Concerned about those who lost their parent[s] due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Maharashtra Women and Child Development minister Yashomati Thakur said the ministry has proposed schemes to ensure each child is covered and given aid for wellbeing. She was talking about long term solutions to help destitute children. Until now more than 400 children …
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Delhiites are invited to come forward for foster care
In the backdrop of many children in Delhi losing their parent(s) to Covid-19, the government of the National Capital has laid down guidelines for foster care. This move came after a long wait of six years explaining the guidelines for foster care to the children who lost their parents or have parents but are declared …
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WCD appealed not to share details of children over social media
Fearing about the safety of Covid distressed children the Women and Child Development Ministry requested people not to share their details over social media platforms, as it can put their life at great risk. The Ministry said that such information should be given to Childline (1098) on an immediate basis. India is witnessing …
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56% of Covid orphans belong to the 4-13 age group
In its affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court of India, NCPCR (National Commission for Protection of Child Rights) disclosed that more than half of the children orphaned or abandoned in the pandemic until May 29 this year the age group of 4-13 years. Out of the total of 9346, 5226 (56%) are in the above-mentioned …
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Lend a helping hand to pandemic distressed orphans, know what you can do
Tuesday, a not very good day for India with NCPCR revealing the total number of distressed children who lost their biological/adoptive/legal guardian to the ongoing pandemic. To them, COVID-19 had cost much more than just loved ones. Hope for a bright future and a loving family seems to be far reached dream for some, others …
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Nearly 577 orphaned in the second wave of COVID
The second wave of COVID has proved to be more lethal than the first one. Accounting for the higher infection rate and claiming more lives, the devilous virus has orphaned almost 577 children since April. The figure, disclosed by the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare (WCD), speaks for the entire country. Although these children …
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