A home for 1000 widows, Krishna Kutir, inaugurated at Vrindavan
31st August, 2018Category: National
The Minister for Women & Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, alongwith Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Adityanath Yogi inaugurated the widows’ home ‘Krishna Kutir’ at a function at Vrindavan, Mathura. Krishna Kutir is a special home for 1000 widows set up by the Ministry of Women & Child Development under Swadhar Greh scheme of the Ministry and is the largest ever facility of its kind created by a government organization.
The Home for Widows, Krishna Kutir has been constructed on 1.4 hectare of land at a cost of 57.48 Crores with a capacity of 1000 inmates. It has beautifully made 100 rooms/dormitories. The construction of the home has been funded by Central Government and will be managed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The UP Government has become the first State to link the women's helpline 181 to the One Stop Centres and has provided rescue vans for women in distress in every district.
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