32 kids orphaned in Covid pandemic in Delhi: Child rights panel chief
3 years, 6 months ago

32 kids orphaned in Covid pandemic in Delhi: Child rights panel chief

India TV News  

The Delhi child rights panel has identified 32 children who have been orphaned during the Covid pandemic in the national capital. Ten more children, living with single parents, have lost them, said Commission for Protection of Child Rights chief Anurag Kundu. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on May 14 said the Delhi government will bear the cost of education and upbringing of children who were orphaned during the pandemic. Kundu had also written to the Delhi Police chief earlier this month, drawing his attention to children orphaned by COVID-19 being offered for adoption on social media in violation of laws.

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Over half of PM CARES for Children scheme applications for COVID orphans rejected
5 months, 1 week ago

Over half of PM CARES for Children scheme applications for COVID orphans rejected

The Hindu  

About 51% of the applications received under the PM CARES for Children scheme for COVID orphans has been rejected, according to officials. Launched at the peak of COVID-19 cases in India on May 29, 2021, the PM CARES for Children Scheme aims to support children who lost their parents, a legal guardian, adoptive parents, or a surviving parent to the …

Post-Covid, more orphaned girlchildren find homes
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Post-Covid, more orphaned girlchildren find homes

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha’s child adoption rate has gone up marginally, particularly in case of girls, post the Covid-19 pandemic. This was pointed out in a report furnished by Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani as answer to a question on ‘adoption of orphans’ in the Lok Sabha recently. This includes 163 children within the country and 25 who were adopted …

Delhi records 131 Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate 0.42 percent – India TV
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi records 131 Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate 0.42 percent – India TV

India TV News  

Delhi on Tuesday reported 131 fresh COVID-19 cases and two deaths, while the positivity rate stood at 0.42 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. Delhi on Monday had logged 136 cases with a positivity rate of 0.56 percent, and zero death. Amid a decline in daily cases of COVID-19 in Delhi, the number of patients …

Delhi: 73 child labourers rescued from factories; children mostly from UP and Bihar
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi: 73 child labourers rescued from factories; children mostly from UP and Bihar

India Today  

A team of a child welfare organisation, Sahyog Care for You, along with the subdivisional magistrate of Narela have rescued 73 children from the factories in North Delhi. The team from the NGO working for kids revealed that they used to work as bonded labourers in polishing, toy and fan manufacturing units in north Delhi’s Bawana for 15 hours a …

Lancet study on orphanhood in India due to COVID-19 ‘sophisticated trickery’, says Government
2 years, 9 months ago

Lancet study on orphanhood in India due to COVID-19 ‘sophisticated trickery’, says Government

The Hindu  

Estimates in a Lancet article say that 19 lakh children experienced orphanhood due to COVID-19 in India during the first 20 months of the pandemic are "sophisticated trickery intended to create panic among citizens", the government said on Wednesday. "The Ministry of Women and Child Development finds the Lancet article dated February 24, 2022 giving estimates of children affected by …

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study
2 years, 9 months ago

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: More than 1.9 million children in India lost a parent or caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a modelling study of 20 countries published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. “We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one child is left orphaned or loses …

Over 19 Lakh Indian Children Lost At Least One Parent to Covid-19, Highest in World: Study
2 years, 9 months ago

Over 19 Lakh Indian Children Lost At Least One Parent to Covid-19, Highest in World: Study

News 18  

Around 19.2 lakh kids lost at least one parent or caregiver to Covid-19 in India during the first 20 months of the pandemic, that is between March 2020 and October 2021, a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health said. The peer-reviewed medical journal said that India accounted for the highest number of Covid orphans or children who …

Over 1.4 Lakh Children Lost Either Parent During COVID: NCPCR Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Over 1.4 Lakh Children Lost Either Parent During COVID: NCPCR Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights has told the Supreme Court that as per the data uploaded on the Baal Swaraj Portal- CoVID care from April 2020 till January 11, 2022, 10094 children are orphaned, 1,36,910 children have lost either parent and 488 children are abandoned after the onset of COVID.The additional affidavit has been filed by …

Delhi Govt to Open Covid Vaccination Centers for Children Aged 15-18 Years in 20 School Health Clinics
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Govt to Open Covid Vaccination Centers for Children Aged 15-18 Years in 20 School Health Clinics

News 18  

The Delhi government on Wednesday announced Covid-19 vaccination centres will be opened for 15-18 age group in 20 schools where health clinics are operational. In the last 24 hours, India recorded 1,94,720 fresh Covid-19 cases and 442 deaths as the daily positivity rate of infections stood at 11.05%. Meanwhile, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to chief secretaries of …

