Governor Droupadi Murmu on Sunday urged non-governmental organisation (NGOs) working in rural hinterland to reach out to people highlighting the Centre and State’s Government schemes.
Murmu, who was the chief guest at Bharat Vikas Parishad’s (BVP) function being held at Dhurwa said that Centre and State runs various welfare schemes for people, if people get benefits of all such schemes many of their problems will be shorted out.
Murmu, urging non-government organisations (NGOs), like Bharat Vikas Parishad to reach out to masses at rural areas, informing them about various Government schemes said, “Various villages and tolas are adopted by NGOs where they carry out various development works.
These NGOs’ works should not be limited to just adopting villages, but there effort should be to highlight welfare schemes of Government.” The Bharat Vikas Parishad a unique organisation for the enlightened elite of the society in service of the motherland today organised a patriotic group song.
The Parishad, which carries out various philanthropic works, has approximately 1400 branches all over India with 66,000 family members. Murmu appreciating the task of Parishad said, “I am pleased to know that this organisation is working in the field of communal harmony and universal brotherhood. The Governor also hailed the work of Parishad in moral and spiritual uplift of masses.” Murmu said, “I am happy to know that this organisation is working group patriotic song competition. Such type of competition brings a sense of discipline and unity among children. At the same time such events develops a sense of nationalism feeling among children.” She said India is land of diversity with different religion, languages, and dialect spoken, such type of events creates a sense of feeling of nationalism among people. Students from 14 schools participated at the event.
The function was also attended by Seema Sharma independent director of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited among others. The Parishad with its objectives Sanskar, Sewa and Sampark has taken up number of projects and programmes. The Parishad is carrying out services such as Divyang Sahayata and Purnavas, Vanvasi Sahayata Yojana among others.
The Parishad also carries out relief works at natural calamities such as during 2001earthquake in Gujarat, 2004 Tsunami among others. In 2010, the Parishad rendered assistance to cloud burst affected people in Leh by providing financial assistance and by constructing a school building.
As permanent projects the BVP are running 1600 permanent projects all over India which include ambulance vans, mobile dispensaries, generic medicine centers, vocational training centres, libraries, path labs among others.
