Delhi: Record 28,107 citizens visit Jan Kalyan Shivirs on second day
New Delhi, June 20
A record 28,107 citizens visited on the second day of the three-day Jan Kalyan Shivirs being organised by the Delhi government and availed different schemes and services, an official said on Saturday.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the widespread response to the Jan Kalyan Shivir is proof that the Delhi government has been successful in bringing public services directly to people's doorsteps.
She said that when citizens can access officials from multiple departments under one roof, close to their homes, it saves both time and effort.
They received information on various government schemes, services, and grievance redressal, and completed the required procedures at the camps.
According to official figures, 15,866 people attended the camps on the first day. With this, the total number of citizens who have visited the camps over the first two days has reached 43,973. These citizens have availed government services and submitted applications to resolve their grievances through the camps, the statement said.
For the second consecutive day, the Trilokpuri centre recorded the highest footfall, with 1,349 citizens visiting the camp. It was followed by the Gokalpur centre, which saw 1,335 visitors, the statement said.
Public participation also rose significantly at the Savitri Nagar centre, where 1,253 citizens arrived seeking solutions to their concerns.
The East Loni Road centre also recorded a notable turnout of 1,246 citizens. In addition, attendance crossed 1,000 at several other centres, including Najafgarh Stadium (1,121), Vikaspuri (1,051), and Rajouri Garden (1,130).
Citizens visiting the camps are primarily applying for and availing benefits under welfare schemes and services such as ration cards, Ayushman Cards, old-age and widow pensions, new water connections, Aadhaar registration, e-Shram cards, the Pradhan Mantri SVANidhi Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Yojana. Officials from various departments are verifying documents on the spot and completing the required processes without delay.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Good to see such high footfall, but what about the quality of service? My sister went to the one in East Loni Road and had to wait for 4 hours just to submit Ayushman Card documents. They need better crowd management, otherwise this will become another 'sarkari show'. Still, better than running around multiple offices!
Great initiative! We went to the one near Najafgarh Stadium yesterday and got our widow pension application verified within an hour. Our local officers were actually helpful for once! 😅 Only wish they had these camps twice a year... one-time services ko ek hi baar mein nahi nikalne chahiye.
As someone who moved from the UK to Delhi recently, I'm honestly impressed by this outreach. Back home, you'd fill online forms and wait weeks for a reply. Here, they're doing on-the-spot verification—that's actually quite efficient! Hope they expand digital integration soon so people don't have to carry so many paper documents.
'Jan Kalyan Shivir' sounds like a great idea in theory, but numbers alone don't tell the whole story. 28,000+ people in one day also means there's a massive demand for basic services that should already be accessible online or through local offices. Let's hope this isn't just a temporary PR exercise and leads to permanent improvement in service delivery.
Yaar ye 'record' ka chakkar hai hi kya? 15,000 first day, 28,000 second—growing toh hai par Delhi mein 2 crore log re
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