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New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said social justice is not just a policy but the cornerstone of her team’s governance model in the national capital.
Inaugurating the newly constructed and modern District Social Welfare Office (North-West I & II) located at B-Block, Indra Nagar, opposite Azadpur Mandi, he said, “Our priority is to ensure that no citizen of Delhi, irrespective of background, is deprived of access to government welfare schemes.”
The Chief Minister said that the new office is a strong testimony of the Delhi Government’s dedication towards social justice and welfare and opens new avenues of support for the needy, the deprived and the vulnerable.
Major services including old age pension, widow pension, disability pension, scholarship schemes, handloom and handicraft assistance, grant programs and various social security schemes will now be easily available under one roof.
Social Welfare Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh, MLA Rajkumar Bhatia, other dignitaries and local residents were present in the program.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that residents of 15 assembly constituencies will now get prompt and direct services from this office.
The Chief Minister further said that the new building is equipped with modern facilities, ensuring that beneficiaries get a better experience and faster service delivery.
Social Welfare Minister Singh said that the construction of the new District Social Welfare Office building has cost about Rs 2.14 crore. He highlighted that the offices were being run in a school building in Rohini for a long time, where lack of space was causing inconvenience to the beneficiaries.
The establishment of two dedicated district office buildings will now provide adequate space and better infrastructure facilities to the beneficiaries.
The 15 Assembly constituencies that the new office will serve include Rithala, Mundka, Kirari, Sultanpur Majra, Mangolpuri, Rohini, Shalimar Bagh, Shakur Basti and Tri Nagar under North-West I; and Narela, Burari, Adarsh Nagar, Bawana, Badli and Model Town under North-West II.
The District Office will monitor the implementation of major social welfare schemes of the Delhi Government.
It will act as the sanctioning authority for applications submitted under financial assistance schemes operated through the e-District portal. The designated officer will scrutinize and verify the applicant’s documents, determine eligibility and sanction financial benefits.
All sanctioned payments will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
The office also includes a public dealing counter and a dedicated help desk to provide assistance to applicants.
–IANS
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