New Delhi: In the aftermath of the alleged sexual assault of minor girls in Muzaffarpur and Deora, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday asked states to build a single large central facility to house such children in a bid to prevent "abuse and misuse" by NGOs.
She said the adoption and skill development programmes in a central facility would be much easier and it would also help in checking "abuse and misuse" by NGOs who are running their own shelter homes with grants from the government.
"I have been asking for a scheme where each state should have a single large facility to house all such girls and children which should be run by the state government," she said.
Other homes in the state should only provide temporary shelter to women, girls and children in distress situations and after clearance by the Child Welfare Committee, Gandhi said.