The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Thursday passed a Bill to provide shelter, education and Rs 4,000 as “pocket money” to orphaned children, calling them “children of the state”. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the proposed legislation would make Himachal Pradesh the first state to have such legislation, but the opposition BJP claimed that its provision already exist in central schemes. The Himachal Pradesh Sukhashraya (Care, Protection and Self Reliance of Children of the State) Bill 2023 aims at taking care of destitute children and orphans.
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