The WECD Minister said the Government is committed to taking care of such children who lost their parents or guardians to Covid-19 or any other disease in the past two years. She asserted that protecting such childrens assets and legal rights are also the departments responsibilities under this scheme besides
providing them monthly monetary assistance till they turn 21-year-old.
An amount of Rs 3,000 was transferred to every 1,062 beneficiaries on the first phase of the scheme as the first instalment on August 2 by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, stated Arya.
On the second phase of the scheme, a total of 356 beneficiaries were marked in seven districts under MVY in which 186 beneficiaries are from Dehradun, 76 beneficiaries from Nainital, 40 beneficiaries from Haridwar, 21 beneficiaries from Bageshwar and Almora each, eight beneficiaries from Pithoragarh and four beneficiaries from Tehri Garhwal, informed the WECD Minister.
She said that the department has transferred Rs 3,000 to the bank account of each beneficiary through the online transaction and will continue to provide help to the eligible beneficiaries under the MVY scheme. The has provided financial help of Rs 3,000 to every 1,417 beneficiaries so far under MVY scheme.