Awareness Camp on women centric schemes held at Azamabaad Mandi

Poonch: To sensitise the women folk of far flung areas about various women centric schemes, Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) Poonch, organised awareness camp at village Azamabaad, Mandi of District Poonch.

While addressing the women folk, MSK District Coordinator Tirath Kour talked about women empowerment and stressed on the education of the girl child as the first step for empowering a women and nation as a whole.

She also sensitised the women about various Women welfare schemes like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Sukanya Samridhi Yojana, PMMVY, SAG Ujjwala, Swadhar Greh, One Stop Center, Women helpline 181 etc.

District coordinator Nooreen Azam also spoke on basic rights of women and made the people aware about training programmes offered by various departments for unemployed youth and pension schemes for old ladies, widows, handicapped and destitute.