Early Times Report
SAMBA, Apr 5: Member of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Dr Anju Bala chaired a meeting with district and sectoral officers at the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Samba today.
Dr Bala met with various delegations of the Scheduled Castes (SC) community, including former ministers, District Development Councils (DDCs), Block Development Councils (BDCs), Sarpanches, Bar members and civil society members to discuss issues facing the SC community.
The meeting was attended by Director NCSC, SK Singh, Deputy Commissioner Anuradha Gupta, Senior Superintendent of Police, Benam Tosh and other district officers. Dr Bala reviewed various schemes benefiting the SC community and discussed progress in pending cases under the Prevention of Atrocities against SCs. She also discussed challenges in implementing programmes and policies effectively. Dr Bala took a comprehensive sector-wise review and discussed modalities followed by institutions to extend benefits to the SC community under various schemes, including Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Job Cards, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Ujjwala Yojana and Jan Dhan Yojana. |
