Minister in charge of Mandya district N. Cheluvarayaswamy on Wednesday said 109 child homes or crèches will be set up in the gram panchayats of Mandya district and added that the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj has sanctioned a sum of ₹1.09 crore towards the project.
Each child home or ‘Koosina Mane’ will be built at a cost of ₹1 lakh, he said.
Speaking in Mandya, the Minister said child homes are ready for the inauguration in 21 gram panchayats in the first phase. Likewise, the facilities in other gram panchayats will also be launched.
