New Delhi: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday (May 29) introduced a scheme for the welfare of the children who misplaced their mother and father due to COVID-19.
Launching the ‘Mukhyamantri Balya Seva Parikalpana’ (Chief Ministers Children Service Scheme), Deb stated that the state authorities will present monetary help of Rs 3,500 monthly to orphan children staying with family members as a substitute of presidency shelters, up to the age of 18 years, as per PTI report.
While these dwelling at authorities shelters, the administration will bear the price of their dwelling, the Tripura CM stated. The pandemic which got here as a catastrophe for many children, the scheme was deliberate with the intention to assist them, Deb instructed the media.
“After completion of Matriculation (class-10 board exam), the government would provide these children with either a laptop or a tablet to access the internet for their educational purpose,” he added.
For women who’ve misplaced their mother and father, the state will furnish a monetary help of Rs 50,000 for bills of their marriage, the CM introduced.
Deb, who additionally holds the well being and household welfare portfolios, acknowledged that the state authorities has already introduced a bundle of Rs 579 crore to present monetary help and wages to folks throughout the pandemic interval.
On Saturday, Tripura recorded 49,885 COVID-19 instances and 504 fatalities. The restoration price stands at 86.56 per cent, whereas the fatality price is at 1.01 per cent, as per state well being bulletin.
Meanwhile, The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Saturday declared that PM-CARES fund will probably be utilized for a specifically designed scheme to create a corpus of Rs 10 lakh every for children after they attain 18 years of age.
(With inputs from businesses)
