The Gram Swaraj programme which was started on the birth anniversary of Bhim Rao Ambedkar on April 14 concluded as Ajivika and skill development day under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana, national rural livelihood mission, at the Vikas Bhawan here on the weekend. A target was allotted to the Appolo Mediskill and other institutions to give training and facilitate residence facility to 300 unemployed youth of the district, but only 151 beneficiries were registered for training and residence facility by these institutions till the last phase of Gram Swaraj programme under rural skill scheme.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Pauri District Magistrate Sushil Kumar stressed that to enhance the economic condition of the voluntry organisations in the different parts of the district, efforts should be made to increase their resources. Taking advantage of traditional practices, activities like fisheries and sheep-goat rearing should also be linked with agriculture and horticulture.
The District Magistrate said that the self help groups in the Neelkanth area should prepare the bags from paper and fabric for the Prasad and other materials of the temple.
He said that while India has a considerable youth population, the women too make major contribution and are now progressing through self-employment groups to develop their social and economic condition. The District Magistrate also praised the work of the convener of the voluntary institution from Telangana State, Afsar Begam who was present in the function.
Representatives of seventeen organisations were felicitated with momento for their contributions in the field of village organisations while 13 self help groups were given sanction letter for revolving fund and five applicants were presented cheque of Rs 1 lakh loan each under Deendayal Upadhyaya Kisan Yojana. Block Pramukh of Pauri, Santoshi Rawat, chief development officer Ravneet Chima, district development officer Ved Prakash, district horticulture officer Narendra Kumar, agriculture officer Devendra Singh Rana, lead bank officer Nand Kishore and other district level officers were also present on the occasion.