July 31, 2018 1:18 AM

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Maneka Gandhi directs officials to help women, children at shelter homes

<div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The women and child development Minister Maneka Gandhi today directed officials to set up a mechanism so that women and children at shelter homes are able to reach out to them for help.  </span></div>''<div>  <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span></div>''<div>WCD minister's direction came days after the alleged sexual assault of minor girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur. The minister  also said posters will be put up at all shelter homes, housing women and children, so that they can call up Childline-1098 or Women Helpline-181, if they face any form of harassment. The posters will be in local languages.</div>

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