DC Kathua reviews functioning of ICDS, Social Welfare Department

KATHUA, MAY 17 (RNA) : Deputy Commissioner Kathua Rahul Pandey today reviewed the functioning of the ICDS and Social Welfare Department here at a meeting held in the Conference Hall of the DC office Complex. Among the others, Programme Officer ICDS, Kulbhushan Khajuria; District Social Welfare Officer, Abdul Rahim and CDPOs attended the meeting. A detailed discussion regarding the removal of duplication of pension cases and Scholarships, functioning of Anganwadi centres and other matters was held in the meeting. At the Outset, the DSWO gave a detailed presentation of the functioning of the Social Welfare Department in the district. He gave a detailed account of the status of central and UT schemes including NSAP, ISSS, NFBS, SMAS, PMAGY, ADIP, BBBP, SCA to SCP, BJRCY and others. Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner asked the concerned officer from the Social Welfare Department to verify the genuineness of the pension beneficiaries in the district and apprise him about the status. The Deputy Commissioner also directed the social welfare officer to submit a plan to identify the ineligible beneficiaries and ensure that only eligible and genuine beneficiaries avail the benefit of the schemes. The Deputy Commissioner also called upon DSWO to work out modalities to bring the inmates of Nari Niketan within the ambit of SHGs and impart them necessary vocational training and skills so that they can secure their livelihood. He also called for convergence and inter-departmental coordination to explore income generating avenues for skilled women to make them independent and self reliant. While reviewing the progress under ICDS, the DC laid stress on conducting VHND, establishment of Poshan Vatikas in AWCs, and working out the feasibility to shift AWCs from rented accommodations to some govt/ abandoned buildings. The DC also enjoined upon all CDPOs to devise a mechanism to generate awareness among the beneficiaries especially Pregnant and Lactating women who are entitled under various welfare and health related schemes. Regarding aadhaar seeding of bank accounts of beneficiaries he directed concerned officers to ensure 100% aadhaar seeding in all the individual oriented schemes The PO ICDS gave details about the activities undertaken under various schemes like Supplementary Nutrition, Health Checkups, Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Poshan Abhiyan, Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG), BBBP and Ladli Beti. The DC exhorted upon the officers to ensure effective implementation of all schemes in a focused and concerted way so that the desired objectives are achieved at the grassroots level. He also stressed for holding mass awareness programmes about various schemes of the Social Welfare Department utilizing the latest methods of mass communication as well as social media at village and block level. The DC also impressed upon all the officers to come up with innovative ideas so that the deserving and needy people can get benefitted of the govt schemes. He also emphasized on conducting an exercise so as to have the details regarding the scope of extending the benefit of multiple schemes to needy and eligible beneficiaries.