New Delhi: 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, officials said.

The rehabilitation centre in Tahirpur, earlier used for accommodating persons affected by leprosy, has remained vacant for several years, they said.

At present, beneficiaries of the "Welfare of Leprosy Affected Persons" scheme receive Rs 3,000 per month. The scheme has been declared "closed", meaning no new beneficiaries are being added, according to the Department of Social Welfare, news agency PTI reported.

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