Short Update
Dakshina Kannada reports 503 Prayojakathva Yojana enrolments
Dakshina Kannada recorded around 503 children enrolled in Karnataka's Prayojakathva Yojana this year, the state's highest district total for three years in a row, district child protection officer Rashmi Nekraje said.
The scheme gives children at risk ₹4,000 a month to stay with their biological or extended families instead of entering institutional care. The district had around 1,035 beneficiaries last year and 176 in 2024.