The Uttarakhand Governor Krishan Kant Paul has stressed on the need for the district level branches of State Council for Child Welfare to be made more active. The Governor said this while chairing a meet of the council in the Raj Bhawan.
The Governor said that the work of the council is of considerable importance but added that it needs to be more active at the district level. The Governor also stressed on the need for improvement in the management of the 24 juvenile homes managed by the council across the State. If required, the district magistrate concerned or official concerned of the Child Welfare Department should also conduct regular inspections of such juvenile homes, stressed the Governor.
He also advised the council to motivate people from well to do section of society to bear the expense of education for the disaster affected children of Uttarakhand. It is pertinent to mention here that the Governor had in the past announced a grant of Rs one lakh to the council for funding the education of orphan children.
At the meeting on Monday, the Governor told the council to facilitate the sale of greeting cards painted by children with provision for proceeds from these sales to be spent on the council’s works. Stating that the website of the council is also an important aspect, the governor said that this task should be undertaken with funds under office expenses head. Paul also directed the formation of a committee for increasing the participation of the corporate sector in the council’s activities. This committee can facilitate assistance from various institutions for the council as part of corporate social responsibility.
Earlier, in the general meeting of the council the income-expense details for 2014-15 were presented. Permission was also granted for increasing the council’s lifetime membership fee from `1,000 to `2,000.