BORDER AREA PROJECTS

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LOK SABHA

The Central Social Welfare Board had initiated Border area Projects in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh (presently the staff of Uttar Pradesh project have been merged with ICDS project in the State), Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar subsequent to the Chinese aggression in the year 1962. The objective behind setting up these Projects was to ensure emotional and cultural integration of the border area population with the rest of the country. Under this programme, women and children in the remote boarder areas are provided integrated welfare services like craft training, maternity and child welfare, social education, medical aid and balwadi services. In addition, recreation facilities are provided to adolescent boys and girls.

This information was given by Smt. Jaskaur Meena, Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha Sabha today.