The month-long extensive Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), launched with the aim to empower rural and tribal communities across all 16 blocks of the district concluded on Tuesday here in Anantnag.
The key aspects of the campaign were to enhance access to essential government services and schemes like Ayushman Bharat, PM Kisan and PMUY, promoting financial inclusion through PM JDY and KCC, promoting health by conducting screening for TB and Sickle Cell Anemia, and raising awareness about development programs through innovative methods like painting, hoardings, posters and selfie points.
Notably the DAJGUA had appreciable achievements across all blocks of the district with active involvement of govt functionaries and large scale community participation. With 386 camps organized, around 20,000 participants reached, DAJGUA has set a new standard for grassroots upliftment and community engagement.
Significant accomplishments, among others, include issuing 830 Aadhaar cards, distributing 778 Ayushman Bharat cards and 601 PM Ujjwala connections and identifying 45 tuberculosis cases for follow-up care.
Additionally, 52 Forest Rights Act pattas were issued and 13 PVTG households were provided targeted benefits during the campaign. Besides 221 Kisan Credit Cards were provided, 245 PM Jan Dhan Yojana accounts were opened and 124 beneficiaries were enrolled under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojna.
To expand and boost the employment opportunities, 182 registrations under MGNREGA and 131 PM Vishwakarma registrations were made in the district. As a matter of top priority, district administration spearheaded the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan as a well planned outreach program for both urban and remote tribal communities with full coordination and collaboration among the line departments like Health, Social Welfare, Agriculture, Horticulture, Rural Development and others.