Hyderabad, 12th February 2024: After successfully acting a bridge between common man and public health for now a decade, Helping Hand Foundation (HHF), in collaboration with 15 mosques across vulnerable areas in the city, has launched a first of its kind citizen connect program that will help connect the citizens with various government schemes, services and utilities for holistic social development.
Minority Utilization of public schemes & services low
Surveys done by HHF, have shown poor enrolment of Muslim minority in various government entitlements and schemes.
32-35% of Voters do not have Voter ID cards, 35-38% have invalid ration cards that need correction, 25% do not have ration cards, only 14% children go to government schools & over 75% do not have Arogyasri cards. Moreover, utilization of government scholarships is also low.
The first of its kind Rahnumai Centers, was launched today by Md. Shabir Ali, Advisor to the government, Minority welfare at Masjid-E-Mohammedia, Langer Houz. Md.Shabbir Ali, said the enrolment for ration cards is key to many schemes of the Congress government and encouraged minorities to make use of free education being provided in TMREIS.
Each centre in masjid will be managed by a trained team of counsellors and experts who are well versed with all government schemes and programs. Initially the Rahnumai Centers will be opened up in 15-20 Masjid, mainly in vulnerable Urban slums south of the city. A special app has been designed to record the bonafides of each family.
Education & Scholarships
The key focus of the Rahnumai Centers will help children from disadvantaged sections, who have dropped out of school or whose parents are finding it difficult to pay school fees will be mapped to nearest government primary and secondary schools.
HHF, has mapped all government schools, Anganwadis in the vicinity of each of its Center on google map. Real time maps will be used to counsel and encourage parents to enrol children in government schools. According to surveys done by HHF, about 10-12% children have dropped out of school in the city after the pandemic. Government schools in the catchment area of 5km from Rahnumai Centers have been geo-tagged. Counsellors will guide students/parents on enrolment for government scholarships in education, pre matric and post matric scholarships.
Entitlements
The Center will help single women in registration & corrections of Birth & death Certificates, Voter Ids, PAN Card, Marriage Certificate, Sadarem Certificate, Adhar, Ration and Arogyasri Cards, Street Vendor Card etc. For the rest the centre will serve as a source of guidance and counselling to avail all government entitlements. Tie up with Mee seva centers for easy registration and enrolment in each area has been arranged by HHF.
Government Schemes
The Center will provide guidance and assistance to single women for enrolment in various schemes viz: Old age pension, widow pension, single women pension, Mahalakshmi Scheme, Shadi Mubarak/Kalyana Lakshmi Scheme, Arogya Lakshmi Scheme etc.
Family Counselling
With increasing cases of abandonment, domestic violence, and divorce in the community and with many vulnerable women having no support system – the Rahnumai Centers will also provide pre-marital and post marital counselling and legal assistance with the help of counsellors and well-trained legal team.
Health Care
Finally, by virtue of the core strength of HHF, citizens who need medical assistance will be connected with the government hospitals for treatment. The desk will also assist in getting LOC from CM Relief fund, Ayushman Bharath and Arogyasri Cards.
This unique and first of its kind program will be free of cost to enable citizens from lower economic sections to enrol in government schools, schemes, programs that will help in their social development said Mr. Mujtaba Hasan Askari of Helping Hand Foundation.
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