2 weeks Ago By Daily Excelsior
Excelsior CorrespondentLEH, Apr 19: The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, along with First Lady Neelam Mishra today inaugurated the District Panchayat Resource Centre (DPRC), constructed by Rural Development Department at Agling.Speaking on the occasion, First Lady Neelam Mishra commended Rural Development Department, led by its Secretary, Shashanka Ala, for coming up with the District Panchayat Resource Centre.He expressed her happiness to see lots of development taking place in Ladakh for the welfare of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and women’s empowerment with the help of the Government of India.
Giving the example of pashmina wool, which has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tagging, she stated that the pashmina products made by women SHGs of Ladakh are yet to reach their potential despite the hard work put in by them and the Government.Reiterating her commitment to preserve the environment, the First Lady highlighted the need to recycle and reuse waste materials to achieve the goal of a ‘Zero Waste Ladakh.’She informed the audience that the waste segregation plants in Ladakh are working beyond their capacities and about her plans with the Rural Development Department’s help to come up with a mechanism to recycle waste, such as tetra packs, to make various products out of it.
Secretary, RDD, Shashanka Ala, highlighted the achievements of the Department, particularly across six verticals- State/SDP Sector, Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), PM AwasYojana and Watershed Development Component-Integrated Water Management Plan (IWMP).Calling SHGs the backbone of Ladakh, she shared efforts being made to benefit women SHGs across Ladakh.Earlier, the LG also flagged off SRMC Vehicles and inspected the SARAS exhibition stalls set up by Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
Director, RDD, Sayed Sajad Qadri delivered the vote of thanks.SSP Leh, Shruti Arora, ACD RDD, AG Zargar, District Panchayat Officer (DPO) Leh, Junaid Amin Bhat, officials from RDD, members of SHGs and other officials were present at the event.The post LG, First Lady inaugurate DPRC at Agling appeared first on Daily Excelsior.
.
