Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU Jan 21: The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) Jammu district in collaboration with Mahajan Sabha Gandhi Nagar organized a camp and distributed 500 woolen blankets and other domestic use items to the poor and needy persons at Mehar Chand Mahajan Park Gandhi Nagar. The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Ramesh Chander was the chief guest of the occasion. Speaking on the occasion the ADC said while there are many schemes of the Government for the welfare of the poor widows and orphans but public initiatives like this are always welcome. Ramesh Chander who also holds the additional charge of the Managing Director of Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Development Corporation Limited asked the people from these communities to avail the benefits of Government schemes for socio- economic and educational upliftment of weaker sections including notified national minorities Safai Karamcharis/ scavengers and divyangs (persons with disabilities). The District Social Welfare Officer Ajay Salaan who holds the charge of the Secretary IRCS Jammu district while explaining various welfare schemes of the Red Cross Society and Social Welfare Department said that any needy person should contact either these organizations and seek immediate help. He listed many schemes and programmes for the purpose. He also disclosed that the department has plans to establish more neighbourhood Day Care Centres for elders on the lines of the one established at Roop Nagar. Jugal Mahajan patron of Mahajan Sabha Gandhi Nagar explained in detail charitable activities of Mahajan Sabha and said that service to the poor and needy people has been the objective of Mahajan Sabha which is its regular feature. Among those who spoke on the spoke on the occasion were president All Mahajan Sabha Ramesh Mahajan Bhanu Gupta (Municipal Corporator Gandhinagar) and Manjit Singh (president Senior Citizen Forum). C P Gupta (secretary of Mahajan Sabha) was also present.

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