SHIMLA: Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said three integrated Social Welfare Institutions would be opened in different parts of the state to provide state of art facilities to destitute women, orphans and specially abled children so that they could feel like home in these institutions. 

Chief Minister said this after he visited Model Children Home and Old Age Home, Nari Sewa Sadan at Mashobra and Institute for Children with Special Abilities at Dhalli, Shimla (ICSA) today on the Foundation Day of Indian National Congress.

These institutions would give a homely feeling to inmates and the Government was committed and concerned for their welfare and betterment.

He said that he had directed the concerned departments to ensure proper planning, designing of the buildings to be constructed for such institutions.

Chief Minister also distributed blankets and sweets to inmates of Nari Sewa Sadan at Mashobra.

After interacting with the special children, elders of old age home and women of Nari Niketan, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu  directed the officials to provide the, the best facilities and care.

He took stock of the facilities being provided to the inmates and also interacted with the inmates of these institutions.

Chief Minister said the State Government would provide festive allowance to the inmates of such institutions run by the Government.

Principal Advisor (Media) to the Chief Minister Naresh Chauhan, MLAs Anirudh Singh, Ajay Solanki, Harish Janartha, Chief Secretary R.D. Dhiman, Additional Chief Secretary Finance Prabodh Saxena, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Subhasish Panda, Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment M. Sudha Devi and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.