SCHEME FOR THE WELFARE OF DESTITUTE CHILDREN

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Rajya Sabha

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing a scheme ‘An Integrated Programme for Street Children’ for the welfare of destitute children. Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to voluntary organizations for providing shelter, nutrition, health care, education, vocational training and recreational facilities to street children. The scheme seeks to protect them against abuse and exploitation. The target group of this programme is a child without home and family ties. Under this scheme, financial assistance up to 90% of the cost of the project is provided to only voluntary organizations.

This was stated by Shri S.B. Mookherjee, Minister of State of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in answer to a Question from the Hon’ble Member, Prof. M. Sankaralingam in Rajya Sabha today.