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 who have lost either one parent or both during Covid-19 pandemic. Chief minister Hemant Soren recently said that the government will take care of children who lost their parents to the pandemic. The chief minister also directed district administration officials to ensure proper care for such children, as many of them were left vulnerable to exploitation and child trafficking. About the financial assistance scheme for such children, Verma said under a state government scheme, orphaned children will be given an assistance of ₹2,000 per month, besides other facilities, including food and education.

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Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana: 716 Covid orphans, 3K other kids getting benefits in Prayagraj region
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana: 716 Covid orphans, 3K other kids getting benefits in Prayagraj region

Hindustan Times  

As many as 716 kids rendered orphan by the Covid pandemic and 3,000 other needy children are getting benefit under the Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj region. The Scheme The scheme is being implemented in two groups: Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana and Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana. Under the Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri Bal Seva …

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 …

PM Modi \'adopts\' children left orphaned by COVID
2 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi \'adopts\' children left orphaned by COVID

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Asserting that the BJP-led NDA government’s eight years in office were dedicated to the welfare of the poor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday: “India’s pride has increased around the world and our power in global forums has increased.” The PM also expressed happiness that as his government is completing its eight years, the “confidence of the …

Modi releases benefits under PM Cares for children who lost parents to Covid-19
2 years, 6 months ago

Modi releases benefits under PM Cares for children who lost parents to Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released benefits under the PM Cares for children scheme that supports those who lost their parents during Covid-19 pandemic. On the occasion, Modi transferred scholarships to the schoolchildren and handed over a passbook of PM Cares for children, and a health card under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Prime Minister Narendra …

Modi Unveils PM CARES for Children Scheme: Rs 4,000 a Month for Basic Needs, Free Treatment for Kids Who Lost Parents to Covid
2 years, 6 months ago

Modi Unveils PM CARES for Children Scheme: Rs 4,000 a Month for Basic Needs, Free Treatment for Kids Who Lost Parents to Covid

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the benefits of PM CARES for Children scheme for children who lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PM Modi has promised Rs 4,000 a month for basic needs, financial support for schooling, scholarship for higher education, and free treatment upto Rs 5 lakh. Children will also being given the Ayushman Health …

PM Modi to release aid to kids of COVID-19 victims today
2 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi to release aid to kids of COVID-19 victims today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, would launch a new programme of support for children who lost their parents to Covid and be their guardian along with the Central government until each of the beneficiaries reached the age of 23, said Union minister for tourism, culture, and north-eastern states, G. Kishan Reddy. Kishan Reddy said as part of the …

UGC writes to all VCs, asks them to create supernumerary seats for children who lost parents amidst the pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

UGC writes to all VCs, asks them to create supernumerary seats for children who lost parents amidst the pandemic

India Today  

The University Grants Commission, in a letter, has asked the Vice Chancellors of all universities to create supernumerary sets for students whose parents died due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The UGC further informed that the identified children will be receiving a ‘PM CARES for Children Scheme, 2021’ certificate too. PM CARES FOR CHILDREN SCHEME 2021 The UGC letter to VCs …

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 …

Nearly 4,000 applications approved so far for PM CARES scheme to support kids who have lost parents to COVID-19: MWCD report
2 years, 10 months ago

Nearly 4,000 applications approved so far for PM CARES scheme to support kids who have lost parents to COVID-19: MWCD report

Firstpost  

The ministry also shared advisories and guidelines for supporting states/UTs regarding child care institutions, including providing vaccination for the eligible children and mental health support New Delhi: As many as 3,855 applications have been approved so far for PM CARES for Children scheme to support children who have lost both parents to COVID-19, said the Ministry of Women and Child …

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 …

No Need to Vaccinate Kids Against Covid Right Now, Centre Informed About Decision: NTAGI Member
3 years ago

No Need to Vaccinate Kids Against Covid Right Now, Centre Informed About Decision: NTAGI Member

News 18  

There is no need to vaccinate children against Covid-19 as the data shows no urgency, a member of the Narendra Modi government’s panel on vaccination has told News18.com. The data driving the decision to not vaccinate children on an urgent basis shows no significant mortality among children due to Covid-19. We have registered deaths among children due to cancer, leukaemia …

How Covid-19 has forced the dropout rate to shoot up in India and what we can do
3 years, 1 month ago

How Covid-19 has forced the dropout rate to shoot up in India and what we can do

India Today  

Sabin, a primary school student from Delhi slums, had to drop out of school because her parents could no longer educate three children on their pandemic-affected meager income. Unemployment has been rising since the Covid-19 pandemic started in early 2020, which has pushed parents to prioritize survival over children’s education, especially fees in private schools. How to prevent further dropouts …

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 …

130 Children Hospitalised in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri with Fever, Dysentery
3 years, 3 months ago

130 Children Hospitalised in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri with Fever, Dysentery

News 18  

At least 130 children were admitted to Jalpaiguri Sadar Hospital with high fever and dysentery, a health department official said on Monday. The development comes amid warning by experts that the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic might pose a greater risk to children. District Magistrate Moumita Godara Basu, who visited the hospital during the day, held back-to-back meetings with …

Madhya Pradesh: Thousands who lost one parent left out of Covid relief after tweak
3 years, 3 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Thousands who lost one parent left out of Covid relief after tweak

