JAMMU: Sponsorship & Foster Care Approval Committee Jammu has approved monthly financial assistance for 94 destitute children here at its meeting chaired by the Committee Chairman (District Magistrate) Sachin Kumar Vaishya.
The beneficiaries include three children whose video showing their poor plight was widely circulated on social media a couple of months ago. The three children were severely lacking in nutrition, with one child desperately asking for milk. In response, the Social Welfare Department and members of the civil society stepped forward to assist the poor children.
These children, along with 91 others, will be receiving a monthly assistance of Rs. 4,000 for the next three years, or until they reach 18 years of age, whichever is earlier, under Mission Vatsalya.
The committee meeting, held in the presence of Member Secretary Mamta Rajput (District Child Protection Officer) and other committee members, saw the District Magistrate calling for proactive efforts towards child protection and welfare activities in the district. Other initiatives for the wellbeing of children were also discussed during the meeting.