STREET PROVIDENCE GOA, women residents suffering from chronic mental disabilities from our 3 shelter homes visited The Hon CM of Goa at his official residence at Altinho Panjim Goa and thanked him for the UNWAVERING support.

In December 2023 we had visited The Hon CM as our grants for 21-22 , 22-23 & 23-24 of various shelter homes from WCD was delayed

Immediately in January 2024 , 5 shelter homes grants were released.

Again in Early March 2024 , we were forced to visit The Hon CM as the financial year was ending & our two grants were not being released.

Immediately after the visit to The Hon CM, the two balance grants were released before March end.

But the issue has been, that these grants are calculated and designed in the year 2007 where as we are in 2024.

Basically it's Rs 4500 / Rs 2500 per person per month which WCD was paying us till March 2023.

Which absolutely not possible in today time.

Basically our struggle with the department has been to revise the shelter home rate to the current  year  ie 2024 which was just not happening.

Excuse is finance is not approving the budget.

When I approached Finance dept , the reply was proposal sent by WCD is not proper.

So the only option was close down or Approach The Hon CM. 

Again, meeting and finally The Hon CM as the Finance Minister looked and agreed to most of the practical difficulties faced by us in our shelter homes for women & assured all support.

Now WCD just can't complain FINANCE dept not co operating.

1st time from 2007 , WCD dept increased the budget which was calculated in 2007 after we approached The Hon CM and this year 40% of grants were released in 2 parts. 

There is another file to be signed by The Hon CM once it reaches him as The WCD Secretary , the ever smiling and ever helpful Mr Arun Kumar Mishra , IAS has moved a file to the finance dept for increase in budget / amendment to the budget which covers another 60% of what we are expecting.

In July 2024 orders for 3 homes  and 30th Sept 2024 orders for other 3 homes were released.

With these 6 orders the grant per person per month is Rs 9700 which one checks @ 8% inflation per year which is at 2012 year.

But to get even this money In advance was only possible because of The Hon CM of Goa who is now understanding fully the issues in Caring for goan homeless women & poor goan women with chronic mental disabilities.

It's a really happy and proud moment for Street Providence that after a long struggle, numerous morchas to WCD , Constant social media posts,  non stop follow ups every alternate day last 1year at WCD office – we have reached some where.

And that's because of The Hon CM of Goa Who looks at these ladies his sisters or as his mother.

Although the grant is for 60 goan homeless women with mental disabilities and poor goan women with mental disabilities we are doubling our beds from 60 to 120 ASAP.

With undoubted support from The Hon CM of Goa we are determined to see that no poor goan lady with mental disabilities is denied the right to live with dignity and for that our shelter homes will take them in.

I have one habit  : 

You trouble me at the NGO I will upload and spill out the frustrations I go through

You solve my problem :  I will publicly thank you.

And so this post is to Thank The Hon CM of Goa as I am very happy.

After months if not years of just being given excuse after excuse for the dirty & difficult work our NGO does which should have been done by the Department and The Government , finally we see the light at the end of the tunnel.

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God bless you all