Day: March 17, 2023

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SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI, MARCH 17:–Constructed under the convergence mode of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme and Rural Development Department (RDD), District Development Commissioner (DDC) Rajouri, Vikas Kundal on Friday inaugurated 16 Anganwadi centers.

The newly inaugurated Anganwadi Centres are part of a larger initiative to construct 110 such centers in the district under the convergence mode of ICDS and RDD.
The cost of each Anganwadi Centre is Rs 7 lakh and will be equipped with modern facilities such as drinking water facilities, toilets, and ‘poshan vatikas’ (Nutri-gardens) to provide a healthy and hygienic environment for children.

Vikas Kundal, IAS, emphasised the importance of these centers in providing early childhood care and education.
“Anganwadi Centres play a crucial role in the overall development of children. It is our responsibility to provide them with the best possible facilities. With the construction of these 110 centers under the convergence mode of ICDS and RDD we are taking a significant step towards improving early childhood care and education infrastructure in the district, said Vikas Kendal.”

He also appreciated the efforts of teams involved in construction and equipping these centers. He urged them to continue their efforts ensuring children attending these centers receive the best possible care and education.

The DDC assured that “Construction and equipping these centers will be completed within the stipulated timeline,” said Vikas Kundal.

Others present on the occasion include BDC Rajouri, Darbar Chowdhary; BDC Dhangri, Tazheem Akhter; PO ICDS, Shoket Mehmood Malik; BDO Rajouri, Chander Kant Bhagat.

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SAYED ZAHID 

BUDHAL MARCH17:- Director General Command Area Development Jammu Sardar Rajinder Singh Tara visited remote block Budhal of Rajouri district. During his visit, Director General met farmers, PRI members and social activists of Budhal and heard their concerns. Addressing the farmers in the meeting, he said that the government is making every possible effort to increase the income of the farmers and all the problems of the farmers are being solved on a priority basis.

He said that the Department of Command Area Development is constructing distributary channels to easily deliver water supply to the farmers’ lands, which benefits the farmers. Director General assured the farmers that they will release more funds for the farmers of Budhal block so that all the distributary channels can be constructed. After the meeting, Director General also inspected the 1.2 Km distributary channels constructed at a cost of 25 lakhs in Kewal area of ​​Budhal and congratulated the officers of the department for completing the work within the stipulated time.

Prominent social Activist and Sarpanch Kewal Muhammad Farooq Inqlabi, Sarpanch Muhammad Shabbir Aflaton, Sarpanch Khalil Ur Rehman, Sarpanch Liaqat Ali, Parvez Malik, Farooq Baba also participated in the meeting and thanked the Director General Command Area for visiting Budhal. Farooq Inqlabi said that farmers of Budhal are happy and thankful to all the officers of the department for working on priority basis for Budhal block.