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February 18, 2025

₹20L SECURITY DEPOSIT IS FIXED FOR 5 YEARS, BUT COMPLETELY WAIVED FOR ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTION CATEGORY

- Hillary Victor

CHANDIGARH: After six months of delay, the group home for individuals with intellectual disabilities and mental illness in Sector 31 is set to begin operations in the first week of March.

The social welfare department has now invited applications for admission, with a submission deadline of 20 days.

The department has decided to keep the security deposit for a five-year term at ₹20 lakh.

However, the deposit requirement has been completely waived for applicants from the economically weaker section (EWS) category.

The ₹35 crore facility, located within the Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities (GRIID) in Sector 31, spans a two-acre plot and has a capacity for 90 residents.

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