Panaji, July 25 - The Goa government has come out with a special voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for government employees who have differently abled children.

The scheme, which was unveiled by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat while presenting the additional budget for 2009-10 on the floor of the Goa legislative assembly Friday, will now allow parents of differently abled children to opt for early retirement with certain financial benefits to ensure better care and attention to their wards.

'My government is also very sensitive towards the problems faced by the family members, while bringing up their differently abled and special children. More so when both the parents are working, the children are left with either the maid servant or the elderly members of the family who fail to take good care of these children,' Kamat said.

'In the absence of proper care, the health of such children suffers and they become prone to various ailments.