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Time of India
6 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Govt plans survey of orphaned children, single-parent kids in state
Bhubaneswar: State govt has announced plans to conduct a comprehensive survey of orphaned children and those with single parents. District collectors have been instructed to coordinate with relevant departments to conduct the survey through anganwadi workers. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The primary objective is to identify vulnerable children and integrate them into a unified protective network. The initiative aims to ensure these children can access various govt welfare schemes and receive necessary support. "This is to request you to conduct a survey of orphans and children of single parents in your respective districts and their households in the enclosed formats through anganwadi workers. District social welfare officer (DSWO), Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS), and child development project officers under your control may be entrusted to supervise the survey exercise," read the letter from the women and child development department to collectors. It said a survey cell should be set up at the district level. The department said consolidated information regarding the survey outcome should be submitted by Sept 4. Govt sources said there will be training of anganwadi workers on how to fill up the forms and elicit information. The previous govt conducted a survey of orphans five years ago, with the numbers around 2.5 lakh. This is the second time the survey is being done to include their details like conditions in which they are living, orphanage or any other place. "After 2020, their number may have increased significantly as many children were orphaned because of the Covid-19 pandemic. There could be more children of single parents as in many cases either the mother or father died. In many families, both died," said a govt officer.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Social welfare officer suspended after minister finds hostel switchboards changed only on paper
Lucknow: Taking note of a corruption case in his department, social welfare minister (independent charge) Asim Arun has recommended the suspension of the social welfare officer of Barabanki. The action against DSWO Sushma Verma follows an inspection by the minister during which financial irregularities in the repair and maintenance of a govt-run Scheduled Caste (SC) boys' hostel in Ramnagar surfaced. According to the minister, the hostel received ₹5 lakh for repair works but the site inspection found that 71 switchboards were billed, but were installed, 30 tube lights were shown, but only 6 looked new, 50 bulbs and holders were mentioned, but none were present, and PVC pipe bills were suspiciously submitted in place of lighting materials. The inspection revealed Rs 1.31 lakh in fraudulent billing. "I found clear discrepancies between the bills and actual work done. I ordered immediate suspension of the hostel superintendent and Verma for gross negligence. The embezzled money will be recovered, and legal action will follow," said Arun, who visited the hostel himself. He announced an additional ₹10 lakh for the hostel's upgrade but warned that "every paisa must be spent with complete integrity." "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has released funds to improve hostel infrastructure for the welfare of students. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 月 **,***원대 '실비보험' 최적가 비교가입! "月 보험료 낮추고, 보장은 실속있게"… 굿리치 보험대리점 (등록번호:제2006038313호) 가격 받기 Undo Monitoring committees have been set up, and I am personally inspecting hostels. In most places, the work was carried out sincerely. However, in this case, money was fraudulently drawn for work that exists only on paper," he said. Earlier, in Amethi DSWO Manoj Shukla and clerk Gokul Prasad Jaiswal were suspended and an FIR lodged by Gauriganj police after videos surfaced showing them hurling public accusations of corruption at each other. Their video spat went viral on social media. A detailed investigation is underway to determine the extent of corruption and individual culpability.
