NEW DELHI, Feb. 2 -- Child care sector needs government support to build robust India.

Reacting to the budget speech of Finance Minister, Anuja Bansal, Secretary General, SOS Children's Villages of India, said, "Child care needs government's support to build a robust India As the allocation for Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) is being increased from ' 23,357 crore in RE 2018-19 to '27,584 crore in BE 2019-20, I am happy that the government has sustained its focus on the social development of the country, while balancing it with economic empowerment and growt".

"We as a child care institution working for the abandoned and parentless kids request the finance minister to consider a separate care programme extended to children who ...