**Summary:**
On August 26, 2025, the Delhi Cantonment Board, under the Ministry of Defence, launched "Aarambh," a learning and support centre initiative at Silver Oak School, Delhi Cantonment. This initiative addresses the educational and welfare needs of children of construction labourers within the Cantonment area. Aarambh aims to provide free education, essential medical facilities, and a nurturing environment to these children, who are often denied basic educational rights due to their parents' transient lifestyle.
The program focuses on enrolling these children in local schools with free access to quality education, providing regular health checkups and access to medical services through partnerships with local health units, and ensuring holistic development through nutrition and counselling support. The initiative also provides essential resources such as uniforms, shoes, school bags, water bottles, tiffin, books, stationery, lunch, periodical health checkups, and transportation. Currently, 32 children are benefiting from the facility, and efforts are underway to expand the program's reach to include all eligible children within the Delhi Cantonment area.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Defence: The Indian government ministry under whose authority the Delhi Cantonment Board operates.
Delhi Cantonment Board: An organization under the Ministry of Defence, responsible for municipal administration in the Delhi Cantonment area.
Aarambh: A learning and support centre initiative launched by the Delhi Cantonment Board focused on child welfare and inclusive development.
Silver Oak School, Delhi Cantonment: The location where the 'Aarambh' initiative was launched.
Delhi: A state in India where Delhi Cantonment Board is located.
Construction Labourers: The target demographic of the 'Aarambh' initiative. Focus is on providing education and medical facilities to their children.
Ministry of Defence
Delhi Cantonment Board launches a learning and
support centre initiative Aarambh
Posted On: 26 AUG 2025 9:21PM by PIB Delhi
Under the aegis of Ministry of Defence, Aarambh – a learning and support centre initiative has been launched
by the Delhi Cantonment Board, in Silver Oak School, Delhi Cantonment on August 26, 2025. The initiative
is focused on inclusive development of child welfare, to provide free education and essential medical facilities
to the children of construction labourers working in the Cantonment area.
The Children of migrant labourers often denied basic educational rights because of their parents’ transient
lifestyle and lack of access to stable housing or education. To address this critical gap, Aarambh will be
beneficial in stabilizing classes for these children by providing them with foundation learning, life skills and
safe space.
The programme will focus on:
Enrolling children of construction workers in local schools with free access to quality education.
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Providing regular health check-ups and access to medical services through tie-ups with local health
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units.
Ensuring a nurturing environment for holistic development, including nutrition and counselling
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support.
The initiative also includes facilities such as uniforms, shoes, school bags, water bottles, tiffin, books and
stationery, lunch, periodical health checkups, and transport facilities to the children who are being enrolled. At
present 32 children are benefiting from the facility. Efforts are being made to bring all such children in Delhi
Cantt under the ambit of this scheme.
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