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Benefits of social welfare schemes not reaching to poor, destitute: Harsh 6/19/2016 11:29:43 PM Early Times Report Ramnagar, June 19: Flaying the government for collapse of various social welfare schemes in Ramnagar constituency, Harsh Dev Singh expressed grave concern over the deprivation of thousands of eligible persons under various welfare measures envisaged for the poor and destitute people under various state and GOI programmes. He regretted that thousands of Widows, Physically challenged, old aged persons besides orphans were deprived of even their negligible pensions of Rs. 200 per month for the last several months thus adding to their miseries. He deplored that despite repeated announcements of the Govt. to enhance all such pensions to a minimum of Rs. 1000/- p.m and the categoric orders of the J&K High Court for enhanced pensions, no action had been taken by the govt. thus making a mockery of the 'welfare state' slogan so loudly trumpeted by it. He was addressing a massive rally followed by protest demonstration in Ramnagar town. Addressing the huge gathering, Harsh Dev Singh said that more than 18000 poor adult girls were identified in Ramnagar constituency during 2012-13- for coverage under 'Special marriage assistance scheme' which envisaged payment of Rs. 25000 in cash and cost of 5 gms of gold in the event of marriage of such poor girls. He however regretted that not a single case was provided assistance under the scheme during the last two years from 2014 onwards due to callous approach of the concerned authorities. Likewise, he said that Ramnagar constituency was ignored in 'Ladli Beti Scheme' also which provided for payment of Rs. 1000 p.m into the account of every new born female child. He said that aforesaid scheme ought to have been aggressively launched on priority in rural belts of the state particularly constituencies like Ramnagar. He further decried the deprivation of Ramnagar constituency under 'Indira Gandhi Matritia Sahyog Yojana' under which one time grant of Rs. 6000/- was paid to every household on a birth of a child.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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