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capitation grant

From time immemorial, religious and social sentiment has played an important role in nursing orphans. Being inspired from these sentiments and moral values, a good number of orphanages have been established in close touch and guidance of mosques, madrashas, temples, churches, pagodas etc. Some philanthropists, landlords, merchants, religious leaders also run some orphanages.

The DSS strongly believes that Government can not alone provide services for the welfare and development of the orphans. The DSS provides financial assistance to the non Government orphanages. The DSS provides capitation grant for some of the inmates of the non-Government orphanages under the following principles:

The orphanage should be registered with the DSS
Each orphanage must have at least 10 inmates to get capitation grant
Maximum of 50% of the total inmates may get capitation grant
Orphanage must have immovable asset and housing facilities
Management of the orphanage must be transparent and accountable
Application should be processed through and recommended by the Deputy Director of each district
Orphans specially poor, by-passed, victims of natural disaster will get priority
Allocation should be finalised by a Committee in the Ministry of Social Welfare.