District Development Commissioner, Udhampur Ravinder Kumar conducted one day extensive tour of Panchari and Lander of Udhampur district to generate awareness about Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin’ (SBMG), and ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ schemes today.During the tour, DC interacted with the prominent citizens of the villages and asked them to cooperate with the district administration in generating awareness among the masses about the benefits of the toilet and also sought their advice in making Udhampur Open Defecation Free. DC said that the main objective of organizing such type of interactions is to generate awareness among the common masses.While addressing the camp, DDC appealed the general public as well as all front line workers to be together and work for the cause of saving and educating the girl child.DDC also urged upon the people to involve more and more in generating awareness about the importance and benefits of BBBP and SBM schemes. He also stressed on the education of the girl child and said that an educated girl can contribute to her family as well as her nation in a better way.He stressed upon the parents to understand their role in ensuring that their girl child gets proper upbringing, education and all facilities for their overall development and emancipation.
He said that Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is a major initiative to bring about a perceptible change at the grassroot level. DC also distributes school bags among the girls under BBBP schemes.On the occasion, people of the area put forth their demands and problems during the camp including shortage of staff in educational & Health institutions, dilapidated conditions of various roads, paucity of drinking water & Ration, uninterrupted electricity supply, etc.Patiently after hearing the problems and demands of the people, the DDC directed the concerned officers to mitigate the sufferings of the people on priority. He stressed upon the officers to work with dedication and sincerity and redressed genuine grievances of the people pertaining to their respective departments at their level within specified time frame.The awareness camp was attended by, Nodal Officer, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Rachna Sharma, Chief Education Officer, J.R Bhardwaj, Tehsildar Panchari, Narinder Kumar, Tehsildar Moungri, Amit Verma BDO, Panchari, Mohinder Singh, and other district and Tehsil level officers of different departments besides lagre number of eminent citizen were present on the occasion.