IT & Communication
Socially Smart Bhubaneswar makes efforts to reduce the information gap
The Bhubaneswar Smart City initiative is emphasising on Social Inclusion. The development of the slum population and the youth competency building has already been planned. Under the Socially Smart Bhubaneswar initiative, supported by Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) and UNFPA India, 25 youth from SC/ST communities had a meeting and briefing session with senior officials of SC/ST Development and Finance Cooperative Corporation recently to understand the various Government schemes for the underprivileged groups. On-the-spot know-how on different programmes and schemes of the State Government for SC/ST youth was done. The idea is to eliminate the information gap. Social sector organization Humara Bachpan has been selected as the implementing partner for this initiative. In September, SC/ST Development and Finance Cooperative Corporation Limited is going to enroll trainees. Through several meetings in different slums of the city, they want to generate awareness about the available govt. schemes/benefits and the documentation process so that the eligible persons can avail its benefits.
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