Himachal govt admits 14 orphans to reputed private schools under CM Sukhu’s pet scheme
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The aspirations of orphaned children for receiving world-class education are being realised, thanks to the Mukhyamantri Sukh Ashrya Yojana. Under the scheme, the Himachal Pradesh government is making significant strides in enrolling orphaned children in convents and reputed educational institutions, thus providing them with quality education.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that three orphaned girls from Shishu Sudhar Grih have been admitted to Convent Tara Hall School in Shimla, with transport facilities to be provided shortly.
Additionally, five children from Shishu Sudhar Grih have been enrolled in Dayanand Public School, Shimla, while four orphans have secured admissions to Pinegrove School, Solan, and two children have been admitted to DAV School, Sundernagar, in Mandi district.
The state government is bearing the entire cost of their studies and the department concerned has been instructed to explore possibilities for enrolling more orphaned children in other prestigious educational institutions in the state.
Under Mukhyamantri Sukh Ashrya Yojana, 1,084 children living in Child Care Institutions (CCI) received financial assistance totalling Rs 1.02 crore during the financial year 2023-24. Additionally, 2,719 beneficiaries received Rs 4.34 crore as Rs 4,000 per month pocket money. Further disbursements included Rs 59.81 lakh as festival allowance, Rs 54.20 lakh as clothing allowance and Rs 32.52 lakh as nutritional diet money for 1,084 children.
In the financial year 2024-25, 1,061 orphans are set to receive Rs 1.99 crore as social security, 3,121 beneficiaries would receive Rs 16.89 crore as Rs 4,000 per month pocket money, and Rs 65.76 lakh would be disbursed to 1,025 orphans as festival allowance shortly, with the process to complete the codal formalities underway.
Moreover, under the scheme, 48 beneficiaries received financial assistance of Rs 15.52 lakh for higher education, 17 children were awarded Rs 7.02 lakh for vocational training, one child received Rs 17,500 for skill development, three children received Rs 6 lakh for startup projects, and two orphans were allotted land for construction of house during the year 2023-24.
In the current financial year, Rs 28.30 lakh has been disbursed to 68 beneficiaries for higher education, Rs 26.95 lakh to 48 children for vocational training, two orphans have received Rs 3.13 lakh for skill development, and Rs 7.45 lakh was given to four beneficiaries for their startup projects so far.
