STATE TIMES NEWS
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Wednesday reviewed arrangements with administration for the successful conduct of the “Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra” in Jammu & Kashmir and particularly in his Lok Sabha constituency of Udhampur-Kathua-Doda.
Nodal Officer for the Yatra in J&K Piyush Singla, DC Kathua Rakesh Minhas, DC Kishtwar Devansh Yadav, DC Udhampur Saloni Rai , DC Doda Harvinder Singh, DC Ramban Bashi-ul-haq, DC Reasi Vishesh Pal Mahajan and Central Bureau of Communication/ I&B Incharge Ayushi Puri participated in the hour long meeting via Video Conference, besides senior officers of Central Bureau of Communication and other involved agencies.
Divisional Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar, who was travelling in Rajasthan, gave his inputs on audio.
The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15thNovember 2023 from Khunti, Jharkhand on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.
In Jammu & Kashmir UT, the Sankalp Yatra was flagged off from Budhal and Gurez areas of Rajouri and Bandipora districts respectively. Braving cold winds at 8,000 feet above mean sea level, locals, youth, Panchayat Raj Institutions and government officials attended the launch function. Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha participated in the event via video conferencing. Dr Jitendra directed the district officials to ensure the maximum participation of local people and make efforts to ensure all eligible citizens are availing of the Central Government welfare schemes they are entitled to and that nobody remains denied of its benefits.
It was informed there are 107 IEC vans made available in the UT of J&K, 53 in Kashmir Division and 54 in Jammu Division, each van covering 2 Gram Panchayats every day.
The focus of the Yatra will be on reaching out to the people and creating awareness and providing benefits of welfare schemes like sanitation facilities, essential financial services, electricity connections, access to LPG cylinders, housing for the poor, food security, proper nutrition, reliable healthcare, clean drinking water, etc. Enrolment of potential beneficiaries will be done through details ascertained during the Yatra.
Specific concerns of Tribal areas such as Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission; Enrolment in Eklavya Model Residential Schools; Scholarship Schemes; Forest Right Titles: Individual and Community Land; and Van Dhan Vikas Kendra: Organising Self Help Groups are also being addressed.
The Viksit Bharat Campaign, one of the largest ever outreach initiatives to be undertaken, eventually aims to cover over 2.55 lakh Gram Panchayats and over 3,600 urban local bodies by 25th January 2024 touching every district of the country.
As on 26 November 2023, 5,470 Health camps have been conducted in 995 Gram Panchayats reporting a total footfall of more than 7,82,000 people.