Asha Kiran - A ray of hope for the mentally retarded, But ..... ( Part 4 )

In continuation to my earlier three posts :

7. Development of Home for Mentally Retarded -PWD (Rs . 1000.00 lacs )  

The aim of the scheme is to provide residential care to the mentally retarded for their education, training guidance, medical care and rehabilitation.  A home on vacant land at Narela is proposed to be built up. The new home for mentally challenged persons will be having a capacity of 1200 inmates.

Outlay and Expenditure for previous and current Plan (Rs.in lacs)

Annual Plan 2015-16		Budget Estimate
Approved outlay 2015-16	Expenditure  2015-16	2016-17
150.00	70.60	1000.00

8. Home For Mentally Challenged Persons    :    68.00 lakh (Revenue) + ( Rs.200.00 lakhs)  for Narela ( PWD)

The aim of this scheme is to provide residential care to the mentally challenged including their education, training, guidance, medical care and rehabilitation. At present three homes are being run by this department:-

1.               Asha Kiran at Rohini (Avantika)

2.               Asha Jyoti at Harinagar

3.               Asha deep at Narela

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Ten residents of Asha Kiran complex has been selected for the participation in 1^st World Summer Games-2015 to be held at Los Angeles, USA in the month of July’2015.

New Home is proposed for mentally challenged persons at Narela :  to be constructed at the land measuring 7.72 acres.  The problem relating to demarcation of land has been now sorted out with Revenue Department,  PWD and DSIIDC. Hon’ ble Lt Governor Delhi has approved the change of construction agency from DSSIDC to PWD. DSIIDC has been directed to handover the project to PWD. The PWD has already completed the work of evelling and construction of boundary wall. DSIIDC has handed over the required documents to PWD. An amount of Rs.1.00 Lac (revenue head) has been kept for Asha Jyoti at Harinagar and Asha deep at Narela.  If the building plan get approved than construction may be started in the current financial year 2016-17 .

Outlay and Expenditure for previous and current Plan                     (Rs.in lacs)

Annual Plan 2015-16		Budget Estimate
Approved outlay 2015-16	Expenditure 2015-16	2016-17
18.00	14.60	68.00 (Revenue)
58.00	101.00	200.00 (Capital)

      

Besides above, possession of plots and further development on the plots at Seelampur Majra,Burari and Usmanpur for the construction of school for Mentally challenged children, is expected to be executed during the current Financial year.

My questions are still there, though the number of Inmates for the New Home have been reduced from 2000 to 1200 with a new condition that, If the building plan get approved than construction may be started in the current financial year 2016-17  :

1. If the New Home was completed, why the inmates of the Asha Kiran were not shifted to the new home ?

2. If the new Home is not yet complete, what is the status of its construction ?

3. If the New Home is not yet constructed, where the money spent has gone ?

4. Who will be responsible for the deaths of 11 kids at Asha Kiran, in the last 60 days ?

Expecting answer from no where.

Thanks,

B S Vohra

Social Activist

Reports used with thanks to Delhi Govt Links.