India, Oct. 24 -- The Delhi Government has not allocated any additional funds for leprosy-affected people for the current financial year as no new case of the disease has been registered in the national Capital over the past two years. The rehabilitation centre in Tahirpur, once used for accommodating persons affected by leprosy, have been lying vacant for several years, they said.
At present, beneficiaries of the "Welfare of Leprosy Affected Persons" scheme receive '3,000 per month. The scheme has been declared "closed", meaning no new beneficiaries are being added, according to the Department of Social Welfare. According to an official, 378 beneficiaries were covered under the scheme in 2023-24 and the same number continue to receive sup...