Day: July 3, 2021

Cooperative societies provide one of the best platforms to generate self-employment among the youth; DC Rajouri

RAJOURI, JULY 03:Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative union Ltd in collaboration with District Administration Rajouri today celebrated the International Day of Cooperatives with the theme, “Rebuild Better Together.”

The main event was held in the Conference Hall of the PWD Dak Bungalow which was presided over by Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Rajesh K Shavan.

GD Bakshi , General Secretary Cooperative union Jammu and Member NCDC Delhi said, the International Day of Cooperatives has been observed by cooperatives globally since 1923 and was formally declared by the United Nations General Assembly on the centennial of the ICA in 1995. It is observed yearly on the first Saturday of July.

Cooperatives Day is an opportunity to spread the word about how a human-centred business model based on cooperative values of self-help and unity, as well as moral standards of socially responsible, can reduce inequality, start creating shared prosperity, and react appropriately to the immediate effects of COVID-19.

The objective of the day is to raise awareness of cooperatives and to advance the cooperative movement’s principles of worldwide solidarity, economic efficiency, equality and global peace.

Linking of the cooperative societies with the J&K Bank, the opening of fertilizers units, bringing the cooperative bank on online mode etc were among the issues and demands raised by the public during the programme.

Prominent who spoke on the occasion includes, Adv Zaki, Mohd Qyoom Khan, and Nissar Rahi.

In his address, the Deputy Commissioner said that there is a dire need to revive the cooperative societies keeping in view the increased unemployment rate as these societies provide one of the best platforms for generating self-employment to the youth.

The Deputy Commissioner added that the District Administration Rajouri is committed to ensuring the revival of the cooperative societies and concrete steps would be taken in this regard.

“All the cooperative societies properties in the district that have been illegally occupied will be evicted soon”, the Deputy Commissioner added.

The Deputy Commissioner informed that the District Administration has decided to set up 5000 dairy units in the district and urged upon the cooperative societies to come forward for the success of this initiative as the same would benefit the unemployed youth of the district and would play a significant role in boosting the economy of the district.

The Deputy Commissioner also directed the Deputy Registrar Cooperative society to weed out the non-functional cooperative societies in the district or make them functional at the earliest.

Anong the others, President MC Rajouri, Mohd Arif; VC MC Rajouri, Bharat Bushan Vaid, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer Dr Sarfraz Hussain Soz, Tehzeem Dar, Sanjeev Sharma other prominent citizens, Societies members and media persons.

RAJOURI, JULY, 03: –District Magistrate Rajouri, Rajesh Kumar Shavan today chaired a Civil-Military Liaison Conference to discuss various issues under its purview.

The meeting was attended by Town Commander, ADM Commander, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Sachin Dev Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner Nowshera, Sukhdev Singh Samyal, Additional Deputy Sunderbani, Vinod Kumar, Assistant Commissioner Defence, Salim Qureshi, SDO Manmohan representatives from the Military and Tehsildar Rajouri, Manjakote, Sunderbani and Nowshera.

During the meeting, a threadbare discussion was held on various issues related to the issuance of requisition order, derequisitions attestation of mutations, joint verifications of civil and military authorities, wherever required, timely release of rentals compensations, illegal occupation of land under the possession of Defence Forces among others.

During the meeting, Commanding Officer Romeo Force raised the issue of land acquisition for construction of a road near their headquarters and rehabilitation of families residing inside the station.

DM asked the representative of the Assistant Defence Estate Officer to place the indent for land and joint verification by the revenue authorities for the same, wherever required.

They were directed to speed up the case of Mangat Ram for permanent settlement or acquisition of land under the use and occupation of defence forces.

DM also instructed the concerned Tehsildar to attest to the mutations where RO has been issued. He said that coordination issues between Defence and revenue offices shall be ironed out by conducting Tehsil Level interactions between defence representatives and Tehsildars.

Assistant Defence Estate Officer was asked to expedite the process for release of compensation of land acquired by Defence Forces for which final award has been issued.

De notification of Dadawali Bowli also discussed in the meeting.

In all, a total of 07 issues related to the acquisition, de-requisition of immovable property, demarcation of defence land, attestation of mutations, notification, rental issues were discussed and resolved during the meeting.

SHYAM SOOD
Rajouri July 02 :–After a communication received from the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) Reasi that an 11-year-old boy has allegedly been engaged in child labour in a hotel in Rajouri town by his father, Rajouri CWC officials swung into action and within a week’s time traced the boy and restored to his mother at Reasi.
As per reports, the parents of the boy got separated about 10 years ago, and two minor children remained in the custody of the father who reportedly found it difficult to look after them.
To meet the financial requirements, the father used to send the boy to work in hotels or as a domestic helper.
This time he handed over the boy to a hotel owner in Rajouri town against a demand of Rs 3000 per month.
Being aware of the consequences of the Child Labour Act the hotel owner kept the boy at home with his children.
The mother after getting information that her son is working in a hotel in Rajouri, she approached the CWC officials at Reasi in the first week of June.
CWC Reasi officials contacted CWC officials at Rajouri to take cognizence of the case under Juvenile Justice Act 2015.
CWC Rajouri officials first traced the mother and inquired about the complaint which was found genuine.
“Contact was established with the boy’s mother who affirmed the facts and revealed that her ex-husband had been sending the boy regularly for work in different places” said Rajouri CWC In-Charge Chairperson, Anu Radha Sharma.
The case was processed as per the Juvenile Justice Act norms and with the help of Rajouri police the boy was traced.
No action was taken against the hotel owner in this case as he kept the boy at home with his children.
The boy was produced before the officials of CWC where he was providing counselling by Nidhi Sharma on a regular basis.
“During repeated counselling sessions, the boy wished to be restored to his mother instead of the father who repeatedly had exploited him for labour work. Accordingly CWC Reasi Officials were informed and asked to make arrangements so that the boy could be handed over to the mother through District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) Rajouri” said Anu Radha Sharma.
Recently DCPU made transportation arrangements and the boy was shifted to Reasi in a company of Nidhi Sharma & a lady police official and finally the Reasi CWC Officials restored the boy to his mother, Anu Radha added.
The case was processed by the members of Rajouri CWC including Shivani Gupta & Anu Radha Sharma.