Bihar To Provide Rs 1,500 per Month To Children Orphaned by Covid

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court directed states to identify such children and take steps to address their basic needs.

Children who have lost their parents to COVID-19 will be provided Rs 1,500 per month under the Bal Sahayata Yojna till they attain the age of 18, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced today in a string of tweets, adding that such children will be housed in a child care centre. "Those children who have lost both parents to Covid, or at least have lost one parent to the virus, will be given Rs 1,500 per month by the state till they attain the age of 18," said Nitish Kumar. "Such children will be taken care of in a child care centre. The orphaned girls will be admitted to Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya," the Chief Minister said in another tweet. Most states have taken upon themselves to provide for such children by announcing free schooling, financial assistance, among other measures.