Maharashtra clamps down on sub-par children's homes

Posted by: 2016-06-06 01:04:10 ,
By Raj Kumar

After a recent departmental survey highlighted the failure of most NGOs on maintaining basic standards in children's homes, the women and child development department is working on a new policy to regulate government grants given to such homes.
As per the new draft policy, the grants will not be given on a per-child basis but on the facilities and other basic infrastructure requirements. As of today, the department pays Rs900 per month per child to each children's home.
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