OVER THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND STREET CHILDREN BENEFIT UNDER
THE SCHEME OF SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY TO PREVENT DESTITUTION
More than thirty
seven thousand street children benefited under the scheme " An
integrated Programme for Street Children" during the last financial
year. The scheme is run by the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment to prevent destitution among children and facilitate
their withdrawal from a life on streets and to promote their inclusion
into the national mainstream. Under the scheme financial assistance
was provided to 137 non-governmental organisations in 22 states
and Union Territories for running projects for the street children
Regular Inspection of the projects indicated that the objectives
of providing shelter, nutrition, health care, sanitation and hygiene,
education and recreation facilities etc. to the destitute and
neglected street children are being achieved by and large. The
purpose of the inspections being carried out regularly for these
projects is to ensure that living condition of these children
is of minimum acceptable standards. Projects not meeting these
standards are not sanctioned grant-in-aid.
The information was
given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri Nagmani in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
