'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 children who have lost either parent during covid, the Bench directed the Child Welfare Committees of all States to complete their pending inquiries as provided under Juvenile Justice Act within three weeks, and State Governments to file their status reports within four weeks. All States and Union Territories were directed to file status report giving the following particulars: • Number of children who have become orphans or lost one parent after March 2020 • Number of children produced before CWC • Children who have been provided with benefits of schemes announced by States. Welfare Schemes Should Cover Children Orphaned During COVID & Not Just Who Became Orphans Due To COVID: Supreme Court Case Title: In Re Contagion of Covid 19 Virus in Children Protection Homes

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Rajasthan Asked to Pay Compensation to Children Orphaned by Covid Within 2 Weeks
2 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan Asked to Pay Compensation to Children Orphaned by Covid Within 2 Weeks

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Rajasthan government to pay compensation to children orphaned by COVID-19 within two weeks. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia also ordered the state government to furnish particulars to the state legal service authority with respect to rejected applications of payment of ex-gratia assistance within two weeks. It asked the …

State govts and UTs obliged to ensure children attend school: SC
2 years, 7 months ago

State govts and UTs obliged to ensure children attend school: SC

India Today  

Concerned for students who were forced to drop out of school due to their parents suffering from Covid-19 induced job or livelihood loss, Supreme Court remarked on Monday that all states and union territories are obliged to ensure that children attend schools. NCPCR DIRECTED TO FILE AFFIDAVIT The top court asked the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to …

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 …

Supreme Court raps states over delay in disbursal of Covid-19 death claims | Top points
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court raps states over delay in disbursal of Covid-19 death claims | Top points

India Today  

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court pulled up state governments for failing to disburse compensation to the families of Covid-19 victims in a timely manner. COURT ASKS STATE LEGAL SERVICE AUTHORITIES TO PITCH IN The Supreme Court bench of Justices MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna asked state legal service authorities to reach out to families who lost their near and dear …

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 …

Ensure studies of kids orphaned due to Covid are not hindered: SC
3 years, 3 months ago

Ensure studies of kids orphaned due to Covid are not hindered: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all states and Union territories to ensure that the education of children orphaned on account of the Covid-19 pandemic continue without disruption -- including in private schools, at least during the ongoing academic year. In an affidavit filed through advocate Swarupama Chaturvedi, the commission, which has been running a dedicated website called Bal Swaraj …

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 …

SC directs states to ensure children orphaned during pandemic be allowed to continue education
3 years, 4 months ago

SC directs states to ensure children orphaned during pandemic be allowed to continue education

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states to ensure that children who have become orphans or lost a parent during the Covid-19 pandemic since March last year are permitted to continue in the same school, be it private or government, at least for the current academic year. The apex court, while hearing a suo motu matter on the contagion …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Managing Covid a priority, not compensation to families of victims: Centre to Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Managing Covid a priority, not compensation to families of victims: Centre to Supreme Court

India Today  

The Centre is prioritising Covid-19 management over compensation to families of those who succumbed to the virus amid the pandemic, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday. A day after the Centre stated in the top court that ex gratia compensation of Rs 4 lakh cannot be paid to families of Covid victims, the government said on Monday that …

Ensure No Break In Education Of Children Who Lost Parents Due To COVID : Supreme Court To States/UTs
3 years, 6 months ago

Ensure No Break In Education Of Children Who Lost Parents Due To COVID : Supreme Court To States/UTs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed State Governments and Union Territories to ensure that there is no break in the education of children who have become orphan or lost one parent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The State Government/Union Territories should ensure that there is no break in the education of children who have become orphans or lost either one parent …

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 …

Coronavirus News Updates: Over 31 lakh vaccine doses administered today, total crosses 23.5 cr, says Centre
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Over 31 lakh vaccine doses administered today, total crosses 23.5 cr, says Centre

Firstpost  

3:49 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus Live News Updates SC gives Centre more time to apprise about scheme for children orphaned by COVID The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that it needed some more time to apprise the court of the modalities on the recently launched ‘PM-CARES for Children’ scheme for kids orphaned by COVID-19. The National Commission …

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, …

Supreme Court gives Centre more time to apprise about scheme for children orphaned by Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court gives Centre more time to apprise about scheme for children orphaned by Covid

India Today  

The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that it needed some more time to apprise the court of the modalities on the recently launched 'PM Cares for Children' scheme for kids orphaned by Covid-19. Advocate Chirag Shorff, appearing for Delhi government, said their data is provided solely by Child Welfare Committees, while in other states different departments provide data …

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 …

Over 5,000 children in Maharashtra lost parents to Covid-19, state announces scheme
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 5,000 children in Maharashtra lost parents to Covid-19, state announces scheme

