CPI(M) urges Centre to enrol COVID-19 orphaned children in Navodaya Vidyalayas
The Hindu
“GOI must undertake to look after & educate them in govt’s boarding navodaya vidyalayas till they qualify for employment and are capable to lead normal lives,” Sitaram Yechury tweeted.
The CPI(M) on Wednesday urged the Central government to look after the education of children left orphaned due to the coronavirus pandemic by admitting them in Navodaya Vidyalayas till they qualify for jobs. As many as 577 children across the country were orphaned after their parents succumbed to , Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said on Tuesday citing reports of States and Union Territories from April 1 till May 25. She also said the Central government is committed to support and protect every vulnerable child who lost both parents to coronavirus.
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