Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Thursday flagged off the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra van at the Forestry Higher Secondary School in Kovilur village near Jamunamarathur, Jawadhu Hills, Tiruvannamalai, as part of the Union government’s nationwide programme aimed at reaching out to citizens eligible for various central schemes but yet to benefit from them.
Officials of the Department of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, which coordinates the initiative at the State level, said the programme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 15 (Wednesday) to reach out to beneficiaries of the Centre’s flagship programmes, both in rural and urban areas.
In Tamil Nadu, the initiative has been launched in Tiruvannamalai, Nilgiris and Salem. In Tiruvannamalai, the specially designed automated IEC (Information, Education and Communication) van will cover 103 villages, including 11 villages in Jawadhu Hills, up to December 15, popularising centrally sponsored schemes, mainly through roadshows.
