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The SSH scheme for women and girls extends temporary shelter and rehabilitation to those women and girls who have no social support systems due to family problems, mental strains, social ostracism, exploitation and other causes. It creates a space for women to socially and economically equip themselves to face the challenges. The services extended in these homes include medical care, psychiatric treatment, case work services, occupational therapy, educational cum vocational training, recreational facilities, etc.
Objectives
To provide temporary shelter and support to women and girls who have no social support systems to rely on.
To rehabilitate the women and girls socially and economically by provision of skill training, counselling.
Implementing Agencies
Non-Government Voluntary Organisations, a Public Trust registered under any law for the time being in force, local bodies or other bodies as specified by the Project Sanctioning Committee from time to time.
Target Group/Beneficiaries
Those who are being forced into prostitution.
Those who, as a result of family tension or discord, are made to leave their homes without any means of subsistence and have no social protection from exploitation and/or facing litigation on account of marital disputes.
Those who have been sexually assaulted and are facing the problem of re-adjustment in the family or society.
Victims of mental maladjustment, emotional disturbances and social ostracism.
Those who escape from their homes due to family problems, mental/physical treatment and counseling for their rehabilitation and re-adjustment in family/society.
Girls, between the age group of 15 to 35 years should be given preference.
Children accompanying the mother or born in the Institution may be permitted to stay in the Home only upto the age of 7 years, after which they may be transferred to children's institutions or provided foster care facilities.
Pattern of Assistance
(Amount in Rupees)
Item
Per Month
Annual
A - Salary
Superintendent
2,500
30,000
Training and Rehabilitation Officer
2,000
24,000
Medical Doctor (Part time)
600
7,200
Counsellor (Full time)
3,000
36,000
Clerk (Typing, Accounting and Store Keeper)
1,500
18,000
Chowkidar/Peon (two persons per Home)
800 each
19,200
Total
11,200
1,34,400
B - Other Recurring
Office contingencies
-
10,000
Medical expenses
-
8,000
Maintenance of Residents @ (Rs. 500 per resident p.m. for 30 residents)
-
1,80,000
Rehabilitation expenses
15,000
Rent#
4,000*
(C-class cities)
48,000
Pocket Money (average of 7 children per home)
175
(@ Rs. 25 per child)
2,100
Education for the children (average of 7 children per home)
-
3,850
(@ Rs. 550 per child)
Total (a+b) Based on rent for class C city
4,01,350
@ to increase at the rate of 10 per cent each year; and
# to increase at the rate of 15 per cent after 3 years.
* Rs. 6000/- p.m. and Rs. 8000/- p.m. for class 'B' and 'A' cities respectively.
C - Non-recurring expenditure on Home
Assistance for office furniture, beds, bedding, machines and other items of permanent use by the residents.
35,000
Recreation & Development activities (TV, Radio and Indoor Games)
15,000
Total (in the 1st year)
4,51,350
Recurring grant will be released in two installments. Non-recurring grant will be sanctioned only once at the time of starting a new Short Stay Home.
For this scheme there will be a District Level Committee which will consist of :
District Magistrate (Chairperson)
District Superintendent of Police
NGO(s) implementing the scheme
One Socially active woman
One Representative from a Women's Organisation
District Welfare Officer - Convener
Tasks to be performed by this Committee are:
To monitor and review the functioning of these Homes;
To suggest steps for sustainable rehabilitation of the inmates and to review these measures;
To review the steps for the safety of the inmates;
To review the facilities available to the inmates;
To encourage community participation in these efforts; and
To link other schemes with these Homes
Eligibility Conditions
The organisation should have a properly constituted Managing Body with its powers, duties and responsibilities clearly defined and laid down in written.
Its financial position should be sound.
It should have facilities, resources, experience and personnel to initiate the scheme for which assistance is sought.
It should not be run for profit to any individual or body of individuals.
It should have three years experience after its registration.
Procedure for Applying
New Homes
Proposal in the prescribed application should be submitted through the State Government with their recommendations for sanctioning new homes to
Deputy Secretary (MD)
Department of Women and Child Development
Jeevandeep Building
1st Floor, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110 001
Tel.: 3368535 Fax: 3348521
It will however be open to the Central Government to entertain an application directly from an institution/organisation of an all India character.
Old Homes
For the homes already sanctioned, application for the release of grants may be sent to:
The Executive Director
Central Social Welfare Board
Samaj Kalyan Bhawan
B 12 Tara Crescent
South of IIT
New Delhi-110 016
Tel.: 6865474 Fax: 6960057
Documents to be enclosed
as referred in the application form.
Short Stay Home for Women and Girls
Application Form
Part-A-The Organisation
Part-B-The Proposal
Full address of the proposed location of the Short Stay Home:
District
Block
Pin Code
Telephone No. with STD Code
Whether the location is a District HQ,
Block HQ, Tehsil HQ or village
Accommodation available for the Short Stay Home
No. of rooms
Total Area (Sq. feet)
Rooms
Kitchen
Toilets
Store
Verandah
Open Space
Total
Is it rent-free accommodation
Classification of proposed beneficiaries
Type of Problem
No. of Women proposed Beneficiaries
In moral danger
Victims of Rape
Cruelty by family members
Deserted by Husband
Family Discard
Others (please specify)
Total
No. of Family Counselling Centres
in the District
Is your NGO running any Family
Counselling Centre
No. of Destitute Homes run by the
State Govt. in your District
Signature of Secretary/President
Date:
Part-C-Proforma for Pre-sanction Appraisal Report
Part-D-Recommendation by State Government.
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