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SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise

  • August 11, 2021
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SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise

Subject: Science and Technology

Context: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme “SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”, which includes subschema – ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging’.

Concept:

  • A scheme “SMILE – Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise” formulated which includes sub scheme – ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging’.
  • Focus of the scheme is on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counselling, basic documentation, education, skill development, economic linkages etc.
  • Pilot projects initiated on Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Persons engaged in the act of Begging in ten cities namely Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Indore, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna and Ahmadabad.
  • This scheme covers several comprehensive measures including welfare measures for persons who are engaged in the act of begging. The scheme would be implemented with the support of State/UT Governments/Local Urban Bodies, Voluntary Organizations, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) institutions and others.
  • Scheme provides for the use of the shelter homes available with the State/UT Governments and Urban local bodies for rehabilitation of the persons engaged in the act of Begging.
  • In case of non-availability of existing shelter homes, new dedicated shelter homes are to be set up by the implementing agencies. Under this Scheme, funds allocated for the next five years
Science and tech SMILE - Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise

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