Government Schemes
New
plan to support the marginalised
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The Ministry of Social
Justice and authorization has formulated a scheme “SMILE – Support for
Marginalized people for livelihood and Enterprise”.
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SMILE includes 2
sub-schemes – ‘Central Sector plan for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare
of Transgender Persons’ and ‘Central Sector plan for Comprehensive
Rehabilitation of persons engaged within the act of Begging’.
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Financial allocation of
Rs one hundred crores for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 for the theme.
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This scheme covers many
comprehensive measures together with welfare measures for persons who are
engaged within the act of begging.
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The focus of the theme
is extensively on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counseling,
basic documentation, education, ability development, economic linkages and so
on.
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The plan would be
implemented with the support of State/UT Governments/Local Urban Bodies,
Voluntary Organizations, Community based mostly Organizations (CBOs),
establishments and others.
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Scheme provides for the
utilization of the existing shelter homes accessible with the State/UT
Governments and urban native bodies for rehabilitation of the persons engaged
within the act of begging.
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In case of
non-availability of existing shelter homes, new dedicated shelter homes are to
be established by the implementing agencies.
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