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09/04/23 09:44 AM IST

Sukh-Ashray Yojana

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  • Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Sing Sukhu said that Sukh-Ashray Yojana will ensure better life and education for orphans and the destitute.
Sukh-Ashtay Yojana
  • The Himachal Pradesh Sukh-Ashraya (Care, Protection and Self-Reliance of Children) Bill, 2023 will make the destitute children the responsibility of the state government.
  • 6,000 destitute children of the state have been adopted as ‘Children of the State’.
  • These children would now be supported by the government to become self-reliant and not be dependent on the mercy of society.
  • The state government will make every possible effort to nurture these children as guardians besides helping them reintegrate into the mainstream of society.
  • The aims to provide proper care protection, development and self-reliance to orphans, semi-orphans and specially-abled children in need besides a provision to provide clothing allowance and festival allowance to the children residing in the Child Care and After Care Institutions.
  • These children would also be provided with an opportunity for annual exposure visits within and outside the state.
  • The scheme is designed to help these children reintegrate into the mainstream of society and not be dependent on the mercy of society.
  • The bill also has a provision for three Biswas land allotments and housing grants to landless orphans, added the Chief Minister.
Source- The Print

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