Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. SHOPIAN: As part of the ‘Sewa Parv’ celebration being held from 17th September to 2nd October, 2025, district administration Shopian is organizing a multitude of activities across various sectors to encourage volunteerism, public participation and service-oriented initiatives in the district. Various departments including health, education, sanitation, environment, and community welfare sectors are conducting various awareness, registration, swachhata, health camps, etc. throughout the fortnight-long programme.
The aim is to promote cleanliness in public spaces, government institutions, government offices, corridors, lawns and surrounding areas, cleaning of markets, bus stands, water bodies, roads and parks and installation of dustbins in key areas for solid waste management, besides raising awareness among students on waste management.
Similarly, Health department has been instructed to organize health & wellness camps to enhance public health awareness, provide public free medical services, free general health check-ups in villages, schools and urban localities. Besides, conduct screening for blood pressure, diabetes, and common ailments, eye check-ups and dental camps, and blood donation drives shall also be held.
Health counseling for mothers, children and the elderly will also be held during the Seva Parv campaign. In addition, awareness sessions on nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, disease prevention and post-flood precautions besides promotion of government health schemes and vaccination drives shall also be held. Social Welfare department was directed to organize Information campaigns on women empowerment, education and social security schemes.
Also, the line departments were instructed to promote digital services and grievance redressal platforms, plantation drives in schools, public areas, and degraded lands. They were also asked to launch awareness campaigns on water conservation, waste segregation and energy conservation. School and Higher Education departments were directed to organize debates, essay writing, painting and poster-making competitions in schools, workshops on skill development, social service and local traditions.
Moreover, distribution of assistive devices, wheelchairs, crutches to differently-abled persons, and awareness programs for elderly care and child welfare, besides setting up help desks for citizens to access government schemes and services will also be facilitated. District administration has also directed door-to-door campaigns for awareness on sanitation, health and digital literacy, cleaning, plantation and repair of community assets such as schools, roads, parks, public pledge drives for service, cleanliness and volunteerism.
