The second wave of Covid-19 came like a storm for the entire nation. Jharkhand is also struggling to get rid of this ruthless virus. The State government is committed to touching every milestone in the service of the people. Many of the citizens are suffering from the consequence of this pandemic. Even after the constant efforts made by the Chief Minister couldn’t avoid a few losses. Sadly, many people have lost their loved ones in the second wave of this pandemic.

Given this grim situation, Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed all the District Administration officials to ensure proper care for the children who lost their parents. In the past as well, he has been very stringent regarding the cases related to child trafficking. Many children who lost their parents in the fight against Covid19 may face exploitation or get trapped into Child trafficking. Given the above, the Ranchi District, facing the highest number of Covid19 cases, has released a ‘Child Care Helpline’ for such children.

The ‘Child Care Helpline’, which will be monitored by the District Welfare Officer, has a dedicated team to look into such cases and offer immediate assistance. Anyone, who finds or gets to know about such children, who got orphaned due to this disaster, can report those cases to the helpline number released by the administration. The dedicated team from the administration will visit the impacted family and will rescue those children. After gathering detailed information related to the children and assessing the need, the District child Welfare Committee will take further decision.