Special camps for West Pakistani Refugees held in Samba

SAMBA, JANUARY 15: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Sharma, special camps were held to provide guidance and assistance to the unemployed youth and West Pakistani refugees about the government schemes.

The camps were organised in Panchayats of Badheri, Glar, Dhora, Rehian, Chak Gujral of Tehsil Samba, Channi Manhassan and District training institute of Tehsil Vijapur, Palli, Kartholi and Dollian of Tehsil Bari- Brahmana , Panchayat Tapyal in Ghagwal, Tehsil office Rajpura, Mawa, and Chachwal.

A mega camp was organized at Samba Tehsil, Panchayat Ghar Chak Gujran  on Monday. Tehsildar Shabir Ahmed interacted with the participants and informed them about the government schemes and benefits available for the WPRs, such as financial assistance, education, health, and skill development.

The objective of the camps was to enable the WPR families to run small businesses or self-employment ventures, which can provide them some assured and sustained earnings. The camps also aimed to create awareness and empowerment among the WPRs, who have been living in J&K for more than seven decades without citizenship rights.

Stalls were installed by various departments, such as Social Welfare, Employment, Education, Health, Agriculture, and Skill Development, to provide information and services to the WPRs. The participants appreciated the initiative and expressed their gratitude to the administration for organizing the camps.

The camps will continue in different Panchayats of Samba district. The administration has appealed to the WPRs to take full advantage of the camps and avail the benefits of the schemes through print and social media campaign as well.