Orphan Children
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Orphaned due to pandemic, these kids may now have to abandon education
Education | August 30, 2021 15:43 ISTOver 1.19 lakh children in India have lost a primary caregiver during the Covid-19 pandemic which led them to quit education.
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COVID-19 devastated many lives, heart-wrenching to see survival of children at stake: SC
India | August 30, 2021 12:01 ISTSC had earlier passed a slew of directions for care and protection of children who have become orphans or have lost one parent or were abandoned during the pandemic.
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1,19,000 Indian children lost caregivers to Covid during first 14 months of pandemic: Report
World | July 21, 2021 8:24 ISTThe study estimates that 1,134,000 children lost a parent or custodial grandparent due to COVID-19. Of these, 10,42,000 children lost their mother, father or both. Most lost one, not both parents.
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Railway Protection Force formulates plan to protect children orphaned due to COVID
India | June 26, 2021 12:03 ISTAddressing a press conference here, he said that the force has formulated a special plan "Reach out, secure and rehabilitate" for protecting Covid orphans.
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Chhattisgarh govt to pay school fees of Covid orphaned children
India | June 14, 2021 19:10 ISTThe state government has already launched Mahtari Dular Yojna to provide free education and monthly scholarship to the children studying in government schools, who have lost their parents/guardians to COVID-19.
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Act against NGOs, individuals indulging in illegal adoptions of children orphaned by Covid: SC
India | June 08, 2021 16:27 ISTThe NCPCR had sounded the alarm on a spate of complaints about illegal adoption of children orphaned by Covid-19 through private individual and organisations
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Goa govt seeks data on students orphaned due to COVID-19
India | June 05, 2021 13:32 ISTDirector of education, D R Bhagat, issued a circular to this effect, asking the institutes to compile a data of such students and submit it to the department by Monday.
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Opinion | How to deal with children orphaned by Covid pandemic
India | June 03, 2021 16:21 ISTNational Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has told the Supreme Court that the pandemic has orphaned 1,742 children, out of which at least 140 children have been left abandoned, while 7,464 children have lost at least one of their parents.
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Karnataka launches 'CM Bala Seva Scheme' to help children orphaned due to COVID-19
India | May 30, 2021 7:04 ISTKarnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa on Saturday announced the ‘Chief Minister's Bala Seva Scheme' for the welfare of children orphaned due to Covid -19
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32 kids orphaned in Covid pandemic in Delhi: Child rights panel chief
India | May 30, 2021 6:10 ISTThe Delhi child rights panel has identified 32 children who have been orphaned during the Covid pandemic in the national capital.
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Assam govt to provide financial aid for children orphaned due to COVID-19
India | May 29, 2021 20:34 ISTAssam Chief Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said his government will be providing Rs 3,500 per month to the guardian of every child orphaned due to COVID-19 in the state, for their education and skill development.
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Task force formed for children orphaned due to COVID in Maharashtra's Raigad
India | May 22, 2021 16:10 ISTAs directed by Collector, when COVID patients are admitted to hospitals, medical officers who are present at the time have to get a form filled from them regarding the custody of their children in the event of their death, the official said.
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Meet Sindhu Tai, a woman who looks after 1400 orphan children in Pune
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