In order to provide the social welfare schemes on the ground recently Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir held a review meeting and asked the officers to go for the surveys and upload the data so that the government has the required figures to help those who need such intervention.
During the review meeting he asked District CAPEX, and PM Adarsh Gram Yojana in consultation with the PRIs to develop these centers as hubs of various activities.
He emphasized making important Government buildings accessible to the differently-abled persons and senior citizens under the Sugmya Bharat Abhiyan by constructing ramps, hand grills, and lifts in a time-bound manner.
He entrusted the Labor & Employment Department to encourage the private establishments with more than 50 workers with a special focus on brick kilns; to open up crèche facilities and provide proper facilities for drinking water and sanitation to the workers and employees.
He directed the Department to open at least one each of Child Care Institute, Nari Niketen, and Old Age Home at each district for providing required assistance to the targeted population. The Department was asked to saturate all individual beneficiary schemes including pension, scholarships, and PM Matru Vandana Yojana.
He reviewed the preparatory works on the rollout of the Prevention of Child Rights Act, 1955; SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989; and State Action Plan for Senior Citizens, which are being implemented for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir.
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