Janaseva Sisubhavan Aluva: The government’s move to take over the Janaseva Sisubhavan here was abandoned halfway following protests by children. However, the authorities completed the procedures to take over the boys’ home at Nedumbassery. There are 65 girls at the Aluva Sisubhavan and 75 inmates at the boys’ home. The Sisubhavan provides a shelter for kids rescued from a life on the streets.
The authorities reached Aluva to acquire the Sisubhavan by 2 pm on Sunday. The plan was to transfer the children as well as the assets to the social justice department based on a court order issued in July 2017. The children were to be sent to their respective states. It was found that four children of the Sisubhavan were engaged in begging. The government had also said that the children were housed without obtaining the necessary sanctions. The decision to take over the Sisubhavan was taken in these circumstances.
However, the government has now decided not to immediately shift the children to the social justice department. Instead, the staff of the Sisubhavan will be replaced with social justice department officials. The inmates raised a protest against this move. They demanded that the Sisubhavan employees should be retained and took out a march to UC College. Though the authorities managed to pacify the children and brought them back to the Sisubhavan, the youngsters refused to enter the building. Following which, the government suspended the move to take over the Sisubhavan. Several people including elected representatives reached the spot to find a solution to the issue.
Based on a directive of the district collector, officials led by Paravur Tahasildar Harish made an estimate of the assets of the Sisubhavan. The land in the possession of the Sisubhavan at Aluva and Nedumbassery extends to 6.50 acres, while the buildings have an area of 40,000 sq ft. The total value comes to around Rs 30 crore.
Aluva Janaseva Sisubhavan was started in 1999, while the boys’ home was opened in 2007. The activities are managed by Janaseva charitable society with Jose Maveli as its chairman. The society has 600 members.
