JAMMU, MARCH 18: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today chaired meetings to review the functioning of Women's Development Corporation (WDC) and J&K Rehabilitation Council (JKRC) here at Civil Secretariat.
The Jammu and Kashmir WDC has disbursed a loan of Rs 25 crore among 1000 women beneficiaries in year 2019-20 to empower them socio-economically by helping them to set up their own income generation units.
The information was revealed during the review meeting.
The meeting was attended by Managing Director WDC, Nahida Soz, OSD to Advisor, Muhammad Ashraf Hakak and other concerned officials.
It was given out that the Corporation has disbursed Rs 188 crore loan among 16224 beneficiaries upto March 31, 2019 since the inception of the corporation.
Speaking on the occasion, Advisor Khan appreciated the performance of WDC and hoped that more socio-economically backward women would be aided under income generating schemes and programmes.
The Advisor also highlighted the need for vibrant mass awareness across the UT so that the economically weaker sections of society are benefited with the welfare schemes.
He also directed the corporation to conduct various vocational training programmes across the state so that aspiring entrepreneurs would be well acquainted with required skills for running their business units successfully.
On the occasion, Managing Director WDC, Nahida Soz briefed the meeting about the details of the schemes being implemented by the Corporation for the economic empowerment of socially and economically backward women of J&K.
The meeting was informed that the corporation has conducted 2166 awareness camps and sensitized 7,58,100 women beneficiaries besides organized 25 mega camps till March 2019.
In year 2019-20, it was given out that 76 awareness camps were organised while sensitizing 26,600 women beneficiaries besides holding three mega camps till March 15 this year.
Earlier, chairing a review meeting of J&K Rehabilitation Council (RC), the Advisor called for mass awareness to reach out the targeted group regarding different schemes.
The meeting was attended by Executive Director JKRC, Ishfaq Ahmad besides other concerned.
The meeting was informed that Rs 7.34 crore upto December 2019 was disbursed among 7916 registered beneficiaries.
The meeting was informed that 300 Scooties were distributed free of cost among physically challenged people preferably among physically challenged students.
It was given out that the council provides pension to widows/old age parents and physically challenged persons is at Rs 1000 per month.
The Advisor was informed that the council is mandated to provide assistance for physical, psychological and economic rehabilitation of the victims of militancy with special focus on widows, orphans, and handicapped and aged persons whose breadwinner is killed or incapacitated as a result of militancy-related incidents.
Similarly, the meeting was told, that Rs 5000 is being provided as tuition fees per annum to militancy victims while as Rs 7000 per annum is being given as hostel assistance for the same.
The meeting was also informed that the Council organizes All India tours for militancy victims through which they are taken to famous cities and historical places across the country.
On the occasion, Advisor Khan directed the Council to carry out a survey of people affected with militancy who need financial assistance under different schemes meant for these people.
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