Port Blair, Jul 04: Continuing the efforts to provide benefits of various schemes of the GoI at the doorsteps of the villagers, and various departments of the A&N Administration viz. The Directorate of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Fisheries and Social Welfare held an awareness camp at Gram Panchayat Hopetown on 04th July 2022.
Under the guidance and directions of the Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, a camp was held under the theme “PrashashanAapkeDwaar” on 02nd July 2022 at Panchayat Bhavan, Hopetown. The camps were in continuation of the efforts to reach the doorsteps of the beneficiaries to disperse the benefits to the public and create awareness amongst the masses.
A large number of local residents, the general public, and PRIs attended the awareness camp and availed the benefits of various welfare schemes of different departments. During the awareness camp, the Unemployed youths enquired about various schemes, 54 applications were filed for availing benefits of subsidy schemes i.e., ice box, vehicle and fishing equipment, etc. from the Fisheries Department, Civil supplies department disposed of 81 cases of Family Identity card separation, inclusion, age correction, deletion, etc., 44 applications for Adharupdation was disposed of on the spot, 02 forms for UjjawaYojana were filed. Several queries regarding pension schemes and various other schemes of GOI were raised by the general public and the officials of the concerned department responded for redressal of the same.
PRI members of various tiers present during the camp praised the A&N Administration for their efforts and expressed gratitude towards Mr. JitendraNarain IAS, Chief Secretary, A & N Island. The awareness camp was coordinated by the Department of RD & Panchayats.