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JAMMU: BJP senior leader and MLC Vibodh Gupta on Thursday held detailed discussion with Director Rural Development, Pardeep Kumar regarding the ground implementation of various government Schemes in Rajouri and Poonch. The MLC was briefed about various current schemes of the department specially Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Under this scheme various poor and marginalized sections of the society will get support from the government to build their own houses. Under this scheme each house will get a financial support of Rs 1.5 lakh. Gupta informed him that there are many deserving cases in the border districts which need serious consideration for such schemes. He advised that the concerned BDO’s and village level workers must be directed to take these schemes to the people for which such schemes have been designed. Moreover, a massive awareness campaign should also be launched by the department to further popularise these schemes, he sought.
During the meeting detailed discussions on many other schemes like Gramin Bhandaran Yojana for providing scientific storage facility in the remote and far off villages was also discussed. In addition to this the vital social schemes for providing affordable toilets in the villages were also discussed. Later, Vibodh urged the Director Rural Development Department to ensure that no genuine and needy person or a area of Rajouri and Poonch should be neglected and all efforts must be made to show that the results of these schemes are clearly visible on the ground.