Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SMILE Scheme
Posted On:
04 DEC 2024 2:46PM by PIB Delhi
The SMILE sub-Scheme on Comprehensive rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of begging, including children, is being implemented in 81 cities/towns of religious, historical and tourist importance. Till date 7660 persons have been identified of which 970 persons have been rehabilitated, including 352 children. Out of these 352 children, 169 were reunited with their parents, 79 were sent to Anganwadis, 33 were handed over to Child Welfare Committees and 71 were enrolled to schools.
List of Cities/Towns covered under SMILE Sub Scheme-Comprehensive rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of begging
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S. No. of State/UT
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State
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City/Town
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
|
Tirupati
|
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Visakhapatnam
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Guntur
|
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Vijayawada
|
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2
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Assam
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Hojai/Doboka
|
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Golaghat
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Guwahati
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|
Tezpur
|
|
3
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Arunachal Pradesh
|
Itanagar
|
|
Namsai
|
|
4
|
Bihar
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Bodh Gaya
|
|
Dharbanga
|
|
Muzaffarpur
|
|
Nalanda
|
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Patna
|
|
Purnia
|
|
5
|
Chandigarh (UT)
|
Chandigarh
|
|
6
|
Delhi NCT
|
New Delhi
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
Sonipat
|
|
Panchkula
|
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Dharamshala
|
|
Shimla
|
|
9
|
J & K
|
Jammu
|
|
Srinagar
|
|
10
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Jharkhand
|
Devaghar
|
|
Ranchi
|
|
Girdih
|
|
Jamshedpur
|
|
11
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Kerala
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Kochi
|
|
Thiruvananthapuram
|
|
Kozhikode
|
|
12
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Karnataka
|
Dharward/Hubbilli
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|
Vijayapura
|
|
Mysuru
|
|
13
|
Gujarat
|
Vadodara
|
|
Pavagarh Mahakali
|
|
Somanath
|
|
Kevadia
|
|
14
|
Manipur
|
Bishnupur
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
Trimbakeshwar
|
|
Shirdi
|
|
Nagpur
|
|
Pune (PMPRI_MC)
|
|
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar
|
|
Jalgaon
|
|
16
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Ratlam
|
|
Bhopal
|
|
Jabalpur
|
|
Omkareshwar
|
|
Ujjain
|
|
Khajuraho
|
|
Indore
|
|
17
|
Nagaland
|
Dimapur
|
|
18
|
Odisha
|
Puri
|
|
Bhubaneswar
|
|
Jajpur
|
|
Cuttack
|
|
19
|
Puducherry
|
Puducherry
|
|
20
|
Punjab
|
Amritsar
|
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
Dausa/Mehendipur
|
|
Jaipur
|
|
Sirohi
|
|
Jaisalmar
|
|
Udaipur
|
|
22
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Tirunelveli
|
|
Dindigul/Palani
|
|
Eurode
|
|
Kanyakumari
|
|
Coimbatore
|
|
Madurai
|
|
23
|
Telangana
|
Hyderabad
|
|
Ramagundam
|
|
Warangal
|
|
24
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Varanasi
|
|
Mathura
|
|
Lucknow
|
|
Ayodhya
|
|
Kushinagar
|
|
25
|
Uttarakhand
|
Hariduvar
|
|
Rishikesh
|
|
26
|
West Bengal
|
Kolkatta
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This information was provided by UNION MINISTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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