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Girl Child Protection Day
February 26 , 2020
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- The birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s birth anniversary will be observed as ‘Girl Child Protection Day’ on February 24th.
- In this regard, the state government has announced the following measures.
- When the orphan girl residing in government-run homes complates 21 years of age, the state government will deposit ₹2 lakh in the bank in their name.
- The state Government also increased the monthly amount paid to the foster parents of the girls to ₹4,000 from ₹2,000.
- The govt. announced employment of destitute children from government homes in social welfare, social justice, ICDS departments, the categories of C and D, which would not fall in the purview of the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission.
- A scheme for girls who face difficulties after leaving government-run homes on completion of 18 years of age was announced.
- It also announced a 50 % subsidy for ‘ulemas’ (Muslim scholars who are recognized as having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law) to purchase a new two-wheeler and increase their pension to Rs 3,000.
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