A 2-day special outreach programme on various Government Schemes was held here today at Government Higher Secondary School Chenani by the Field Publicity Office Udhampur.MP Rajya Sabha, Shamsher Singh Manhas, MLA Chenani Dina Nath Bhagat, Director DPF R P Saroj, PO-ICDS Rakesh Kumar, Deputy Director DPF Neha Jalali, CMO Udhampur Chander Prakash and other district officers were present on the occasion.The programme aimed at generating awareness among the common masses regarding various Government schemes. Various stalls were organised by different government departments including ICDS, Rural development, Health, J&K bank etc.
The officers from different departments informed the gathering about various schemes of their departments and the formalities required for availing the benefits of these schemes. A Dogri cultural program for generating awareness among the people regarding various schemes like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Swachh Bharat Mission, Jan Dhan Yojana, etc. was also organised on the occasion.Special attraction of the programme was a skit on 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme presented by AWWs and AWHs of ICDS Chenani.At the outset, the MP inspected various stalls installed by the Government Departments.
In his address to the gathering, the MP said that such outreach programs play an important role in spreading wareness regarding various schemes and programmes launched by the Government and further added that these kind of awareness programmes must be organised in the far flung and remote areas so that the common masses of these areas can be made aware as these people are usually ignorant about various Government schemes.