The Department of Social Security and Empowerment of PwDs (SSEPD) will provide financial support to five non-government stakeholders to strengthen its de-addiction drive under the 'DISHA' scheme. In this connection an MoU has been signed by the department for managing and providing services at the recovery centres for addicts run by the organisations.
SSEPD Department Principal Secretary Bishnupada Sethi said the approach of the scheme is to provide a wide range of services including awareness generation, identification, counselling, treatment and rehabilitation of addicts through voluntary effort. All services at the recovery centre would be provided free of cost to the beneficiaries. He suggested the stakeholders to maintain transparency and philanthropic spirit in such activities.
The MoU was signed at State Institute for Disability Rehabilitation (SIDR) in the presence of Principal Secretary along with senior officers of the department.
Faith Charitable Trust (Bhubaneswar), Mukti Foundation (Khordha), Peoples Forum (Brahmapur), Peoples Cultural Centre (Cuttack) and Vedic Group of Institutions (Brahmapur) will get financial assistance for three years to run the recovery centres.
It was decided to expedite programmes and activities on de-addiction in the Nisamukt Bharat Abhijan State Committee Meeting held last December.
