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MoSJE Reviews Welfare Schemes In Western Region And Emphasizes Beneficiary Saturation
- •The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment reviewed major welfare and social empowerment schemes in Rajasthan, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
- •Chaired by Ministry Secretary Sudhansh Pant, the Western Zone Regional Review Meeting focused on last-mile delivery, beneficiary coverage, and saturation.
- •Key programs reviewed include PM-AJAY, enforcement measures for the PCR Act and the SC/ST Atrocities Act, and the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction.
- •Discussions also covered scholarship schemes, the AVYAY scheme for senior citizens, and the NAMASTE initiative for sanitation workers.
- •Participants took pledges for the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan and senior citizen welfare to support a drug-free India and uphold elder dignity.
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The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment reviewed the implementation of major welfare schemes in Rajasthan, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu during the meeting held in Diu.
The meeting reviewed the PM-AJAY scheme, enforcement measures under the Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 and the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989, the NAPDDR for drug demand reduction, scholarship schemes, the AVYAY scheme for senior citizens, and the NAMASTE ecosystem for sanitation workers.
The review of the NAMASTE scheme focused on identifying and profiling sanitation workers and waste pickers, ensuring occupational safety and dignity, mechanising sanitation operations, providing access to social security and health benefits, and achieving zero fatalities during sanitation work.
