More than 200 women and children have got shelter in the residential institutions for orphan girls, destitutes, widows, divorcees, unmarried mothers, victimised and working women, run by the State Government and private organisations, officials stated.
Government organisations, including Nari Niketan and State-funded private organisations, such as Swadhar Grih and Mahila Vasti Grih, are operating across the State.
Women and Child Development Department officials informed that residential institutions for supporting and providing shelter to orphan girls, destitutes, widow, divorcees, unmarried mothers, harassed women, are running Nari Niketan in Raipur, Surguja and South Bastar (Dantewada) district of the State.
Nearly 28 women and 12 children are residing in these centres presently where they are provided free food and residential facility along with education, training and rehab support.
They informed that for working women, presently there are three Vasti Grih in Raipur district, two in Bilaspur district and one in Rajnandgaon district.
About 180 working women are availing accommodation facility in these organizations.
likewise, Swadhar centres are operating in Bilaspur, Surguja and Janjgir districts of the State for rehabilitation of women, wherein 21 women and 6 children are residing.