Himachal Governor Acharya Devvrat, who is also the president of HP State Child Welfare Council, on Friday stressed upon constituting local committees at district level by the Deputy Commissioners for speeding up welfare activities being run by the council across the State.
Speaking in the meeting of Annual Governing Body of HP State Child Welfare Council held at Rajbhawan here, the Governor said that that in order to boost the welfare activities being implemented by the Council through various institutions like Schools, Ashrams, Balwaris and Creches, there was a need to associate people who were interested to serve the society.
Chief Minister Shri Virbhadra Singh was also present in the meeting.
The Governor said that local committees of service oriented volunteers should be constituted who would not only serve the institutions but also help in mobilizing charity funds for running them. He lauded the efforts of the State Government for formulating various welfare schemes for all the sections of the society especially the vulnerable sections.
Addressing the meeting, Virbhadra Singh said that there was a need for strengthening infrastructure for providing more accommodation for working women and asked the department to explore possibilities for constructing a hostel for accommodating at least 100 working women in Shimla.
He said that Deaf and Dumb School Dhalli would be equipped with best facilities including good infrastructure and specialised staff and adequate funds would be provided for the same. He said that alternate accommodation for children of Shishugrih of U S Club Shimla would be provided in a sunny location soon.