District Administration, Rajouri organized a public grievance redressal and awareness camp on Centrally Sponsored Schemes, Public Service Guarantee Act and Right to Information Act at Thanamandi here today.District Development Commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, AC Defense Abdul Qayoom, SDM Thanamandi Afzal Mirza, CMO Dr Suresh, DSWO Dr Abdul Khabir, Executive Engineers of PHE, PWD, PMGSY, Mechanical, EM&RE, besides district and sectoral officers were present on the occasion.Departmental resource persons and district officers presented details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes and welfare schemes launched by State Government which included NOAPS, Widow Pension, Aasra, MIDH, NFBS, PMKSY, SBM, MGNREGA, JKEDI and a number of other schemes related to farming sectors like horticulture, agriculture, sericulture, fisheries, animal and sheep husbandry. Departments also presented a detailed resume of achievements under various schemes in the district.The DDC asked the concerned to formulate village and panchayat wise development plans under various sectors and stressed on convergence plan to promote horticulture in the region.
He stressed on mass movement and concerted efforts for promoting education in the area, adding that education and awareness will lead to actual empowerment of masses. He thanked the people for overwhelming response to camps organised for providing services covered under PSGA and informed that such a series of camps will continue in July as well. So far, more than 5500 certificates have been issued in ongoing 112 camps notified for this month.Speakers in the public meeting lauded the efforts of district administration for taking service delivery to doorsteps and launching a dedicated project for construction of 100 buildings for building-less schools which will be a great contribution to strengthening education sector in the district.Earlier, the DDC inspected Horticulture nursery at Nerojal and Govt Higher Secondary School Fatehpur. He asked the horticulture department for initiating steps to modernize Nerojal nursery. It was also decided that Rural Development Department will construct a culvert for nursery and track for Government Higher Secondary School Fatehpur for facilitating movement of students.