Chhattisgarhgovernment, on Monday, announced that it would sponsoreducationof those children who are studying in private schools and lost their parents to Covid. The entitled children will be provided with free Education preferably at the state’s first government’s English medium school and those already studying in private schools.
The had earlier announced that it would provide education and monthly Scholarship to the children studying in government schools who lost parents and caretakers due to Covid.
Under Mahtari Dular scheme, students will be given a scholarship of Rs 500 per month from class 1 to 8 and Rs 1,000 per month from class 9 to 12. Regarding the implementation of Mahtari Dular Yojna, the official said that school education department would work in coordination with the Health department and social welfare department to provide benefits of this scheme to such children. Chhattisgarh Mahtari Dular Yojana 2021 is applicable from academic session 2021-22.
The benefit of the scheme will be given to destitute children belonging to the domicile families of state. Children who have lost the earning parent (mother, father or both) due to Covid are eligible to avail this scheme.