JAMMU,Oct 28: Minister for Social Welfare, Forests, Ecology & Environment, Mr Bali Baghat has asked the people to avail benefits of the welfare schemes like “Ladli Beti” and “Aasra” launched by the present Government. Speaking at a function organized by the Social Welfare Department to formally launch the “Ladli Beti” scheme, the Minister said that the scheme is aimed at providing financial assistance and social security to the girl child in the State. He said the scheme will go a long way in curbing the heinous crime of female feticide in the society.
Reiterating the commitment of the present coalition government headed by Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to work towards the empowerment of the women and underprivileged sections of the society, Mr Bhagat said “Ladli Beti” is a path-breaking welfare scheme and the deserving people must take full advantage of the same.
Elaborating, the Minister said that the Ladli Beti scheme is a social assistance scheme meant for new born girl child and is aimed at reversing the alarming trend of declining child sex ratio.He said the scheme will address the concerns of girl child right from the birth to adulthood and provide financial security to them enabling to create a strong positive disposition towards the girl child.
Under the scheme government will contribute Rs 1000 per month towards the birth of every child born after April 1, 2015 for the next 14 years and a sum of Rs 6.50 lakh on maturity i.e on attaining the age of 21 years. Initially the scheme is being launched in six selected districts including Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Pulwama, Budgam and Anantnag on pilot basis.
Member Parliament Jugal Kishore Sharma also spoke on the occasion.Vice Chairman Scheduled castes Advisory Board, Mr Bhushan Lal Dogra, MLA Chammb, Dr Krishan Lal, MLC Surinder Choudhary, Secretary Social Welfare Department, Sanjeev Verma, DDC Jammu Simrandeep Singh, senior officers of Social Welfare department were also present on the occasion.
Earlier the diginataries distributed authority letters and pass books to the beneficiaries of the Ladli Beti and Aasra Schemes.Niharika of Kot Bhalwal and Pinki Dogra of Janipur became first beneficiaries of Ladly Beti and Aasra schemes respectively.
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