Children orphaned by COVID-19 to get allowance, free education and govt job: Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat

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Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Saturday (May 22) introduced a scheme for education and employment of kids who misplaced their dad and mom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Such youngsters can be given a month-to-month allowance of Rs 3,000 underneath the scheme named Mukhya Mantri Vatsalya Yojana up to the age of 21, an official assertion stated, in accordance to information company PTI.

The state authorities can even maintain their education and reserve 5 % of presidency jobs for them underneath the scheme, it stated.

The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday (May 21) issued a set of directions to the state and central governments whereas listening to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in reference to the unfold of COVID-19.

The bench of Chief Justice RS Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma, whereas listening to the Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Dushyant Mainali and others said that the State ought to enhance the variety of every day checks as a result of the state authorities can’t cut back the variety of checks as per ICMR directions.

The bench additionally directed the Central authorities to take a choice in a single week on the request made by the State Government to the Centre to use its personal quota of oxygen from its personal manufacturing.

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