(Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)The special committee constituted by the state government to develop mechanism to ensure migrant children do not fall off the welfare net is all set to increase its area of operation. Earlier in June, the state government had constituted a special committee under the ICDS commissioner to study the problem of migrant children falling off the welfare net. The formation of the panel followed the findings of Dr Mittali Sethi, the then project officer (PO) of ITDP Dharni, Amravati. “This work is very important… Migrant children often fall off the welfare net as their entitlements are not made available to them in other districts,” she said. Other than the existing members, Agarwal said the committee would see inclusion of members from the health as well as tribal welfare department.

Source: Indian Express July 17, 2021 18:22 UTC