Catering to all: Govt allots Rs769.4m for shelter homes to be built by 2015

Homes that would accommodate women, senior citizens, physically challenged people, street children by the year 2015.

KARACHI:

The Sindh government plans to spend Rs769.42 million on different schemes for shelter homes that would accommodate women, senior citizens, physically challenged people and street children by the year 2015.

According to the Public Sector Development Programme’s outlay in the budget for fiscal year 2012- 2013, the Dar-ul Aman has been planned for the Shaheed Benazirabad district. The construction is expected to be complete by June 2013 with an estimated cost of Rs47.51 million.

The establishment of Dar-ul-Atfal and Rehabilitation of Street Children through the Civil Society Organisation in Karachi has also been planned at an estimated cost of Rs314.54 million. A sum of approximately Rs100 million was allocated for the strengthening and upgradation of the existing Rehabilitation Centre for Physically Handicapped Persons and Multiple Handicapped Children throughout Sindh. Another Rs98 million have been earmarked for the Dar-ul-Aman at Mirpurkhas and Jacobabad. For establishing “Aram Ghar” (Old home) for senior citizens, Rs80.37 million has been allocated, to be completed by 2015.

The government also plans to establish Child Protection Units (CPU) for street children in Larkana and Mirpurkhas at an estimated cost of Rs190 million and Rs50 million for the rehabilitation centre for beggars in Karachi.

Published In The Express Tribune, June 13^th, 2012.