Madhya Pradesh Provides Free Education, Pension To Kids Orphaned Due To COVID-19

The Madhya Pradesh government will provide free education and a pension of Rs 5,000 per month to children whose parents died of COVID-19, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday.

The Madhya Pradesh government will provide free education and a pension of Rs 5,000 per month to children whose parents died of COVID-19, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday. The CM assured that his government will take care of those who lost their earning members during the pandemic. The state government will also stand as guarantor for those availing interest free loans to start businesses, Chouhan said in a statement to media. "We will provide education free of cost to the children who have lost their parents. They will be provided free ration even if they are not eligible for it," he said. He noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has severely hit many families. Children have lost their parents, while aged people are left alone as those taking care of them died due to the viral infection. "Our government will stand by such children and families and provide Rs 5,000 pension per month to them," Chouhan said.