
Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe & Backward Classes Dev. Corporation organized one day Awareness Camp in collaboration with National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation Limited New Delhi, (NBCFDC) at village Dhanour ( Lakhanpur Kathua) on 16-03-2025 in which hon’ble MLA Kathua Dr. Bharat Bhushan was the Chief guest of the programme. A large no. of people belonging to the area and adjoining villages participated along with Ex. Sarpanches / Panches.

On this occasion Sh. Ranjeet Singh JKAS, Managing Director of the Corporation briefed the Aim & Objectives of the Corporation for providing loan facilities to the target group (Down trodden) people for establishment of income generating units at concessional rate of interest ranging from 4-6 % interest. Further, providing of loan under Education Loan schemes for the students who desire to go for professional studies in Foreign countries as well as in any part of India. Hon’ble Member Legislative Assembly(MLA) appreciated the Corporation for organizing of such type of camps in the remote / far flung area and advised the participants to avail the benefit of such schemes of the Corporation and also advised Managing Director of the Corporation to organize such type of programmes in other remote areas also so that people get aware about the schemes and avail the benefit of such schemes.
General Manager of the Corporation, Sh. Ghulam Qadir Khatana also made aware to the people and requested them to take benefits of the schemes of the Corporation. Ex, Sarpanch Sh. Rom Harshan Sharma thanks the authorities of the Corporation for organizing such type of awareness programme.
District Manager Kathua ,Sh. Jatinder Singh presented vote of thanks among participants for their active co-operation.

Lateron on more activity was organised at Vishavkarma Sabha kathua in which MD sh. Ranjeet Singh JKAS briefed the audience about the various schemes of the National Backward classes development corporation Govt. Of India which are implemented in the UT of J&K by SCSTBC development corporation J&K.. in which large number of Sabha Members (Backward Community) participated in the programme along with MLA kathua and other officers and officials of the J&K scstbc corporation and Sh. Shashi Verma State President Vishwakarma Sabha, Kartar Chand Verma Distt. President Vishwakarma Sabha Kathua, Dr. Yash Paul Verma, Rtd. Col. N. C. Basotra, Bodh Raj Verma, C.L Verma, Ravi Verma