LUCKNOW, Feb. 10 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has stepped in to address delays in financial assistance to juvenile homes run by NGOs for specially-abled children, directing the Centre and the UP government to ensure a time-bound release of funds in two instalments. At present, funds are being released in seven instalments. Pushpendra Singh, deputy director, Directorate of Women and Child Welfare, UP, told the court that five NGOs are receiving funds to run juvenile homes for specially-abled children. These include Gramin Vikas Samiti in Gonda, Drishti Samajik Sansthan in Lucknow, and three other organisations. He said the institutions receive Rs 4,000 per child every month. The Union ministry of women and child welfare contributes 60% of the total amount, while the remaining share is provided by the state government through its women and child welfare department. A division bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Jaspreet Singh passed the order while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Anoop Gupta in 2008. htc...