Chief minister (CM)Nitish Kumar announced a new scheme, Baal Sahayata Yojana, to rehabilitate children orphaned by Covid-19.
The CM said the would provide monthly stipend to the bereaved children and boarding facility to those who have no caretaker besides giving special impetus to the Education of orphan girls.
While the UP government has announced to provide a monthly grant of Rs 4,000 per month to eachorphan childunder the Mukhya Mantri Bal Sewa Yojana, Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin has decided to create a Rs 5 lakh deposit in the name of each orphan child who has lost both parents due to Covid-19 and pay their tuition and hostel fees till graduation.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, on the other hand, has said his government would provide Rs 3,500 per month per child till his/ her EMPLOYMENT, if the child has lost either both parents or the sole bread earner of the family due to Covid.
According to data available with Bihars social welfare department, around 50 children have so far been orphaned in the second wave of Covid-19 in Bihar while more than 1,480 have lost one of their parents due to the virus.