Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 4: Secretary Social Welfare Department, Sanjeev Verma reviewed various development and welfare schemes being implemented by the Department at an officers meeting here today.
With a view to further streamline functioning of ICDS centers, the Secretary exhorted upon the concerned officers to identify suitable sites for construction of ICDS buildings for the Anganwari Centres (AWCs) being run from rented accommodations. This will help the Government to equip these centres with advanced facilities to meet the objective of the programme.
It was informed in the meeting that the State has registered a substantial growth in the number of ICDS projects as well as AW centers while expanding the ambit of these services to almost all the villages. Presently, there are 141 projects comprising 29599 AWCs operational in the State covering a population of 10,33,197 souls including children, lactating mothers, pregnant women and adolescent girls. Besides, 3316 new AWCs have been sanctioned for J&K which would be made functional in next financial year.
The Secretary asked the concerned to submit a detailed proposal of their requirements including utensils, matting and other infrastructural and manpower needs in the centres.
Mission Director ICDS, Dr. G. N. Itoo, briefed the meeting about the achievements registered under various schemes of these projects being implemented in the State.
Director Social Welfare Jammu, M. S. Chowdhary, Director Tribal Affairs, Ali Raza and other officers were present in the meeting.
Earlier, in order to impart training regarding disaster preparedness to the employees of various Advisory Boards, the State Social Welfare Board in collaboration with ‘Civil Defence’ organization and other agencies organized a training camp here today.
The camp was inaugurated by Secretary Social Welfare Department, Sanjeev Verma.
Over 50 participants from Social Welfare Department, Pahari, OBC, Scheduled Castes, Kissan Boards, State Women’s Commission and other agencies participated in the training camp.
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