Shillong, November 17: The East Garo Hills District Administration in collaboration with the line departments, Government of Meghalaya, Gram Panchayat conducted an awareness programme at Rongongre and Cherangre of Samanda Block under the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra on various central government schemes being implemented in the country.
Officials and Resource Persons from the Meghalaya Rural Bank, and Reserved Bank of India spoke on the financial inclusion and social security schemes such as, PM Jan Dhan Yojana, PM Suraksha Bima Yojana, PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana. New Beneficiaries for these schemes were also registered at the venue.
Officials from PHE Department spoke on the achievements of Jal Jeevan Mission, providing rural households safe and adequate drinking water.
Department of Agriculture and Farmers’s Welfare, Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA), East Garo Hills, highlighted the importance of organic farming and importance of soil health management.
Officials from District Commerce & Industries Centre, East Garo Hills, Williamnagar, spoke on PM Vishwakarma Schemes, which provide opportunities to the people to get themselves enrolled for various training courses like carpentry, tailor, mason, pottery etc.
Scientists from Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Central Agriculture University, Imphal), Megagre, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya, urged the participants to develop and practice organic farming and get their soil tested to know the best agriculture product which can yield higher production. They also urged the villagers to take up fish farming and know which variety of fish will yield better produce for them.
LPG Agency from Williamnagar helped the villagers to get themselves registered for free gas connection under Ujjwala Scheme.
Doctors, Nurses and Staff from Nengmandal PHC and Sampalgre Health Sub-Centre, East Garo Hills, Meghalaya also urged the villagers to get themselves tested for Malaria, Blood Sugar Level,NCD, TB etc.
Medical Health Check up was done at the venue. Services were provided to pregnant mothers, children, and lactating mothers. Body mass index were also checked to ascertain their overall health.
Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (A Govt of India Undertaking) Officials and staff performed a Drone Demonstration which can be used to spray fertilisers, pesticides and seeds covering a large agriculture area.
Mobile IEC Van from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting screened videos of various schemes of the Government of India being implemented for the welfare of the poor people.
Calendar 2024, pamphlets and booklets containing information about various development and welfare schemes for the people were also distributed on the spot.
