Lal Singh convenes public grievances redressal camp, attends Gram Sabha

5 Dariya News

Kathua 01-Oct-2017

Terming awareness as key to achieve the objective of several state and centrally sponsored welfare and development schemes, Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology Ch Lal Singh today exhorted upon the need of further intensifying the awareness programmes in all parts of the district.The Minister, while addressing a public grievances redressal camp, asked the officers to educate the people about all the welfare and development schemes being implemented by the government for their socio-economic empowerment.The Minister said the schemes like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Atal Pension Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Bima Yojna, MGNREGA, Laadli Beti Yojna, Ujjwala etc are result oriented and social security schemes which must reach to every eligible individual. He asked Rural Development Department to adopt a proactive approach towards educating people about latest schemes and programmes. He called for mobilising men and machinery to coordinate awareness camps and drives regarding nature, scope and eligibility under various welfare schemes.Ch Lal Singh called upon the youth to opt skill development programmes being offered by different government departments and agencies to establish their own income generating units.

The Minister said that directions were given to the concerned agencies to conduct fresh survey of BPL so that deserving families shall not be deprived of their rights.During the camp, a Gram Sabha was also organized in which different departments participated and informed the people about the schemes of their respective departments. ACD Kathua Rajiv Khajuria assured that the department will organise more such Gram Sabhas with involvement of different departments for larger interest of the under privileged segments of the society.Earlier, Resource persons and different departments gave brief account of schemes of their respective departments.Interactive session was also held where participants raised queries which were answered by the resource persons.Meanwhile, deputations from Nagri, Basohli, Barwal, Phalote, Lakhanpur, Maha and Mahanpur called on the Minister and projected their problems and demands related to drinking water, road connectivity, electricity etc.The Minister gave on spot directions to the concerned for speedy redressal of projected issues.ADC Basohli Sanjay Gupta, Senior officers of Forest Department, ACR Jitendra Mishra, Executive Engineers and district officers were present on the occasion.