PM Cares for Children: Avail Rs 10 lakh under the scheme, THIS is the Last date to enroll

The PM CARES for children scheme inter-alia provides support to these children through convergent approach, gap funding for ensuring education, health, monthly stipend from the age of 18 years, and lump sum amount of Rs 10 lakhs on attaining 23 years of age.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India has extended the PM Cares for Children Scheme till 28 February, 2022. Earlier the scheme was valid till 31st December, 2021. 

The PM CARES for children scheme inter-alia provides support to these children through convergent approach, gap funding for ensuring education, health, monthly stipend from the age of 18 years, and lump sum amount of Rs 10 lakhs on attaining 23 years of age. (Also read: PM KISAN Money won't be credited if THIS document is missing, check and add immediately)

All eligible children can now be enrolled till 28th February, 2022 to avail benefits of PM CARES for Children Scheme. The scheme covers all children who have lost: i) Both parents or ii) Surviving parent or iii) legal guardian/adoptive parents/single adoptive parent due to COVID 19 pandemic, starting from 11.03.2020 the date on which WHO has declared and characterized COVID-19 as pandemic till 28.02.2022. To be entitled to benefits under this scheme Child should not have completed 18 years of age on the date of death of parents. (Also read: Hike in basic pay in the offing, 18-months DA arrears of Rs 2 lakh coming at one go?)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 29 May, 2021, had announced comprehensive support for children who have lost both their parents due to COVID 19 pandemic. 

The objective of the scheme is to ensure comprehensive care and protection of children who have lost their parent(s) to COVID pandemic, in a sustained manner, enable their wellbeing through health insurance, empower them through education and equip them for self-sufficient existence with financial support on reaching 23 years of age.