Delhi's Covid tally up again with 21,259 new cases; active caseload nears 75k
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi's Covid tally up again with 21,259 new cases; active caseload nears 75k

Hindustan Times  

Delhi's daily count of the coronavirus disease went up again on Tuesday after 21,259 fresh cases were registered, taking the caseload to nearly 16 lakh, according to the health department's bulletin. These include 61,060 RTPCR/CBNAAT/True Nat tests and 21,824 rapid antigen tests, the health department's bulletin showed. According to an order issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, all private …

Adoption Fills Empty Homes with Cheer Amid Gloom in 2021, Covid Orphans Seek Fresh Start in '22
2 years, 11 months ago

Adoption Fills Empty Homes with Cheer Amid Gloom in 2021, Covid Orphans Seek Fresh Start in '22

News 18  

When the devastating Covid second wave hit India in April 2021, there was barely a family in India left untouched by the virus. The ‘nowhere’ children According to a Lancet study, around 1.16 lakh children in India may have lost a parent to Covid from March 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021. “It is a myth that every child is …

845 children orphaned during pandemic to get benefits Of PM-CARES For Children Scheme
3 years, 2 months ago

845 children orphaned during pandemic to get benefits Of PM-CARES For Children Scheme

India Today  

A total of 845 children who were orphaned during the pandemic have been approved as eligible for benefits under the PM-CARES for Children scheme till now, a senior official said Wednesday. PM-CARES for Children stipend Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary/ Secretary of the department shall be the State Nodal Officer for implementation of PM CARES for Children Scheme. The scheme …

Orphaned Due to Pandemic, These Kids May Now Have to Abandon Their Education
3 years, 3 months ago

Orphaned Due to Pandemic, These Kids May Now Have to Abandon Their Education

News 18  

When Chandrabhan Kushwaha, who runs a small chocolate-biscuit shop in the Hatta tehsil headquarters of Damoh district in Madhya Pradesh, got infected with COVID-19 during the deadly second wave, little did he know that it would devastate his entire family. The Madhya Pradesh government has announced many schemes for those affected by the pandemic, including a pension of Rs 5,000 …

'More Than One Lakh Children Lost Either Or Both Parents During COVID' : Supreme Court Directs CWCs To Complete Inquiries On Orphans Within 3 Weeks
3 years, 3 months ago

'More Than One Lakh Children Lost Either Or Both Parents During COVID' : Supreme Court Directs CWCs To Complete Inquiries On Orphans Within 3 Weeks

Live Law  

Expressing distress at the Covid pandemic devastating the lives of many children who lost their parents at a tender age, the Supreme Court has directed the Child Welfare Committees to complete the pending enquiries with respect to such children within three weeks. While lauding the progress made by the Union Government and State Governments in identification of the orphans and …

Delhi police reunites 2 missing children with families after 3 years
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi police reunites 2 missing children with families after 3 years

India TV News  

The Delhi police have traced two missing children after three years and have reunited them with their families. The police team tasked to trace the missing children shared the maximum available information about them on the ZIP net and used Google mapping to locate their mobile number. After diligent efforts, a team of Delhi police with the help of secret …

Private schools in Delhi must allow Covid orphans to continue education till end of academic year
3 years, 3 months ago

Private schools in Delhi must allow Covid orphans to continue education till end of academic year

India Today  

Delhi Government has decided that private schools in Delhi must allow Covid orphans to continue education till the end of the academic year. What DoE said In an official release on Thursday, the Directorate of Education said that all districts in Delhi have been directed to give due attention to children who lost one parent or became orphans after March …

721 children in child care institutions contracted Covid since outbreak: RTI
3 years, 4 months ago

721 children in child care institutions contracted Covid since outbreak: RTI

India Today  

Over 720 children in child care institutions in 11 states and Union Territories have contracted Covid-19 till now and no fatalities have been reported, according to data from the country's apex child rights body. The data, which was shared by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in response to an RTI query from PTI, also stated that 686 …

Children who have lost parents during pandemic should be given free education in same schools: Delhi govt
3 years, 4 months ago

Children who have lost parents during pandemic should be given free education in same schools: Delhi govt

India TV News  

The Delhi government has directed schools in the national capital to ensure that students who have become orphans or lost a parent after March last year be adjusted in the same school and offered free education. "All districts are directed to ensure that children who have become orphans or lost a parent after March, 2020 either due to COVID-19 or …

MP govt calls reduction in number of abandoned children ‘technical error’
3 years, 4 months ago

MP govt calls reduction in number of abandoned children ‘technical error’

