01 Jun 2022 PM Cares for Children
PM Cares for Children – Today Current Affairs
- Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released various facilities under the scheme ‘PM Cares for Children’ for children who have lost their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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About ‘PM Cares for Children’ scheme:
- This scheme was launched in May 2021.
- Objective: To help and empower children affected by COVID.
- Eligibility: All children who have lost both parents or either of the parents or the surviving guardian or legal guardian/adoptive parent due to COVID-19 will be given assistance under the scheme ‘PM-CARES for Children’.
Key points of this plan : The Hindu Analysis
- Fixed deposit in the name of the child: A corpus of Rs 10 lakh will be constituted for each child who completes the age of 18 years.
- Schooling: Children below the age of 10 years will be admitted as day scholars in the nearest Kendriya Vidyalaya or private school.
- Schooling: Children in the age group of 11 -18 years will be admitted to any residential school of the Central Government such as Sainik School, Navodaya Vidyalaya etc. The Hindu Analysis
- Assistance for Higher Education: The child will be assisted in getting education loan for vocational courses/higher education in India as per the existing education loan norms.
- Health Insurance: All such children will be enrolled as a beneficiary under the ‘Ayushman Bharat Yojana’ (PM-JAY) with a health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh.
The need for these measures : The Hindu Analysis
- India is currently battling the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of deaths of parents of many children is increasing due to this pandemic.
- Along with this, the possibility of child trafficking in the guise of adoption of these children has also increased.
- There has also been an increase in ‘child marriage’ related cases during the lockdown implemented due to COVID-19.
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