Jammu, January 10: Sh. Kifayat Hussain Rizvi, Honorary General Secretary, J&K Branch of Indian Red Cross (IRC) Society met the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today.
Sh. Rizvi gave a brief summary of the projects and activities to be initiated by the J&K IRC Society pertaining to strengthening of its organizational structure, education, knowledge and capacity building, organizing Junior & Youth program. He informed the Lt Governor that the J&K Branch will soon have its own Blood Bank.
He also informed the Lt Governor that the IRC Society has conducted various activities in J&K during the year 2019-20 including imparting First Aid Trainings to 212 persons in 08 Training Camps; promoting Blood Donation Activity through organizing 04 Blood Donation Camps; livelihood project, provided medical assistance to the tune of Rs 1,04,292 to 10 beneficiaries and other activities providing cash and other assistance to the beneficiaries.
The Lt Governor asked Sh. Rizvi to coordinate with the Hospitals for establishing Blood Banks and put emphasis on organizing more Blood Donation Camps across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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