Dehradun, May 15 -- In a shocking revelation, several reputed institutions registered under the Social Welfare Department for disabled welfare as NGOs, have allegedly refused admission to 20 disabled girls seeking shelter in a district centre. The incident has raised serious questions about the functioning and actual intent of these organisations, many of which receive foreign funding as well as grants from the state and central governments in the name of serving disabled children.

District Magistrate Savin Bansal has taken cognisance of the issue and has expressed deep displeasure at the refusal by institutions working for the welfare, uplift, and treatment of disabled children to admit those in need. Reliable sources have reported that...