Himachal CM Sukhu appeals to wealthier sections of society to adopt children from care centres
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SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has appealed to the wealthier sections of the society to adopt orphan children residing in welfare centres across the state.
The Chief Minister, who is also the Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Child Welfare Council, made the appeal as a girl was adopted in his presence by a couple from the Child Care Home at Tutikandi, Shimla. The Chief Minister lauded the couple for the initiative and congratulated them for the noble gesture. He appealed to the wealthier sections of the society to adopt children residing in the Child Care Centres and provide them a safe, happy and bright future.
He said the state government was arduously working for the welfare of the weaker sections of the society. “The government understands the problems faced by the orphans and other weaker sections of the society and as a result, Mukhyamantri Sukh Ashray Yojana has been started in the state. Himachal is the first state to come up with a law for the welfare of orphan children and vulnerable sections.
Around 4,000 orphan children are covered under the ambit of the scheme and the state has shouldered the complete responsibility of their studies and overall development. In other words, the government has assumed the role of their mother and father. Benefits worth around Rs 18 crore have also been disbursed under the scheme to date,” he said.
The funds were being utilised for providing various benefits like paying for educational, accommodation exposure visits or various other expenses of those covered under the scheme, the Chief Minister said.
Chief Parliamentary Secretary Sanjay Awasthi, Director of Women and Child Development Rupali Thakur and General Secretary of Himachal Pradesh Child Welfare Council Mohan Dutt Sharma were also present on the occasion.
