Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 18: The J&K Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) Development Corporation today organized awareness-cum-medical camp in Billawar.
Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Bharat Bhushan was the chief guest and he inaugurated the camp at Dharamkote, Billawar by lighting the ceremonial lamp.
Gulshan Kumar Paharia, Senior Manager from National Schedule Castes Finance and Development Corporation was the guest of honour.
Deputy Director, Employment Kathua, D.C Bhatti, Block Medical Officer, Billawar, Dr. Rajinder Kumar Thappa and Lead Bank District Manager Sardar Narayan Singh were special guests on the occasion.
A large number of people from Billawar, Dharamkote, Deoli, Garh, Malti, Phinter, Dhungara, Bhaddu and other adjoining areas were present on the occasion.
Corporation’s Deputy General Manager (Projects), Iqbal Kataria apprised the gathering about schemes of the Corporation and how people can take benefit of these.
Corporation’s Managing Director apprised that Corporation offers soft loans at very nominal rate of interest so that poor people and educated unemployed youth can start up their own income generating units and improve their economic condition.
The notable feature of the camp was the medical checkup of the rural people present on the occasion by Block Medical Officer, Dr. Rajinder Kumar Thappa.
The team which checked the patients included Dr. Vinod Mehra, Dental Surgeon, Dr. Ankush Gupta, Medical Officer (ISM), Dr. Neha Raina, Medical Officer (ISM), Pharmacist Mukesh Singh and Uparika Sharma, FMPHW.
Deputy Director, Employment, D. C Bhatti, LDM Narayan Singh and Koshyala Devi, Sarpanch also spoke on the occasion.
Naib Tehsildar of the area, Nardev Singh, Inspector Panchayats, Rajinder Parshad, Headmaster Govt High School, Dharamkote and a large number of Panches were also present.
General Manager of the Corporation, Ghulam Qadir Khatana presented vote of thanks.
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