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writer adopts Punjab village for its social reform
Jalandhar
(Punjab), 16 May: Mr MS Rattu, a non-resident Indian (NRI), has adopted a
village Ramuwal in Punjab’s Jalandhar District to bring about social reform there.
Rattu, who migrated to England in 1990, is back in his ancestral Ramuwal village.For
Rattu bringing about a social change takes precedence over the village’s economic
growth.He revived the village trust formed two decades ago by his father late
Mr D R Rattu Retd Naib Tehsildar with a mission to curb the menace of female foeticide,
besides providing healthy lifestyle to the villagers. While the country is facing
a challenge of gender imbalance, Ramuwal village is an example worth emulating.“Our
village is an extreme example having 105 girls over 100 boys. This is the only
village in Punjab where girls out number boys. I am proud that the trust formed
by my father proved fruitful,” said Rattu, who is a Publisher in the States of
Americas.His trust provides various facilities to girl child, among them free
education is the top priority. The trust also provides computer education to village
boys, alongside the girls.It also helps in formalising marriages of girls belonging
to poor families by giving monetary help.Rattu’s trust organises regular medical
camps to make villagers aware of how to keep their environment clean to avoid
various diseases and helps them lead a healthy life. Due to unclean drinking water,
villagers suffer with diseases like jaundice, he said, adding that the camps are
held free-of-cost to create knowledge among them. “Villagers are not aware of
diabetes. It is only when we arranged check-ups that blood pressure and diabetes
have been detected in many,” he said. It is the satisfaction that Rattu gets by
working for his village, which motivates him to keep doing the good work. He build
a big library in memory of his fater Late Mr. D R Rattu, which is open for pubic
24 hours with 500 commuter user same time. Village Ramuwal Sarpanch Mr. Prem Rattu
and Member of Panchyatt Resham Singh both trust Member look after these project.
- Press Release from: infonri2009@gmail.com
