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50 orphanages in district operate without licence

Updated on: 07 December,2011 06:23 AM IST  | 
Kaumudi Gurjar |

Issue of Non-renewal of over 50 orphanage licences since 2006 comes to fore after case of 13-year-old girl's rape in Kamshet's Vidyavati Ashram; insiders say licence renewal on hold because State is coming up with strict new criteria for children's homes.

50 orphanages in district operate without licence

Issue of Non-renewal of over 50 orphanage licences since 2006 comes to fore after case of 13-year-old girl's rape in Kamshet's Vidyavati Ashram; insiders say licence renewal on hold because State is coming up with strict new criteria for children's homes.

More than 50 orphanages, including Vidyavati Ashram where a 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a minor inmate last month, are awaiting renewal of their licences since the Juvenile Justice Act came into being in 2006.


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