SRINAGAR: The government has taken a number of significant steps towards protecting the girl child and enabling best education avenues to them, and this along with the public support, would play an important role in bringing a transformational shift in the way our society looks at the girl child, said Mohammad Aijaz Asad, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar. He was speaking as the Chief Guest at a programme held here at Niabat office, Harwan to Honour Birth of Girl Child, under the BBBP campaign.
Besides, members of local PRIs, Director Social Welfare, Mohammad Shafiq Chak, Programme Officer, ICDS, Zeenat Ara, Chief Planning Officer, Mohammad Yaseen Lone, district Social Welfare Officer, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, Assistant Commissioner Development, Farooq Ahmad, Tehsildar North, Kaiser Ahmad, besides CDPO Batwara, staff of District Hub for Empowerment of Women Mission Shakti, District Mission Coordinator and the Gender Specialists, Supervisors of Poshan and Aaganwadi Workers and large number of people were present at the program, jointly organised by the Social Welfare Department and District Program Office, Poshan, to sensitise masses about significance of Birth of Girl Child and to highlight the opportunities created for women empowerment and emancipation.
During the programme, Mothers of the New Born Girls and Girl achievers were felicitated by the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour.
Speaking at the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner underscored the importance of birth of Girl Child and highlighted the initiatives of the Government launched for empowerment and overall development of women folk. He also highlighted the contribution of females who have excelled in all walks of life such as Administration, Sports, Health, Education, Art, Craft and Business.
The DC stressed on launching mass awareness regarding Women Centric Schemes, Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan, Skill Development, BBBP and Legal Services through such programmes to achieve desired targets at ground level.
While lauding the efforts of the Departments for organizing the programme at Harwan to Honour Birth of Girl Child, the DC urged them to conduct such programmes in other parts of the district in future for encouragement and empowerment of Girl Child besides reach out the community at a large and generating awareness for wider dissemination of the women oriented schemes of the Government.
The DC said also various significant steps have been taken towards protecting the girl child and enabling best education avenues to them and bringing a transformational shift in the way our society looks at the girl child.
This, along with the support of public, will bring the change, he added.
During the programme, Mothers of the New Born Girls and Girl achievers were felicitated by the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour.
Earlier, the with a view to ensure benefits of Government sponsored welfare and flagship schemes reaches to every citizen of the District, the Deputy Commissioner flagged-off CSC DIGITAL VAN for generating awareness about online services among the masses at their doorsteps under 4th phase of Back to Village Programme.
The DC flagged off the CSC DIGITAL VAN, an initiate of Information Technology Departments under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), e-SHRAM, Pension schemes etc from Nayabat Office, Harwan in order to provide better services and to create awareness among the general public living in far flung areas of the District.
On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner impressed upon the concerned to work with added zeal and extra efforts to cover the remaining beneficiaries under PMJAY and other schemes at the earliest.
The DC was informed that the van has been pressed into the door to door services and will go in all Blocks of Districts for on-spot registrations to facilitate people to get registered and to avail benefits under different flagship schemes.
On the occasion, District Manager CSC, Asrar Shirazi and other senior Officers were also present.
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