J&K/SHOPIAN, ( The Stellar News) Anil Bhardwaj: The District Development Commissioner Shopian Sachin Kumar Vaishya today inspected Mahila Shakti Kendra (District Resource Centre for Women), One Stop Centre for Women and Alternate Treatment Facility & reviewed with officials the work done in these institutions. He was accompanied by DSWO Mohammad Shafait and Account Officer Umer Qureshi. While reviewing the progress of Mahila Shakti Kendra, the DDC emphasised upon officials to gear up their outreach activities and carry out intense awareness campaign about women centric schemes through out length & breadth of the district. Officials were asked to reach out to women entrepreneurs who are having at least 33% ownership in any enterprise and motivate them to avail benefits entailed under newly launched Housla Scheme.
He was apprised that MSK has recently organised camps at Babapora & Killora where apart from giving awareness about women centric schemes, rural women were called upon to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 & play their crucial role in containing its spread by adhering to awareness. 21 registrations are made under Housla Scheme & as many as 16 girls from tribal population are referred to RSETI for training & credit linkage. It was given out that MSK is actively involved referring domestic violence cases to OSC & identification of beneficiaries for pension & self employment schemes.
DDC was briefed about overall functioning of One Stop Centre Shopian where women facing domestic violence are provided free medico-legal assistance, counselling & 10 days shelter to abandoned females. A total of 14 cases of domestic violence have been instituted in OSC. Issues pertaining to recruitment of staff & interdepartmental coordination were discussed.
The DDC impressed upon officials to strengthen the mechanism for timely reporting of domestic violence cases, maintaining proper data base of all such cases & aware public about the role of OSC through various social media platforms & awareness camps. He stressed upon the need for regular follow in each case for proper rehabilitation of such females. Progress for establishment of Alternate Treatment Facility/Drug De-addiction Centre at DH Shopian was also reviewed & concerned were directed to expedite arrangement of staff and other infrastructure required for making it fully functional at earliest. Pertinently outpatient & tele-consultation facility is available at DH Shopian where proper counselling is provided to drug addicts.
