Question
Under the Smile Scheme, Shelter Homes __________ where
food, clothing, recreational facilities, skill development opportunities, recreational activities, medical support etc. will be provided. Passage on SMILE Scheme (for next 3 Qs) A recent World Bank Report has shown that extreme poverty in India more than halved between 2011 and 2019 ā from 22.5 per cent to 10.2 per cent. The reduction was higher in rural areas, from 26.3 per cent to 11.6 per cent. The rate of poverty decline between 2015 and 2019 was faster compared to 2011-2015. While debates on the World Bankās methodology continue to rage, it is important to understand how poverty in rural areas was reduced at a faster pace. Much of the success can be credited to all government departments, especially their janbhagidari-based thrust on pro-poor public welfare that ensured social support for the endeavour. It will nevertheless be useful to delineate the key factors that contributed to the success. First, the identification of deprived households on the basis of the Socioeconomic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 across welfare programmes helped in creating a constituency for the well-being of the poor, irrespective of caste, creed or religion. The much-delayed SECC 2011 data was released in July 2015. This was critical in accomplishing the objectives of āSabka Saath, Sabka Vikasā. Since deprivation was the key criterion in identifying beneficiaries, SC and ST communities got higher coverage and the erstwhile backward regions in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Rajasthan and rural Maharashtra got a larger share of the benefits. This was a game-changer in the efforts to ensure balanced development, socially as well as across regions. Social groups that often used to be left out of government programmes were included and gram sabha validation was taken to ensure that the project reached these groups. A Central Sector scheme āSMILE: Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterpriseā has recently been launched to provide welfare measures to the Transgender community and the people engaged in the act of begging.Solution
The Sub-scheme - āCentral Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Personsā includes the following components- Scholarships for Transgender Students: Scholarships for students studying in IX and till post-graduation to enable them to complete their education. Skill Development and Livelihood: Skill Development and Livelihood under PM-DAKSH scheme of the Department Composite Medical Health: A comprehensive package in convergence with PM-JAY supporting Gender-Reaffirmation surgeries through selected hospitals Housing in the form of āGarimaGrehā: Shelter Homes āGarima Grehā where food, clothing, recreational facilities, skill development opportunities, recreational activities, medical support etc. will be provided Provision of Transgender Protection Cell: Setting up of Transgender Protection in each state to monitor cases of offences and to ensure timely registration, investigation and prosecution of offences. E-Services (National Portal & Helpline and Advertisement) and other Welfare Measures Ā
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