Cracking the whip on Yerawada’s Balgram SOS Children’s Village, the Minister of Women and Child Development Varsha Gaikwad yesterday took stern action, following the three cases reported from the shelter home since February.

At a meeting convened in Mumbai yesterday, Gaikwad issued instructions to revoke Balgram’s licence with immediate effect. The meeting was attended by the state secretary, deputy secretary, and the Commissioner of Department of Women and Child Development department, Speaking to MiD DAY, Gaikwad said, “I have asked the concerned officers to take stringent action against the home. The licence of SOS Balgram will be cancelled.”