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Download Solution PDFIn August 2022, the "SMILE-75 Initiative" was launched by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. What is the objective of this scheme?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is To make our cities/town and municipal areas begging-free.
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- Under the “SMILE-75” Initiative, 75 Municipal Corporations will undertake comprehensive rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of begging in the spirit of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
- Municipal Corporations, in collaboration with NGOs and other stakeholders, will cover several comprehensive welfare measures for persons who are engaged in the act of begging, with a focus extensively on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities, counselling, awareness, education, skill development, economic linkages and convergence with other Government welfare programmes etc.
- The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has also allocated a total budget of Rs.100 crore for the SMILE project for the coming years till 2025-26.
- It seeks to develop a support mechanism for the holistic rehabilitation of those engaged in the act of begging.
- Implementing Ministry: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
- It includes the sub-scheme of Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging.
- Objectives:
- To make cities/towns and municipal areas begging-free.
- To make a strategy for comprehensive rehabilitation of the persons engaged in the act of begging through the coordinated action of various stakeholders.
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