New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (May 29, 2021) introduced to assist the kids who’ve been orphaned due to COVID-19 and mentioned that they will be supported below the ‘PM-CARES for Children’ scheme.
The Prime Minister put out a quantity of welfare measures for kids who misplaced their mother and father to the virus, together with guaranteeing a corpus of Rs 10 lakh once they flip 23 years of age and offering for his or her education.
While asserting these measures, PM Modi emphasised that youngsters signify the longer term of the nation and the nation will do all the things potential to support and shield them in order that they develop as sturdy residents and have a shiny future. PM Modi additionally expressed that in such making an attempt occasions it is our responsibility, as a society, to look after our youngsters and instil hope for a shiny future.
The COVID-19 has up to now contaminated over 2.77 crore individuals and has taken over 3.22 lakh lives throughout India.
School Education for kids below 10 years:
The little one will be given admission to the closest Kendriya Vidyalaya or in a personal college as a day scholar. If the kid is admitted to a personal college, the charges as per the RTE norms will be given from the PM CARES. The PM-CARES will additionally pay for expenditure on the uniform, textbooks and notebooks.
School Education for kids between 11-18 years:
The little one will be given admission to any Central Government residential college equivalent to Sainik School, Navodaya Vidyalaya and so on. In case the kid is to be continued below the care of Guardian/ grandparents/ prolonged household, then she or he will be given admission within the nearest Kendriya Vidyalaya or in a personal college as a day scholar. If the kid is admitted to a personal college, the charges as per the RTE norms will be given from the PM CARES. The PM CARES will additionally pay for expenditure on the uniform, textbooks and notebooks.
Support for Higher Education:
The little one will be assisted in acquiring an education mortgage for Professional programs / Higher Education in India as per the prevailing Education Loan norms. The curiosity on this mortgage will be paid by the PM CARES. As another, scholarship equal to the schooling charges/course charges for undergraduate or vocational programs as per Government norms will be offered to such youngsters below Central or State Government Schemes. For youngsters who will not be eligible below the prevailing scholarship schemes, PM CARES will present an equal scholarship.
