Govt to prepare Action Plan for children affected by insurgency

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New Delhi, Aug 8 (UNI) The government will prepare an action plan for the welfare of children affected by the Kargil war and other insurgency related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and provide them all basic services.

Minister for Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhury told 25 children from Kargil who met her here today that her Ministry, in consultation with the Army, would prepare the Action Plan. She also assured all necessary support from the Ministry for providing basic services to the insurgency affected children in the State.

The group, which had breakfast with the Minister, comprised of children of nomads whose families stay in the Drass region for about four to five months every year during the summer season and for the rest of the year they stay in lower hills and plains. Due to these reasons, the children's education suffers as no schools are available in approximately 40 sq km area where they reside in the summer.

The Army has set up static as well as mobile schools for these children which impart education to them during their stay.

These schools provide education from classes I to VIII and are affiliated and give education as per NCERT guidelines.

The children, who are on 14-day tour of the country, informed the Minister that they are very happy with their tour and would now visit Agra, Phagwara and some other cities of the country.

UNI

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