Coronavirus / Haryana to give ₹2,500 per month to children orphaned due to COVID-19

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday announced that under the Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana, children who've been orphaned due to COVID-19 will receive a ₹2,500 monthly stipend and an additional amount of ₹12,000 annually, till the age of 18 years. For young girls, free education will be provided at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya till class 12th, added the CM.

Vikrant Shekhawat : May 30, 2021, 07:18 AM
Gurugram: There is an outcry in the country due to Corona virus. Every day thousands of people are dying due to corona virus. Meanwhile, the Haryana government has announced the help of those children whose parents have died due to corona.


Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said, 'Under Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana, financial help will be ensured to those children who have lost their parents/caretakers due to corona virus. We will give 2500 rupees per month to such orphans till the age of 18 years. Apart from this, the central government has also come forward for the children orphaned due to Corona. It was told by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) that many schemes have been made for such children, so that their future will be better.


Central government will also help


Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting to discuss measures to support such children. The PM said that such children will be supported under the PM Cares for Children scheme. PM Modi said that children are the future of the country and the government will do everything possible to support and protect them so that they can become strong citizens and have a bright future.


According to the announcement made by the central government, children who lost their parents due to Kovid-19 will get an amount of Rs 10 lakh from the PM Cares Fund at the age of 23. Free education will be given to these children by the central government. These children will be given loan for higher education and their interest will be given from PM Cares Fund.