As per Section 2 (58) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, sponsorship is defined as the ‘Provision of supplementary support, financial or otherwise, to the families to meet the medical, educational and developmental needs of the child’. Under Sponsorship programme, the Mission shall supplement the biological families or extended families of children in need of care or protection for adequate care of the child. It is a conditional assistance, to ensure that children get the opportunity to stay and grow within their social and cultural milieu in the community, without displacement.
Types of Sponsorship
Assistance under sponsorship, criteria for selection and process of providing assistance under sponsorship will be of two types :
- Government Aided Sponsorship
- Private Aided Sponsorship