Over 8 lakh students in J-K benefitted under Centres Mid-day meal scheme Govt
Srinagar Apr 25 PTI More than eight lakh children of Jammu and Kashmir have benefitted from the Mid-Day Meal Scheme the union territory administration said as it was on the course to ease the life of its citizens through the efficient and optimal implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes CSSFrom the days of being under achievers to achieving front-runner status the statistics reveal that the growing population is being significantly covered under the centrally sponsored schemes in JK an officials spokesman said The spokesman said the Mid-day Meal Scheme programme of the Government of India designed to better the nutritional standards of school-age children nationwide over 830 lakh children have been benefitted by this scheme across Jammu and Kashmir Similarly under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan a pioneering programme in the education sector of the country 1588 Information Communication Technology labs 1423 Computer-aided Labs 803 Vocational Labs have been established in JK besides uniforms and textbooks worth Rs 67 crore were provided to 78 lakh children The Scheme is a major catalyst to bridge the digital divide amongst students of various socio-economic and other geographical barriers he said Moreover around 896 lakh beneficiaries were covered under Poshan Abhiyan an overarching umbrella scheme to improve the nutritional outcomes for children pregnant women and lactating mothers to prioritize the efforts of all stakeholders on a comprehensive package of intervention and services targeted on the first 1000 days of a childs life To accord high priority to water conservation and its management 54304 Hectares have been covered under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana PMKSY The scheme has been formulated with the vision of extending the coverage of irrigation Har Khet ko pani and improving water use efficiency More crop per drop in a focused manner with end to end solution on source creation distribution management field application and extension activities Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme MGNREGS a multidimensional programme is providing guaranteed wage employment creating durable assets and strengthening the livelihood resource base of the rural households across the rural people here he said Natural Resource Management and water conservation measures are changing the landscape of rural India The livelihood thrust in MGNREGS has been brought in to raise incomes and improve skills for diversification of earning opportunities of poor households According to the official documents 40538 lakh person-days under the scheme were generated in 2021-22 Jammu and Kashmir was declared the open defecation free ODF and launched the Swachhta Hi Seva a fortnight-long cleanliness campaign for public awareness and involvement of the community At the launch of the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre SKICC JK was self-declared as ODF With the sustained efforts of all the stakeholders Jammu and Kashmir has achieved 100 per cent toilet coverage and became ODF one year in advance All the 22 districts 4171 gram panchayats and 7565 villages in the state are self-declared ODF as per Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen SBM G guidelines An official said that apart from constructing 11 million individual household toilets IHHLs and 1350 community sanitary complexes in JK the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has played a vital role in bringing about behavioural change in the people the spokesman said Moreover 105 projects were completed under Smart City Projects aimed at transforming Jammu and Srinagar into modern sustainable and economically vibrant cities with a dedicated focus on improving infrastructure and services besides increasing mobility he added The ambitious project on completion would strengthen urban infrastructure improve city services public aesthetics ease of living and provide a clean and sustainable environment besides enhance administrative machinery in both the capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar the spokesman said PTI MIJ RCJ
Srinagar Apr 25 PTI More than eight lakh children of Jammu and Kashmir have benefitted from the Mid-Day Meal Scheme the union territory administration said as it was on the course to ease the life of its citizens through the efficient and optimal implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes CSSFrom the days of being under achievers to achieving front-runner status the statistics reveal that the growing population is being significantly covered under the centrally sponsored schemes in JK an officials spokesman said The spokesman said the Mid-day Meal Scheme programme of the Government of India designed to better the nutritional standards of school-age children nationwide over 830 lakh children have been benefitted by this scheme across Jammu and Kashmir Similarly under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan a pioneering programme in the education sector of the country 1588 Information Communication Technology labs 1423 Computer-aided Labs 803 Vocational Labs have been established in JK besides uniforms and textbooks worth Rs 67 crore were provided to 78 lakh children The Scheme is a major catalyst to bridge the digital divide amongst students of various socio-economic and other geographical barriers he said Moreover around 896 lakh beneficiaries were covered under Poshan Abhiyan an overarching umbrella scheme to improve the nutritional outcomes for children pregnant women and lactating mothers to prioritize the efforts of all stakeholders on a comprehensive package of intervention and services targeted on the first 1000 days of a childs life To accord high priority to water conservation and its management 54304 Hectares have been covered under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana PMKSY The scheme has been formulated with the vision of extending the coverage of irrigation Har Khet ko pani and improving water use efficiency More crop per drop in a focused manner with end to end solution on source creation distribution management field application and extension activities Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme MGNREGS a multidimensional programme is providing guaranteed wage employment creating durable assets and strengthening the livelihood resource base of the rural households across the rural people here he said Natural Resource Management and water conservation measures are changing the landscape of rural India The livelihood thrust in MGNREGS has been brought in to raise incomes and improve skills for diversification of earning opportunities of poor households According to the official documents 40538 lakh person-days under the scheme were generated in 2021-22 Jammu and Kashmir was declared the open defecation free ODF and launched the Swachhta Hi Seva a fortnight-long cleanliness campaign for public awareness and involvement of the community At the launch of the Swachhata Hi Seva campaign at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre SKICC JK was self-declared as ODF With the sustained efforts of all the stakeholders Jammu and Kashmir has achieved 100 per cent toilet coverage and became ODF one year in advance All the 22 districts 4171 gram panchayats and 7565 villages in the state are self-declared ODF as per Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen SBM G guidelines An official said that apart from constructing 11 million individual household toilets IHHLs and 1350 community sanitary complexes in JK the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has played a vital role in bringing about behavioural change in the people the spokesman said Moreover 105 projects were completed under Smart City Projects aimed at transforming Jammu and Srinagar into modern sustainable and economically vibrant cities with a dedicated focus on improving infrastructure and services besides increasing mobility he added The ambitious project on completion would strengthen urban infrastructure improve city services public aesthetics ease of living and provide a clean and sustainable environment besides enhance administrative machinery in both the capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar the spokesman said PTI MIJ RCJ
