Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra covers 296 Panchayats in Budgam

Budgam : The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) campaign which concluded in Budgam today covered all 296 panchayats in the district. On the concluding day, Member Parliament (MP) Rajya Sabha, Er. Ghulam Ali Khatana joined the program at Panchayat Halqa Sholipora in Block Budgam.
Advisor (COST), Ministry of Family Welfare GOI, Rajiv Wadhawan also attended the program. Among others, ADDC Budgam, Dr Akramullah Tak, PRIs, District/ Sectoral officers and others also attended the concluding program.
On the occasion, MP Rajya Sabha visited stalls established by various departments to showcase their products and for awareness generation regarding government schemes and public welfare initiatives. He also participated in Sankalp pledge ceremony while the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s message on the Yatra’s objectives was conveyed, fostering a deep understanding among the participants.
The MP said that Sankalp IEC vans played a major role in generating awareness of centrally sponsored schemes among the public at their doorsteps. He underscored the commitment of VBSY to achieve saturation of Government schemes and reaching out to every individual and benefiting every citizen.With locals overwhelmingly participating in the activities, the events held in all blocks witnessed impressive gatherings.
During the nationwide outreach initiative aimed at informing and empowering citizens about the Centre’s flagship schemes, a series of activities including Sankalp pledge ceremonies, sports activities, awareness by concerned officials on their department wise schemes, Telecasting of Prime Minister’s message, screening of movies on schemes and cultural events were held at all venues during the programme.
The VBSY Vans traversed through Panchayats to screen Hon’ble Prime Minister’s message and screen other movies to generate awareness on Central Government’s initiatives for public welfare. Participants including school students also took part in skits and other cultural events, on spot quiz competition, singing of Swachata songs and other related programmes during the VBSY campaign.
Women and other achievers were also felicitated for their exemplary work in respective fields during the programme. Local participants also availed health services including screening for various ailments at health camps conducted at these venues on the occasion.