Goa govt seeks data on students orphaned due to COVID-19
The Goa schooling division on Saturday directed its affiliated tutorial institutes within the state to present details about the students, who’ve misplaced both one or each their dad and mom due to COVID-19.
Director of schooling, D R Bhagat, issued a round to this impact, asking the institutes to compile a data of such students and submit it to the division by Monday.
“Due to the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases recently, many children have been orphaned or have lost either of their parents due to the pandemic,” the round stated.
“The service providers might find it challenging to support children in institutions with psychosocial and mental health care needs. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in New Delhi has asked the department to submit the information to be uploaded on the ”Baal Swaraj Portal”,” it added.
The coronavirus case rely in Goa until Friday night was 1,58,423, whereas the dying toll was 2,727.
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