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh government has called a 32% reduction in its data of abandoned children during the second wave of Covid-19 “a technical error”, after emerging as the state with the highest number of such recorded cases. A National Commission for Child Rights Protection status report on orphans and abandoned children between April 2020 and June 2021, submitted to the …

Figures on Covid orphans unrealistic, unreliable: SC to West Bengal Govt
3 years, 4 months ago

Figures on Covid orphans unrealistic, unreliable: SC to West Bengal Govt

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday tore into the West Bengal government for providing “unrealistic” and “unreliable” figures of children being orphaned and abandoned in the State owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose rebuked the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee led government for not uploading correct information of children who were orphaned during …

'Only 27 Orphans Due To COVID? We're Not Prepared To Believe This Figure': Supreme Court Pulls Up West Bengal Govt
3 years, 4 months ago

'Only 27 Orphans Due To COVID? We're Not Prepared To Believe This Figure': Supreme Court Pulls Up West Bengal Govt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the State of West Bengal for not uploading correct information of children who were orphaned during the COVID pandemic since March 2020. For West Bengal, the Bench has directed the District Magistrates to collect necessary information relating to children who have become orphans due to death of either or one parent after March …

Children orphaned during Covid-19 should be covered under welfare schemes: SC
3 years, 4 months ago

Children orphaned during Covid-19 should be covered under welfare schemes: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court observed on Tuesday that the Centre's welfare schemes should cover all the children who were orphaned after the coronavirus disease pandemic struck, and not limit its benefit to those kids who lost their parents to the infection. The Supreme Court noted that government-run schemes such as PM-Cares Fund, which proposed a corpus of ₹10 lakh for children …

Abandoned girl child adopted by American couple in Gujarat's Kutch
3 years, 5 months ago

Abandoned girl child adopted by American couple in Gujarat's Kutch

India Today  

An abandoned girl child in an orphanage in Gujarat's Kutch was recently adopted by an American couple. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the couple could not travel to India earlier to fulfill the formalities and take the child along. As soon as the Covid-19 cases in India dropped, the couple came here to take their adopted child. The girl …

Over 15 lakh children lost a parent to Covid, including 1.2 lakh in India
3 years, 5 months ago

Over 15 lakh children lost a parent to Covid, including 1.2 lakh in India

India Today  

Children have borne the harshest brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic in the last 14 months. Globally, over 15 lakh children are estimated to have experienced the death of at least one parent or a custodial or a co-residing grandparent, or other older relative. Out of the 15 lakh, from March 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021, the study estimated that …

1,19,000 Indian Children Lost Caregivers to Covid During First 14 Months of Pandemic: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

1,19,000 Indian Children Lost Caregivers to Covid During First 14 Months of Pandemic: Report

News 18  

More than 1.5 million children in 21 countries, including 1,19,000 from India, lost their primary and secondary caregivers to COVID-19 during the first 14 months of the pandemic, according to a study published in The Lancet. The countries with the highest number of children who lost primary caregivers include South Africa, Peru, United States, India, Brazil, and Mexico, it said. …

1,19,000 Indian children lost caregivers to Covid during first 14 months of pandemic: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

1,19,000 Indian children lost caregivers to Covid during first 14 months of pandemic: Report

India TV News  

More than 1.5 million children in 21 countries, including 1,19,000 from India, lost their primary and secondary caregivers to COVID-19 during the first 14 months of the pandemic, according to a study published in The Lancet. The countries with the highest number of children who lost primary caregivers include South Africa, Peru, United States, India, Brazil, and Mexico, it said. …

Rights activists caution against child labour and trafficking during pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Rights activists caution against child labour and trafficking during pandemic

Hindustan Times  

Child labour, abandonment by family members, risk of trafficking, child marriage, malnourishment, and an increasing number of school dropouts – these are some risks the national capital’s children are facing due to Covid-19 pandemic-induced hardships in marginalised communities, experts said. A Covid-19 ground report released by child rights NGO Protsahan, which is working closely with Delhi Commission for Protection of …

Covid Orphans: Why it cannot be business as usual for the government
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid Orphans: Why it cannot be business as usual for the government

India Today  

As India limps back to normalcy after the devastating two waves of Covid-19, a grim reality awaits policymakers and stakeholders. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his government's second anniversary in its second term, announced a slew of measures to support children who have been orphaned—having lost either one or both parents, or been abandoned. Andhra Pradesh, for instance, has announced …

Delhi Government identifies 268 children orphaned due Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Government identifies 268 children orphaned due Covid-19

India Today  

The Delhi Government's Women and Child Development Department has identified 268 children who have been orphaned during the coronavirus pandemic, an official said on Sunday. There are nearly 5,500 children who have lost either of their parents ever since the virus hit the national capital, WCD director Rashmi Singh told PTI. Number of children orphaned due to Covid-19 “The 268 …

