The state government has taken a big step to take care of the orphaned children who lost their parents due to Corona infection.
While the government will give 4 thousand rupees per month to the caretakers of such children, it will also provide one lakh one thousand rupees for the marriage of the girl child. Similarly, children will be given free laptops and tablets from the government.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced the launch of the ‘UP Chief Minister Bal Seva Yojana’ to provide care, living, education and other facilities to orphaned children in Covid. Soon this scheme will be implemented in the state by getting approval from the cabinet.
Announcing this innovative scheme for orphaned children, the Chief Minister said on Saturday that through this scheme, the state government will take responsibility for the upbringing of all those children who have lost their parents due to Corona infection. Are orphaned.
He said that in this scheme, arrangements have been made for the upbringing and living of the orphaned children as well as their education and marriage etc.
So that such children do not have to face any kind of financial problem till they stand on their own feet. He said that for this purpose the government is going to start the ‘UP Chief Minister Bal Seva Yojana’.
The scheme will be implemented by the Women’s Welfare Department. According to departmental sources, the benefit of the scheme will be given only to the children whose parents have died due to corona infection.
That is, only children who are orphaned after March 1, 2020, will be kept under the scheme. However, the Women’s Welfare Department is busy finalizing the draft of this scheme. It is likely that the scheme will be implemented immediately after approving the plan in the next cabinet meeting.
Special features of the scheme:
- The government will provide financial assistance of 4000 per month to the caregiver of the innocent child till they reach adulthood.
- The orphan children below the age of ten years will be looked after by the State and Central Government by keeping Government Children’s Homes operated by Lucknow, Mathura, Prayagraj, Agra, and Rampur.
- Minor girls will be housed in government-run Kasturba Gandhi Girl Child Schools Government Children’s Home (Girls). At the same time, there will be arrangements for their care and education. Apart from this, arrangements will also be made for their care in 18 Atal residential schools.
- The state government will also provide an amount of one lakh one thousand rupees for the marriage of orphan girls.
- All such children in school or college or pursuing vocational education will also be given free tablets and laptops from the government.
News Source: HindustanTimes
