FW: Financial Assistance to State and ICPS

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-----Original Message-----
From: alternativ...@googlegroups.com
[mailto:alternativ...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Taskforce on
Non-institutional Child Care
Sent: 20 May 2012 06:02
To: Alternativechildcare
Subject: Financial Assistance to State and ICPS

Ministry of Women and Child Development18-May, 2012 17:18 IST
Financial Assistance to States under ICPS
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is providing financial
assistance to the State Governments/UT Administrations under the
Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) for setting up of and
maintenance of Observation Homes and Special Homes for such children
wherein they are provided food, education, vocational training,
counseling etc. Under ICPS financial assistance is also provided to
State Governments/UT Administrations inter-alia for after care
services for children leaving the Homes to help sustain them during
the transition from institutional to independent life. The services
include housing facilities, vocational training, help to gain
employment, counseling and stipend etc.

This was stated by the Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt.
Krishna Tirath in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha
today.

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