for taking care of children, for a period of three years, after they leave Homes to enable them to lead an honest, industrious and useful life. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, ICPS, under which financial assistance is provided to State Governments/UT Administrations, inter-alia for after care services for such children to help sustain them during the transition from institutional to independent life. The services include housing facilities, vocational training, help to gain employment, counseling and stipend etc.
, Minister for Women and Child Development, in a written reply to the today.