Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 17: Giving further boost to various ongoing Central schemes in Marh constituency, former Minister and MLA Marh, Ch Sukhnandan Kumar today distributed 446 cheques amounting to Rs 12000 each to various beneficiaries for construction of toilet units under the National Flagship programme ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ (SBM) at a function organized by Department of Rural Development.
Speaking on the occasion, the MLA said that such schemes of the Government are designed to help the poor and marginalized communities. He said that this is a very noble mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi adding that Prime Minister has a dream of achieving total sanitation for all Indians and the way he and his team is working, the day to realize this is not far off.
He called upon the local people present on the occasion to take active part in such Government schemes and emphasized that without peoples participation such schemes cannot achieve the desired results. He said that such incentives always encourage local people to make efforts to have better toilet facilities in their localities.
Adding further former Minister said that SBM is an ambitious programme aimed at keeping the country neat and clean by laying thrust on construction of toilets in every household and keeping a check on use of open space for defecation.
He also highlighted other social welfare schemes launched by the Government for the poor and asked people to avail benefits under these initiatives that are aimed to improve living conditions of the rural people. Others present on the occasion included ACD Jammu, Showkat Malik, BDO Marh, Ranjeet Singh Tara, Mandal Pradhan, Babi Ram and Sarpanchs and Panchs in large numbers.
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