Over 2,000 Children In Delhi Lost Either 1 Or Both Parents To COVID-19: Report

COVID-19 Delhi: According to the survey carried out by the Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), 651 children lost their mothers and 1,311 children lost their fathers to COVID-19.

Over 2,000 children in Delhi have lost either one or both their parents to COVID-19, with 67 of them losing both their parents, since the pandemic outbreak in March last year, says a survey conducted by the Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights or DCPCR. According to the survey carried out by the Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), 651 children lost their mothers and 1,311 children lost their fathers to the infection, reported news agency Press Trust of India. The Delhi government has planned to give a compensation of Rs 2,500 per month to such children. The DCPCR had also launched an all-day functional helpline number - 9311551393 - for citizens to report any such case or seek any information pertaining to child rights.