237 Children in Gujarat's Rajkot Lost One or Both Parents to Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

237 Children in Gujarat's Rajkot Lost One or Both Parents to Covid-19

News 18  

Ahmedabad: At least 237 children in Gujarat's Rajkot district lost either one or both their parents to coronavirus infection, officials said. Most of the deaths took place in the second wave of COVID-19, the district child protection office said in a release issued on Wednesday, adding that it was still receiving applications from the affected children to avail government benefits. …

State child rights body received over 2,000 SoS calls on helpline during Covid peak between April-July
3 years, 5 months ago

State child rights body received over 2,000 SoS calls on helpline during Covid peak between April-July

India Today  

Nearly 4,500 complaints were received from April to June 2021 by the state child rights body during the peak of Covid-19 pandemic, of which 2,200 were SOS complaints requiring immediate attention, Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights said on Wednesday. While 85 per cent of the SOS complaints were resolved within 24 hours, 15 per cent were resolved within …

Third Wave of Covid-19 and Children: What You Need to Know About India’s Strategy and Vaccines for Kids
3 years, 6 months ago

Third Wave of Covid-19 and Children: What You Need to Know About India’s Strategy and Vaccines for Kids

News 18  

Even as India grapples with the second wave of Covid-19 that left health systems across the country crumbling, experts are already calling for preparations for the third wave, which they predict will hit the country later this year. Meanwhile, the Osmanabad district administration has formed a task force to protect children in the possible “third wave” of the Covid-19 pandemic. …

Children as victims of the pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Children as victims of the pandemic

The Hindu  

The second wave of coronavirusinfection might be showing signs of receding from parts of India, but there are serious concerns that the third wave might affect children. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose heard the submissions in the suo motu case “In Re Contagion of COVID Virus in Children Protection Homes”. PM-CARES scheme On …

SC asks states, UTs to ensure no breaks in education of children orphaned due to Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

SC asks states, UTs to ensure no breaks in education of children orphaned due to Covid-19

India Today  

The Supreme Court of India has directed the governments of states and union territories to ensure that there is no break in the education of children who have become orphans or lost one parent during the Covid-19 pandemic. During the Supreme Court hearing on June 7, the central government asked the court to provide them with more time to set …

Supreme Court Pulls Up West Bengal Govt For Not Uploading Information Of Children Orphaned During COVID
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Pulls Up West Bengal Govt For Not Uploading Information Of Children Orphaned During COVID

Live Law  

During the hearing of its suo moto case regarding Contagion of Covid in Children Protection Homes, Supreme Court has on Monday orally asked the State of West Bengal to comply with the Court's previous orders, and gather and upload the information regarding children who have been orphaned and are in need of care and protection on NCPCR's portal. The Bench, …

Due to pandemic, underprivileged children in Delhi unable to get nutrition and health services
3 years, 6 months ago

Due to pandemic, underprivileged children in Delhi unable to get nutrition and health services

India Today  

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and consecutive lockdowns, underprivileged children in Delhi are unable to access much-needed nutrition and health services. We must remember that schools are not just for learning, but also places where children socialise, develop emotionally and, for some, find a refuge from troubled family life,” said Jatin Mondar, deputy director of programme management at the non-governmental …

Covid-19 impact: Jharkhand identifies 234 children who lost parents to virus
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 impact: Jharkhand identifies 234 children who lost parents to virus

Hindustan Times  

The deadly coronavirus infection, that has killed over 5,000 people across Jharkhand since its outbreak last year, has also left hundreds of children orphaned or with a single parent, mostly after the onset of its second wave in early April this year. Special secretary at the department DK Saxena said, “Till now, we have identified as many as 234 children …

Loss of Parents Puts Kids in Vulnerable Situation, HC Asks Delhi Govt to Gather Info on Orphans
3 years, 6 months ago

Loss of Parents Puts Kids in Vulnerable Situation, HC Asks Delhi Govt to Gather Info on Orphans

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Delhi government to take steps to gather information on the minors who have been rendered orphans in the Covid-19 pandemic and are in a vulnerable situation due to loss of one or both parents. The high court directed various departments of Delhi government to call all residents welfare associations, police stations, schools, anganwadi …

Govt asks state/UTs to protect children adversely impacted by Covid, enlists measures
3 years, 6 months ago

Govt asks state/UTs to protect children adversely impacted by Covid, enlists measures

