Chandigarh, Aug. 20 -- Despite spending over Rs.1 crore in the financial year 2024-25 on the Group Home for persons with disabilities, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) has failed to fix any responsibility for the inordinate delays in professional staffing and operationalising the facility in Chandigarh. This was revealed by the Centre in response to a question raised by MP Manish Tewari in the Parliament where the ministry offered only partial information and no accountability. Tewari had asked whether the Centre had identified those responsible for the inordinate delay and whether any institutional mechanisms were in place to prevent such hold-ups in disability welfare projects. The MHA replied only that schemes have "in-built monitoring mechanisms" and referenced the roles of state and national disability commissioners and advisory boards, but did not clarify what went wrong in Chandigarh or who would be held accountable. The Rs.24-crore Group Home in Sector 31, which began operations on July 21 this year, currently accommodates only five residents....