KARNAH, Jul 10: In a major initiative aimed at strengthening grassroots governance and ensuring the last-mile delivery of welfare schemes, the District Administration Kupwara, under the guidance of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara and the supervision of SDM Karnah, Riyaz Ahmad, organised a comprehensive Medical, Ayushman Bharat and Ration Card Facilitation Camp at Toli Post for the residents of the remote border villages of Jabdi and Bijaldhar along the Line of Control (LoC).
The special outreach camp brought multiple government services to the doorsteps of border residents, including Aadhaar enrolment and updation, Ayushman Bharat Golden Card registration, ration card assistance, e-KYC under the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, and a free medical check-up camp.
Medical teams examined patients, provided consultations and medicines, while officials from the Health Department, CSC Tangdhar and the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department ensured that eligible beneficiaries completed all necessary formalities to avail government welfare schemes without having to travel long distances.
SDM Karnah, Riyaz Ahmad, said that the objective of such outreach programmes is to ensure that every eligible resident, especially those living in remote border areas, receives the benefits of government schemes in a timely and hassle-free manner. He said the administration remains committed to strengthening public service delivery at the grassroots level.
The initiative was organised under the guidance of the Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, who has been consistently focusing on improving governance, public service delivery and ensuring saturation of beneficiary-oriented schemes in remote and border areas of the district.
Jabdi village, covered under the Vibrant Village Programme (Phase-II), has been identified for focused interventions to improve infrastructure and ensure complete coverage of citizen-centric schemes.
Members of civil society, local residents and community representatives expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Deputy Commissioner Kupwara and SDM Karnah Riyaz Ahmad for taking essential government services to the doorsteps of people living along the LoC. They appreciated the administration’s people-friendly approach, stating that such initiatives greatly benefit remote communities and reinforce confidence in public institutions.