out to masses in far flung areas, apart from the ongoing mass contact programme already initiated by the district administration. He emphasised to involve the Press Club Rajouri for a robust public information campaign.

Authorities aim to cover more than 10,000 beneficiaries to be covered under various schemes across the district including connections under Ujjwala Yojana, health related schemes, swachh baharat and various central schemes. Block Development Officers have been deployed as nodal officers to coordinate with departments and sectors apart from organising public programmes.