(THE GIST OF PIB) SMILE scheme

(THE GIST OF PIB) SMILE scheme

[April-2022]

SMILE scheme

  • The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has reviewed the SMILE scheme recently.

About:

  • The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched the Central Sector Scheme “SMILE- Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”.
  • The umbrella scheme is designed to provide welfare measures to the Transgender community and the people engaged in the act of begging.
  • The Ministry has allocated 365 crore rupees for the scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
  • It includes two sub-schemes – ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons’ and ‘Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of Begging.
  • It aims to strengthen and expand the reach of the rights that give the targeted group the necessary legal protection and a promise to a secured life.
  • The scheme strengthens and expands the reach of the Rights that give the targeted group the necessary legal protection and a promise to a secured life.
  • It also keeps in mind the social security that is needed through multiple dimensions of identity, medical care, education, occupational opportunities and shelter.

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