{"id":50772,"date":"2026-07-22T11:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=50772"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T06:54:08","slug":"support-for-marginalised-individuals-for-livelihood-and-enterprise-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/support-for-marginalised-individuals-for-livelihood-and-enterprise-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"SMILE Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>SMILE Scheme Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SMILE scheme has rehabilitated over 10200 persons engaged in begging across 216 cities in India.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About SMILE Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SMILE (Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an umbrella programme of the <\/span><b>Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> central sector scheme.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to realise the vision of a <\/span><b>\u201cBhiksha Vritti Mukt Bharat\u201d (Begging-Free India)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by adopting a convergence-based approach involving<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Central Government, State Governments, Union Territories, district administrations, urban local bodies, municipal corporations and implementing agencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Target:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It will try to cover <\/span><b>295 cities by the financial year 2030-31<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a special focus on metropolitan centres as well as religious, tourist and historical destinations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The larger <\/span><b>scheme includes the<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Central Sector Scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation of engaged<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the act of Begging.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These two schemes provide <\/span><b>comprehensive welfare and rehabilitation measures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the transgender community and the people engaged in the act of begging.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To strengthen implementation and transparency, the Ministry has <\/span><b>introduced the SMILE-Beggary National Portal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which enables digital registration, monitoring and tracking of rehabilitation centres and shelter homes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/smile-scheme-rehabilitates-over-10200-persons-engaged-in-begging-across-216-cities\/#:~:text=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DD News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMILE Mission is a joint ESA (European Space Agency) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) mission. 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