HC pulls up UP govt over delay in funds to child care bodies under Mission Vatsalya

The matter was listed for further hearing on May 27 as per the May 8 order of the Allahabad High Court.

The meeting of the Project Approval Board to consider the ₹1 crore release to Drishti Samajik Sansthan was deferred from April 27 to May 12 under the new Sparsh arrangement, with district-level payments proposed and current-year approvals pending the board meeting.

The Lucknow bench pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government over delays in releasing funds to Mission Vatsalya institutions. It directed advance scheduling of project approval board meetings and lists the matter for further hearing on May 27. It was stated that releasing ₹1 crore to Drishti Samajik Sansthan would require a board meeting, with the April 27 meeting deferred to May 12 and a Sparsh scheme introduced to shift payments to district-level disbursal, subject to year‑wise approvals.

During the hearing, the court noted that the financial year commenced on April 1, and that the project approval board ought to have met before that date to enable timely release of funds for child welfare institutions.