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Gujarat’s Foster Parent Scheme Provides Support to Orphaned Children in Banaskantha

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Gandhinagar, Dec 25 (IANS) The Gujarat government’s Foster Parent Scheme (Palak Mata-Pita Yojana) has emerged as a lifeline for orphaned and abandoned children in Banaskantha district, ensuring that no child grows up without care, protection or a family environment.Launched across the state in 2009-10, the scheme was designed to support children who lose one or both parents and are left without a guardian. Under the programme, the state provides monthly financial assistance of Rs 3,000 to close …