Centre begins work on biggest facility for Vrindavan widows

[V.Balasubramani]

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Centre begins work on biggest facility for Vrindavan widows

NEW DELHI: Concerned over the plight of widows in Vrindavan, Women and Child Development ministry has initiated work for building the country's largest facility for them with a capacity of 1000 beds so that they can be provided better living conditions.

The shelter home is to be built on a three-and-a-half acres of land in Vrindavan at an estimated cost of Rs 60 crore for the destitute women.

Widows, ostracised and neglected by their families, come in large numbers to Vrinda ..


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[asadu]

Great initiative. Old age homes should be built by local/state & central governments at all district levels so that widows as well as old aged people do not suffer. May be this may come true in the coming years.

 

[yesmohan]

Great initiative. Old age homes should be built by local/state & central governments at all district levels so that widows as well as old aged people do not suffer. May be this may come true in the coming years.

If Govt. opens old age homes, the admission would certainly be based on reservation policy and not first come first...basis.