Govt sets up Rs 101-cr fund for orphans & destitute women.

January 2, 2023

The Himachal Pradesh government has set up a fund of Rs 101 crore to sponsor their higher education, vocational education and overall financial wellbeing.
The Government has set up the Chief Minister’s Sukhashray Sahayata Kosh with an outlay of Rs 101 crore with immediate effect.
It will safeguard their right to live a dignified and cared-for life like any other individual.
The scheme is broadly aimed at taking care of the financial needs of the orphan children and destitute women till they start earning.
Apart from funding their higher education after Plus II in any stream or institution of their choice, the fund will take care of their daily needs as well.
It’s going to be like a parent-child relation between the government and the beneficiaries of this scheme.
The government will even provide pocket money to the beneficiaries, pay for the vacation if the child wants to have one.
As per the officials, around 6,000 children and destitute women have been identified who would benefit from the scheme.
Sukhu had visited the Balika Ashram at Tutikandi in Shimla immediately after swearing-in as the Chief Minister. “When I was in school, a boy would come from an orphanage. I struck friendship with him and would often invite him home. It was then I realized that how deprived are they of love and affection and how they need to be look after,” said Sukhu.
Apart from the government’s contribution, the government will go for the CSR
40 Congress MLAs will donate one lakh each to the fund. The government will also request the BJP MLAs to Contribute.