According to the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the scheme supplies help to those youngsters by a convergent strategy, hole funding for making certain training, well being, month-to-month stipend from the age of 18 years, and a lump sum quantity of Rs. 10 lakh on attaining 23 years of age.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, on Thursday, issued the rules for the PM CARES for Children Scheme with the goal to make sure complete care and safety of youngsters who’ve misplaced their guardian(s) to the continued Coronavirus pandemic
According to the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the scheme supplies help to those youngsters by a convergent strategy, hole funding for making certain training, well being, month-to-month stipend from the age of 18 years, and a lump sum quantity of Rs. 10 lakh on attaining 23 years of age.
“The eligible children shall be enrolled from 29.05.2021 which is the date of announcement by the Prime Minister to 31.12.2021 to avail benefits of the PM CARES for children scheme. The Scheme is expected to continue till the year when every identified beneficiary shall turn 23 years of age,” the ministry mentioned.
The eligibility criterion for the scheme will cowl all youngsters who’ve misplaced each dad and mom or surviving guardian or authorized guardian, adoptive dad and mom, and single adoptive dad and mom as a result of COVID 19 pandemic, ranging from 11.03.2020 the date on which WHO has declared and characterised COVID-19 as pandemic until 31.12.2021. “Child should not have completed 18 years of age on the date of death of parents,” the ministry mentioned.