Hindustan Times  

As many as 5,331 children in Maharashtra have lost at least one parent over the past 14 months, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The state cabinet on Wednesday gave nod to the special scheme where ₹5 lakh will be deposited in the name of the children who have lost both their parents in the form of fixed deposit. Children who …

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 …

SC Seeks Information on Centre's Scheme for Children Orphaned by Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

SC Seeks Information on Centre's Scheme for Children Orphaned by Covid-19

News 18  

The Supreme Court Tuesday took note of the Centre's welfare scheme to provide relief to children who have lost parents to COVID-19 pandemic, and sought details of the plan along with the mechanism devised to monitor it. A bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose also directed states and Union Territories to appoint nodal officers of level of …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

Children versus the virus: An unequal battle in the mind
3 years, 6 months ago

Children versus the virus: An unequal battle in the mind

The Hindu  

Pathologically, the Coronavirus has been easy on children. “Having learnt from these stories, I have grown up with the positive belief that the universe would take care of you.” “One can see Facebook flooded with posters, personal posts from God knows who about so-and-so child having been orphaned and left with no support from the extended family,” says Champa. These …

Govt lays out procedure to rehabilitate children who lost parents to Covid
3 years, 7 months ago

Govt lays out procedure to rehabilitate children who lost parents to Covid

Hindustan Times  

The government has laid out a procedure for rehabilitation of children who lost their parents to Covid-19. Advising the public to refrain from engaging or encouraging such action, which is in contravention to legal provisions, the WCD Ministry has laid out lawful procedure of rehabilitation of children who lost their parents to Covid-19. The public notice by the Women and …

The children left behind by covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

The children left behind by covid-19

Live Mint  

R has been promised that his parents will be home soon. “We have also found cases of incest,” Protsahan India Foundation’s founder-director, Sonal Kapoor, says. How will children heal this trauma if they don’t express their feelings?” It was this thought of what a “covidorphan” might be going through emotionally that led Delhi’s Arjita Saxena to tweet last week that …

PILs to safeguard children orphaned due to COVID: HC seeks stand of Centre, Delhi govt
3 years, 7 months ago

PILs to safeguard children orphaned due to COVID: HC seeks stand of Centre, Delhi govt

India TV News  

Children orphaned due to COVID-19 should be protected and guarded against being trafficked till they are legally adopted, two PILs have urged the Delhi High Court, which sought the response of the Centre and the Delhi government on the issue on Monday. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notices to the Union ministries …

Supreme Court Juvenile Justice Committee Takes Stock Of Child Care And Protection During COVID 19 Second Wave
3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Juvenile Justice Committee Takes Stock Of Child Care And Protection During COVID 19 Second Wave

Live Law  

Supreme Court's Juvenile Justice Committee, in coordination with UNICEF held a review meeting on Wednesday to take stock of actions taken by various states on child care, protection and wellbeing of the children during the second wave of the COVID-19. Justice Bhat, Chair of the Supreme Court Juvenile Justice Committee emphasised the need to step up the measures to ensure …

Adoption pleas for COVID-19 orphans are illegal, detrimental: Experts
3 years, 7 months ago

Adoption pleas for COVID-19 orphans are illegal, detrimental: Experts

The Hindu  

Social media posts appealing for adoption of children orphaned during COVID-19 are illegal, warn experts. If someone has information about a child in need of care, then they must contact one of the four agencies: Childline 1098, or the district Child Welfare Committee, District Child Protection Officer or the helpline of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights,” says …

Supreme Court Requires States/UTs To Furnish Details Of Financial Stability Of Parents/Guardians Of Children 'Restored' In Pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Requires States/UTs To Furnish Details Of Financial Stability Of Parents/Guardians Of Children 'Restored' In Pandemic

Live Law  

In the wake of the risks of trafficking etc, the Supreme Court on Monday required the state governments/Union Territories to provide information in 2 weeks about the financial stability of the families of those children who were restored to their parents/guardians from the Child Care Institutions on account of the COVID situation. "There is a need for finding out the …

Child Rights Body Decries Move to 'Repatriate' Lakhs of Children Living in Shelter Homes to their Families
4 years, 2 months ago

Child Rights Body Decries Move to 'Repatriate' Lakhs of Children Living in Shelter Homes to their Families

News 18  

More than 700 child rights outfits and activists have written a strong open letter criticising a recent direction issued by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, the apex child rights body in India, in which it has asked eight states that account for over 70% of children in care homes to ensure their return to their families. Removing children …

COVID-19 : SC Takes Stock Of Progress Made By States In Protection Of Children In Child Care Institutions
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 : SC Takes Stock Of Progress Made By States In Protection Of Children In Child Care Institutions

Live Law  

Last week, the Supreme Court took stock of the steps taken by states across the country in terms of protection of children housed in shelter homes and child care institutions in wake of the Coronavirus outbreak situation. The bench also took note of the steps taken by various state governments towards ensuring welfare of children in conflict with law who …

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