Early Times Report
KATHUA, June 14 : The government is likely to enhance financial assistance to the militancy affected families from Rs 750 to Rs 1000 per month besides increasing the age limit for scholarship to the wards of such families from 18 to 25 years. This was informed by Minister for Social Welfare, ARI & Training, Sakina Itoo, on Friday, while addressing a mammoth gathering after inaugurating awareness cum distribution camp at Kathua.
The camp was organized by Rehabilitation Council of Jammu and Kashmir in collaboration with, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India in which prosthetic aids and orthotic aids and appliances were given to the beneficiaries.
Elaborating on measures initiated by the present dispensation for welfare and socio-economic emancipation of militancy victims and other under-privileged sections of the society, the Minister gave credit to the people of the state who always supported such endeavors of the government. “Complete cooperation of the people has greatly help the state march fast towards peace and progress”, she maintained. Sakina informed that the government has formulated a “Mission Authority”
to cater to the interests of womenfolk. Under the initiative, Information Centres will be established so that women can get information and desired knowledge of various programmes envisaging their social, economical and political empowerment.
The Minister, while addressing the angadwadi workers and helpers, called upon them to raise massive awareness among the womenfolk about the provision of lodging complaint about any domestic violence or related issues with the Child Development Project Officer of their respective block. She expressed concern over less participation of women in schemes like MGNREGA in our state which is quite higher in other parts of the country.
Later, Sakina distributed cheques among the beneficiaries under Indira Gandhi Matritava Sehyog Youjna (IGMSY) of ICDS Project Barnoti besides giving away wheel chairs, tricycles to the disabled. She also gave away cheques to Minority & Schedule casts students under Post Matric Scholarship.
Director, Social Welfare, M H Bhatti, also spoke on the occasion and highlighted programmes of the department. Executive Director, J&K Rehabilitation Council, Ms Hafiza Muzaffer assured assistance to the uncovered affected families at the earliest. Among others DDC Kathua Jatinder K Singh, SSP Kathua Mohan Lal, ADDC Kathua Ajay Singh Jamwal, Assistant Director Social welfare, Ansuya Jamwal, DSWO Kathua Naresh Kumar, PO ICDS Kathua, CDPO Hiranagar, CDPO Billawar, Angadwadi Workers, helpers, Sarpanchs and large number of people were present on the occasion. |
