• Focuses on Youth Registration across the district especially border villages

RAJOURI: Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Abhishek Sharma, today chaired a meeting of the District Advisory Committee (DAC) to review the implementation of the MY Bharat initiative, with a focus on maximizing youth registration, strengthening departmental participation and enhancing coordination across the district.

At the outset, the Deputy Commissioner reviewed institution-wise registrations on the MY Bharat portal, covering Government Degree Colleges, schools, Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and other educational institutions. A subdivision-wise assessment was also conducted to identify areas requiring intensified registration efforts.

The Deputy Commissioner directed all officers to ensure maximum enrolment of youth on the MY Bharat portal by mobilizing educational institutions, youth clubs and volunteers. He emphasized that greater participation would enable young people to benefit from the platform's opportunities for experiential learning, volunteerism and nation-building.

Highlighting the importance of convergence, the DC instructed officers to integrate MY Bharat with flagship initiatives such as Mission YUVA, Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) and the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP). He laid special emphasis on conducting intensive registration drives in the district's 143 border villages to ensure the active participation of youth from remote and border areas.

To streamline implementation, all Additional Deputy Commissioners were directed to prepare and share comprehensive calendars for registration and outreach activities within their respective jurisdictions. The Deputy Commissioner also reviewed the onboarding status of government departments on the MY Bharat portal and instructed every department to prepare activity calendars and regularly upload programmes, awareness campaigns and volunteer initiatives to the portal.

Special emphasis was laid on the registration of Aapada Mitras to strengthen disaster preparedness and community resilience. The concerned departments were asked to expedite the registration process and encourage wider participation of trained volunteers.

To improve coordination and accountability, the Deputy Commissioner directed every department to nominate a dedicated Nodal Officer responsible for registrations, activity planning, timely uploading of events and coordination with the district administration.

Reiterating the transformative potential of MY Bharat, the Deputy Commissioner called upon all stakeholders to work in close coordination to make the initiative a vibrant youth movement across Rajouri, ensuring meaningful participation from every educational institution, government department and village.

The Deputy Commissioner also reviewed the progress under Mission YUVA and directed the concerned officers to expedite the disbursal of benefits to eligible beneficiaries in a time-bound manner. He stressed the need to intensify awareness and outreach through Yuva Doots to motivate unemployed youth towards entrepreneurship, self-employment and government-supported livelihood opportunities.

The meeting was attended by ADDC Malikzada Sheraz Ul Haq; ADC Ravi Kumar Sihag; ADC Pritam Lal Thapa; ADC Mohd Tanvir; ADC Ramkesh Sharma; ADC Dil Mir; CPO Maqsood Ahmed; SDM Abid Hussain Shah; DDE Mohd Nawaz Choudhary; CMO Dr Manohar Lal Rana; DSWO Abdul Raheem, besides officers from various departments.

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