Minister Mr. Sanjeet Kharel inaugurates Kapinzal Children’s Home at Ravangla

Namchi, 15th September (IPR): Minister for the Women and Child Development Department Mr. Sanjeet Kharel inaugurated the newly completed Kapinzal Children’s Home at Ravangla, today.
The inaugural programme had the presence of Area MLA Mr. T. T Bhutia, MLA Rangang Yangang Mrs. Raj Kumari Thapa along with Secretary(Women and Child Development Department)Mrs. Ganga Pradhan, Additional Secretary(Women and Child Development Department) Ms. Hissey Choden, DC(Namchi) Mr. M. Bharani Kumar, DCPO Mrs. Pema Wangmo Bhutia, GGM (NHPC) Mr. S.K Yadav and officials of the NHPC, other officials and staff of Women and Child Development Department, local representatives and the students of Kapinzal Children Home.
Addressing the gathering, the Minister Mr. Sanjeet Kharel commended the endeavor of the department to house the children with all the basic facilities at the newly built infrastructure. He further added that the State Government has always been at the forefront to assist and improve the lives of the needy. Hence, the Minister encouraged the children to pursue their dreams and become future torchbearers for the State and the Nation.
Additional Secretary Ms. Hissey Choden spoke on the functioning of the Kapinzal Children’s Home which has been active since 2016 in the rented premises at Rabong. She informed that due to the congestion in the rented premises, only thirty numbers of children have been accommodated with limited facilities. With the completion of the new building, it can now provide accommodation facilities for upto fifty children with all facilities as per the guidelines prescribed in the Juvenile Justice Act 2015.
This new infrastructure will be enable to provide accommodation, safety, and stability for the poor victims of the society as the facility will aim towards improving the lives of these children, she added.
During the programme, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between the District Collector-cum-Magistrate, Namchi and Rangit Power Station, NHPC Ltd for Provision of Furniture Items for Kapinzal Children Home, Rabangla for the FY 2023-24. Rangit Power Station, NHPC Ltd under its CSR&SD Scheme will provide a budget of Rs. 12.0 lacs for the said project. The Group General Manager and Head of Project, Mr. S.K. Yadav signed the MoU on behalf of NHPC Ltd while the District Collector (Namchi) Mr. M Bharani Kumar signed on the counterpart in the presence of the Minister.
In addition, the Chief Guest also handed over gift hampers to the children of the Institute.
It may be mentioned here that the new building built at the cost of 89.65 lakhs rupees is sponsored by the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India, and under the aegis of the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Sikkim. It has two storyed which include a dining hall, kitchen, separate dormitories, conference hall, recreational hall, counselling room, washrooms, and one common differently abled-friendly washroom.