J&K SC/ST Corporation organises awareness camp in Gurez Valley

The Jammu and Kashmir Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Development Corporation today reached out to the people of remote Gurez Valley to make them aware about various development schemes implemented by it.
A camp was organised in Gurez, one of the remotest areas of Kashmir Valley, for creating awareness among the masses about various schemes implemented by the corporation in collaboration with the state government and national bodies for socio-economic development of weaker sections of the society.
The corporation's vice-chairperson Balbir Ram Rattan and managing director R K Pandita attended the event.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Deputy Speaker, Nazir Ahmad Khan, who is also the local MLA, appealed to the people to avail benefits of various schemes of the corporation.

He laid emphasis on the importance of these schemes in view of growing unemployment and lack of job opportunities.
R K Pandita highlighted various schemes run by the corporation for weaker sections of the society.