JAMMU: Deputy Commissioner
Jammu Anshul Garg today inaugurated the Mahila Shakti Kendra here at New Plot
established under the centrally sponsored Scheme - Pradhan Mantri Mahila
Shashaktikaran Yojana (PMMSY).
The established Mahila Shakti
Kendra will provide an interface for women to approach the government for
availing their entitlements and for empowering them through awareness
generation, training and capacity building by providing a foothold to women
empowerment schemes.
Garg, while appreciating the
efforts put up by the Social Welfare Department for the establishment of the
Mahila Shakti Kendra, assured full support from the district administration in
optimal performance of the newly established centre.
He also distributed sewing
machines, Pass Books under Ladli Beti Scheme, Nutrition kits to pregnant ladies
under Poshan Abhiyan, Baby Care kits for parents of a newborn girl child under
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and sanitary kits to needy women and other
beneficiaries present on the occasion.
The Deputy Commissioner also
inspected the Women Helpline and One-Stop centre for women He reviewed their
functioning and directed the different centres established for women
empowerment in Jammu to work in close coordination and synergy with a focus on overall
women empowerment. He inquired about the total number of grievances received by
the one-stop centres and their final disposal. He directed the Women Welfare
Officer to coordinate with different line departments dealing with
women-centric schemes for earliest grievance redressal.
Garg said that Mahila Shakti
Kendra will provide the required information pertaining to women related
schemes to all citizens in the district. The Centre will act as a link between
the different departments for implementing women-centric schemes and programs
of the government.
ADDC Jammu Ramesh Kumar, ADC Satish Kumar, CPO Yoginder Katoch, District Social Welfare Officer Jammu Ajay Salaan and CDPO Jammu Aakansha Kalsotra were present on the occasion.
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