Hindustan Times  

Till April this year, the lives of the two sisters were the definition of comfortable. But there was one thin glimmer of hope: a government scheme that promised children who lost even one parent to Covid-19 a monthly pension of ₹5,000 till they turned 21, free ration and importantly, free education. On May 13, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Vulnerable groups caught between two worlds amid lockdowns
3 years, 4 months ago

Vulnerable groups caught between two worlds amid lockdowns

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the catastrophic consequences of the public health system remaining largely underfunded in India. A nationwide study on three vulnerable groups during the pandemic published recently said: “Public health measures are rarely apolitical, and, as the situation in India shows, can be experienced as forms of exclusion and repression for vulnerable groups of people.” The study, …

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 …

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. …

Global study estimates 1.5 million children lost parents or grandparents to Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Global study estimates 1.5 million children lost parents or grandparents to Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — More than a million children around the world have lost a parent to Covid-19, and a total of 1.5 million have lost either a parent, a grandparent who helped care for them or some other relative responsible for their care, a new study finds. “Covid-19 has created this urgent crisis affecting children in almost every nation,” Dr. Susan …

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 …

Children may also be at Covid risk, proper planning needed to protect them: Health Ministry
3 years, 5 months ago

Children may also be at Covid risk, proper planning needed to protect them: Health Ministry

India Today  

The Union Health Ministry on Friday raised concern about the rise in Covid-19 cases in several districts in India and cautioned that children may also be susceptible to the infection. During a press conference on the Covid-19 situation in the country, Health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal stressed that proper planning is needed to protect children from contracting the virus. …

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. …

Jharkhand CM says 30 minors rescued from being trafficked to Delhi
3 years, 5 months ago

Jharkhand CM says 30 minors rescued from being trafficked to Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said that as many as 30 minor girls and boys were rescued last week owing to the steps taken by the state government to end human trafficking and migrant workers’ exploitation, news agency PTI reported. Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, In a statement, Soren explained that on June 24, a crackdown by the …

UP CM Yogi Adityanath announces pension of Rs 4,000 for kids orphaned due to COVID-19
3 years, 6 months ago

UP CM Yogi Adityanath announces pension of Rs 4,000 for kids orphaned due to COVID-19

India TV News  

Keeping in view the need of the children who lost their parents due to COVID-19, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced a monthly pension of Rs 4,000 under the Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana. "The state government will give Rs 4,000 per month to children who lost their parents, till they turn 18 under Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana," the …

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 …

Maharashtra govt to formulate education, financial schemes for Covid-19 orphans
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra govt to formulate education, financial schemes for Covid-19 orphans

India Today  

Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur on Monday said that apart from providing financial support to children who lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the state is now formulating schemes for their education and other daily needs. The minister said the state government is committed to providing all kinds of support to children orphaned by the …

Limit for wedding guests increased to 40 in Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
3 years, 6 months ago

Limit for wedding guests increased to 40 in Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced more relaxation in the Janata Curfew imposed to contain the Covid-19 infection in MP on Sunday. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the state government will come up with a plan for orphans, who lost their parents due to Covid-19. Chouhan also said the state government will come up with …

MP govt vows to take responsibility of all orphaned children in the state
3 years, 6 months ago

MP govt vows to take responsibility of all orphaned children in the state

India Today  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday announced that the state government will take responsibility of all orphaned children in the state. In May, the Madhya Pradesh government had announced a scheme under which the state government was to provide several benefits, including financial assistance of Rs 5,000 per month to children who had lost an earning parent …

Rajasthan govt offers ₹1 lakh lump sum amount for kids orphaned due to COVID
3 years, 6 months ago

Rajasthan govt offers ₹1 lakh lump sum amount for kids orphaned due to COVID

Live Mint  

Rajasthan government on Saturday announced to pay a lumpsum of ₹1 lakh and a monthly stipend of ₹2,500 to all children orphaned due to COVID till they are 18 years of age. The state government announced that the benefit is offered under 'Mukhyamantri Corona Bal Kalyan Yojana' An ex gratia of ₹1 lakh and a pension of ₹1,500 a month …

Child Labour Records 1st Rise in 20 Years, Millions More at Risk Due to Covid: ILO-UNICEF Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Child Labour Records 1st Rise in 20 Years, Millions More at Risk Due to Covid: ILO-UNICEF Report

News 18  

The number of children in child labour has risen to 16 crore worldwide — first increase in two decades — with millions more at risk due to COVID-19, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization and the UNICEF. The report — 'Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward' — released ahead of the World …

Uttarakhand govt to provide financial aid children orphaned by Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand govt to provide financial aid children orphaned by Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the Chief Minister Vatsalya Yojana, which aims to help children who lost their parents or the earning member of their family during the Covid-19 pandemic. Besides monetary assistance, the state government will also provide free education, ration and health facilities, till the time they attain the age of 21. The Cabinet …

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 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 …

Maharashtra: Covid-19 orphans to get Rs 5 lakh in FD, monthly aid
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra: Covid-19 orphans to get Rs 5 lakh in FD, monthly aid

India Today  

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced that fixed deposits of Rs five lakh will be made in the name of children who have lost one or both parents to Covid-19. If relatives come forward to take care of the child, they will also be given a grant from the Child Care Scheme of the Department of Women and Child Development. …

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 …

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