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Himachal okays rehabilitation scheme for minor victims of rape, abuse

In another significant decision, the cabinet gave its nod to increase the additional honorarium of ASHA workers being given by the state government from Rs 1,250 to Rs 1,500 per month.

Himachal okays rehabilitation scheme for minor victims of rape, abuse

Cabinet meeting at Shimla. (SNS)

Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday decided to give financial assistance of Rs 7,500 per month to minor victims of rape and abuse till the age of 21-years as a livelihood support measure.

“In order to restore self confidence and dignity of victims of child abuse through intensive counselling, financial security, skill upgradation, rehabilitation and livelihood support, cabinet gave nod to start scheme for rehabilitation for minor victims of rape and child abuse. Under this scheme intensive counselling up to six months would be provided to minors as well as to their family members through professional counsellor, besides financial support,” said an official spokesman here.

In a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, the state cabinet okayed to enhance the marriage grant under the Mukhya Mantri Kanyadaan Yojna from existing Rs 40,000 to Rs 51,000 to the destitute girls or women or their parents or guardians for their marriage including inmates of Nari Sewa Sadan or Nari Niketan.

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In another significant decision, the cabinet gave its nod to increase the additional honorarium of ASHA workers being given by the state government from Rs 1,250 to Rs 1,500 per month. This would benefit 7964 ASHA workers of the state.

The spokesman said, in order to encourage institutional delivery, the incentive amount to women belonging to scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and BPL families, the cabinet decided to enhance it to Rs 1,100.

He said the cabinet gave nod to enhance the honorarium of office bearers of Panchayati Raj Institutions from 1 April 2019, as per the budget announcement.

The cabinet also gave its consent to increase the honorarium of part-time workers engaged in Patwar circles of the state from Rs 3,000 to Rs 3,500 per month. This decision will benefit 1528 workers. The vacant posts of part-time workers would also be filled in.

He said the cabinet also decided to provide Rs 27,000 consolidated per month to Prathmik Sahayak Adhyapaks in order to remove pay anomaly.

“The cabinet also decided to procure supply and distribute school bags to the students of classes I, III, VI and IX in the state for the year 2018-19 under Atal School Vardi Yojna.  It also decided to provide uniforms to the school students from I standard to XII standard of current session under Atal Vardi Yojna,” the spokesman said.

“The Cabinet decided to provide scholarships amount to Rs 10,000 each every year under Mukhya Mantri Bal Udhar Yojana to 10 boys and 10 girls of Child Care Institutions registered and funded under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 securing top two positions in the merit list (separate for boys and girls) of children of Child Care Institutions in Annual Examinations of VIII, IX, X, X+I and X+II standards,” the spokesman said.

The Cabinet gave its consent to start tele-medicine facility in Civil Hospital Bharmour, district Chamba through M/s Apollo Hospitals so as to provide specialised health care facilities to tribal folks.

The cabinet also okayed to fill up seven posts of Assistant Professors of different departments in Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla on regular basis through direct recruitment by State Public Service Commission.

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