(a) the aims of the Bal Bandhu Scheme (BBS);
(b) the areas whether the said scheme has been launched and likely to be launched,
State-wise; and
(c) the funds sanctioned and allocated therefor?
(a) the aims of the Bal Bandhu Scheme (BBS);
(b) the areas whether the said scheme has been launched and likely to be launched,
State-wise; and
(c) the funds sanctioned and allocated therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH)
(a) & (b) : The Bal Bandhu Scheme has been approved as a Pilot project in ten district
of five States, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhatisgarh and Maharashtra with the
aim to protect the rights of children in areas of civil unrest.
(c) : Rs. 3.17 crores per year have been sanctioned for a period of three years, out of
which Rs. 145.45 lakhs have been allocated for six month for 2010-11.