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MoU Signed for Management of Widows’ Home in Vrindavan

The Ministry of Women and Child and Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Women…

MoU Signed for Management of Widows’ Home in Vrindavan

The Ministry of Women and Child and Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Women and Child Development, Uttar Pradesh, management of Home of Widows at Sunrakh Bangar, Vrindavan.  The Ministry of Women and Child Development has constructed this shelter home for widows with a capacity of 1000 inmates. 

The MoU will be in force for a period of 2 years which may be renewed for further period on satisfactory running of the Home. The Home will be run by the UP Government themselves or by any State government institution or by any civil society or by any reputed non-government organization to be decided by the State government.

According to the MoU, the Uttar Pradesh government will be responsible for activities including setting up mechanism for identifying beneficiaries, providing residential care to the widows, deploying staff as per norms with prescribed qualification and experience.  The MoU further states that senior officials of the Uttar Pradesh government shall visit and check the security staff periodically and monitor their performance.  The MoU also includes provisions for facilitating Aadhar Cards for all inmates and medical/geriatric care for inmates. 

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