States, UTs asked to identify Covid orphans

The central government has asked all states and UTs to identify children orphaned due to Covid-19. They were told to identify and then register them on the online portal set by it. To identify the beneficiaries of PMCARES fund, announced by the PM lately to provide financial aid to the destitute, it has launched www.pmcareforchildren.in

Distressed of Parental Loss, Orphans are now under many threats

Between April 1, 2020, to May 25, 2021, WCD (Women and Child Development) learnt that 577 children orphaned due to the pandemic. On June 5, NCPCR (National Commission of Protection for Child Rights) informed the Supreme Court about 30,071 orphaned children, as per data submitted by different states, who lost either one parent or were

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