Lack of Ministry's funding in Social Welfare department
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 18 2011:
Director Social Welfare Department G Seityabati today said that the department has not received any funds from the Ministry of Social Justice till date.
The department at present is taking up initiatives including old age homes, drug rehab centres and centres for physically challenged persons through various NGOs without any assistance from the centre.
Union Minister Mukul Wasnik who recently visited Manipur had assured to sanction some amount at the earliest, she told Hueiyen Lanpao.
The department has earmarked ' 1.55 crore for the current year for the 18 Old Age Homes, 14 Day Care Centres and two Mobile Care Units run by 34 different NGOs.
It has earmarked ' 2.40 crore for 21 drug rehabilitation centre run by NGOs and NYKs.
An additional sanction of ' 3 crore has been earmarked for disabled persons for the current year, she said.