Central grants totalling Rs 3.51 crores handed to NGOs

Puducherry Welfare Minister M Kandasamy today called upon non governmental organisations in the Union Territory to pay sustained care and attention for the welfare of young children.
Handing over Rs 3.51 crore as grant to 27 NGOs of Puducherry and Karaikal regions under a scheme of the Union Women and Child Development Ministry here Kandasamy said the grant was presented to the organisations taking care of abandoned children, street children and also adopted by the organisations.
Around 1670 dhildren attached to the organisations would be benefitted by the grant.
He said Puducherry Child Protection Society operating the Central scheme and attached to the Department of Social Welfare should ensure that there was timely availability of the grants.

He asked the officials of the organisations to be meticulous in the welfare of the children.
He later told newsmen that there was an attempt on the part of the government to introduce cradle baby scheme in Puducherry.