Chandigarh, March 27 -- Parents of persons with mental illness and intellectual disabilities have reiterated their concerns over high charges, insufficient facilities and delay in starting the Group Home in Sector 31.

At a press conference held at Chandigarh Press Club, Sector 27, on Wednesday, one of the parents, Rajni, said dealing with mentally ill and intellectually disabled persons required different set of facilities. But the UT administration was not taking cognisance of this.

The parents also termed the security deposit and monthly charges too high for middle-class families, adding that no professional staff had been recruited till date.

While the security deposit has been set at Rs.20 lakh, the monthly room charges range from ...