BJP-PDP Patch Up? Centre to Provide Rs 27 Crore for ICPS in J&K

A non-recurring grant of Rs 3 crore will also be released for financial year 2015-16.

Children going to school in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: AP)

The Centre has approved a proposal of granting over Rs 27 crore for the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Project Approval Board has also agreed to release a non-recurring grant of Rs 3 crore for financial year 2015-16 for the scheme.

At the request of the state government, the central government has also approved the establishment of homes for children with special needs in Srinagar and Jammu. It has also agreed to consider upgrading the existing Bal Ashrams and children homes managed by the state in different districts and bringing them at par with ICPS norms in terms of staff and infrastructure.

<b>Official spokesperson</b>

Governor N N Vohra, through a personal letter, had requested Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, for release of the grant due in 2015-16 for implementation of ICPS and to also accord approval for establishing two new homes for children with special needs in the state.