Lucknow : Under the leadership of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Women Welfare Department has taken up a new and important initiative for the all-round development and safety of children. Under this initiative, 10 new child protection homes will be constructed and operated in different districts of the state. The goal of these foster homes is to provide a safe and healthy environment for children, where they can develop as good citizens.
New child protection homes will be built in 10 districts including Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Ayodhya.
Under this plan proposed by the Women Welfare Department, these protection homes will be established in Mathura, Prayagraj, Kanpur Nagar, Azamgarh, Jhansi, Amethi, Fizabad, Deoria, Sultanpur and Lalitpur of the state. Each protection home will have the capacity to accommodate 100 children each, so that maximum children can benefit. These include 1 Government Home for Children (Girls), 1 Government Home for Children (Boys), 7 Government Observation Homes (Youth) and 1 Safety Home including Juvenile Justice Board. In these protection homes, children will not only have accommodation, but their physical, mental and emotional development will also be taken care of.
As per the wish of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the Women and Child Development Department is trying to connect the helpless and sensitive children with the mainstream of the society by giving them a new life by establishing these protective homes . In these homes, children will receive services such as education, healthcare, mental health support and life skills in a protected environment.
Under this plan, the state government has also allocated necessary funds for the construction of child protection homes. The yogi government will build all the houses with its own budget. As per the provisions of the Central Government’s Mission Vatsalya Yojana, in running these homes, the State Government will incur an expenditure of Rs 7.96 crore based on Central share (60 per cent) and State share (40 per cent). percent). In addition to this, a budgetary provision of Rs 100 crore has been made in the financial year 2024-25 under the Chief Minister’s Child Shelter Scheme. For the successful functioning of the scheme, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also ensured that the construction and management of these houses are carried out as per quality standards. To this end, the government has also selected consultants through a tender process, so that the highest level of services provided in these child protection homes can be guaranteed.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s goal is that no child in the state should feel insecure or abandoned. CM Yogi said that protecting the rights of children should be our priority because they are the future of the society. Under this plan, specially trained personnel will be appointed to protect the rights of children, who will take their safety and well-being seriously. In these child protection homes, children will receive services appropriate to their age and needs, so that they can remain mentally and physically healthy.