India TV News  

The government has asked states and union territories to ensure care and protection to children who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. Immediate temporary rehabilitation of children through the existing child care facilities supported under Child Protection Services scheme must be ensured. To organise special inspection drives in collaboration with District Magistrates, for assessment of quality care in all …

Covid-19 leaves hundreds orphaned. How you can help and what you should know about adoption
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19 leaves hundreds orphaned. How you can help and what you should know about adoption

India Today  

Mamta and Nanjundegowda spent years waiting to be blessed with a child. Speaking to IndiaToday.in, Pankaj Kumar Mishra, a Women and Child Development district probation officer from Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, said, "We scrutinised two of these WhatsApp messages by dialling the number mentioned there. Echoing this, Dhananjay Tingal said, "No agency has the authority to give the child for adoption …

9,346 Children Orphaned, Abandoned or Lost a Parent to Covid-19, NCPCR Tells SC
3 years, 6 months ago

9,346 Children Orphaned, Abandoned or Lost a Parent to Covid-19, NCPCR Tells SC

News 18  

The National Commission of Protection of Child Rights told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that there are 9,346 children, who have been abandoned, orphaned or lost a parent to the COVID-19 pandemic as per the data submitted to it by different states till May 29. The top court asked state government authorities to continue uploading the data on NCPCR’s website …

1742 Children Became Orphans Due To COVID, 7464 Lost One Parent : NCPCR Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

1742 Children Became Orphans Due To COVID, 7464 Lost One Parent : NCPCR Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has informed the Supreme Court that the COVID-19 pandemic has orphaned 1742 children, and 7464 children lost at least one parent during the pandemic. At least 9000 children lost either of the parents due to #COVID; at least 1000 of them lost both parents; figures could be higher as data collection not …

Over 9,300 children lost parents or were abandoned in pandemic, NCPCR informs Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 9,300 children lost parents or were abandoned in pandemic, NCPCR informs Supreme Court

India Today  

In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has said that a 6-step scheme has been devised to monitor the wellbeing of children orphaned due to Covid-19 or those who have lost one parent. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of children who lost one parent 1,830 children are now …

COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi left 32 children orphaned, says child rights commission
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi left 32 children orphaned, says child rights commission

Firstpost  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on 14 May said the government will bear the cost of education and upbringing of children who were orphaned during the pandemic New Delhi: The Delhi child rights panel has identified 32 children who have been orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic in the National Capital. Ten more children, living with single parents, have lost them, …

32 Kids Orphaned in Covid Pandemic In Delhi: Child Rights Panel Chief
3 years, 6 months ago

32 Kids Orphaned in Covid Pandemic In Delhi: Child Rights Panel Chief

News 18  

The Delhi child rights panel has identified 32 children who have been orphaned during the Covid pandemic in the national capital. Ten more children, living with single parents, have lost them, said Commission for Protection of Child Rights chief Anurag Kundu. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on May 14 said the Delhi government will bear the cost of education and …

Maharashtra: 1,572 kids lost one or both parents due to Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra: 1,572 kids lost one or both parents due to Covid-19

India Today  

As many as 1,572 children in Maharashtra have lost either one or both their parents due to the coronavirus infection so far, sources said on Thursday. While 1,474 children lost one parent, 98 others lost both the parents during the pandemic, the sources in the state Women and Child Development Department said. The government had set up a 10-member task …

COVID19: Kareena Kapoor shares video on children's plight, posts helpline number to support them
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID19: Kareena Kapoor shares video on children's plight, posts helpline number to support them

India TV News  

Amid the second wave of COVID19, several people have lost their loved ones. Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan on Wednesday raised concerns over the children who have lost their parents due to the deadly virus. Take a look: Image Source : INSTAGRAM/KAREENA KAPOOR KHAN Kareena Kapoor Khan's Instagram Story Kareena, mother of two shared this message to spread awareness among …

Over 500 children orphaned in India due to second wave of Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 500 children orphaned in India due to second wave of Covid

India TV News  

The surge in Covid cases and consequent deaths have left more than 500 children orphaned in India. The central government is constantly monitoring all these orphaned children in coordination with the state governments. For the care and well-being of such orphaned children, Rs 10 lakh has been released to each district across the country, through the Non-Institutional Child Care Fund. …

Govt Steps in to Take Care of Covid Orphans, Cautions Against Panic
3 years, 6 months ago

Govt Steps in to Take Care of Covid Orphans, Cautions Against Panic

News 18  

The Women and Child Welfare Ministry has stepped in to ensure that no panic is created over children orphaned due to Covid fatalities. As per the statistics available with the ministry, 577 children have been orphaned due to Covid. The Centre has sanctioned Rs 10 lakh to each district to help children orphaned by Covid, either through counselling or other …

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