PM Modi unveils Rs 10-lakh support for Covid-orphaned children under PM Cares scheme

The benefits under the PM Cares for Children scheme were released by the Prime Minister. It will help those who lost their parents.

I know how hard it is for people who have lost a family member. The programme is for the children who lost their parents. PM cares for children is an attempt to help such children.

Any child looking for an education loan for professional courses or higher education can get help from PM Cares. The government has arranged for a monthly stipend of Rs 4,000 for the child.

I am talking to the children as a member of your family, not as the PM. I am happy to be with children. Modi said that PM Cares for Children is a reflection of the fact that every countryman is with you.

Children will be given a free facility of treatment up to Rs 5 lakh through PM Cares for Children.

PM Cares fund helped a lot in preparing hospitals, buying ventilators, and setting up oxygen plants during the pandemic. Because of this many lives could be saved. Those who left us untimely, today this fund is being used for their children, for the future of all of you.

The initiative was launched on May 29, 2021, to support the children who lost their parents, legal guardians, adoptive parents or a surviving parent during March 11, 2020 to February 28, 2022.

The ministry said the prime minister will give scholarships to school-going children. The PM Cares for Children will be handed over to them.

Many children, along with their guardians and the district magistrate, joined the event through virtual mode. The event was attended by many politicians.

The aim of the scheme is to ensure comprehensive care and protection for children in a sustained manner by providing them boarding and lodging, empowering them through education and scholarships, and giving them financial support of Rs 10 lakh on attaining 23 years of age and ensuring their well-being through health insurance.

The PM Cares for Children portal is a single-window system that facilitates approval process and all other assistance for children under the scheme.

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