The Ministry for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation will not tolerate any form of child abuse or neglect.
Out of the 164 children under State care, 29 of these children were abandoned while others have faced child abuse, neglect and even come from broken families.
The Ministry said it is concerned with the number of young infants neglected by mothers or families.
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy Akbar said the priority of government is to provide children with quality care for their own development.
She said the $100 per month per child welfare assistance is part of this.
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