PM Cares for Children Scheme

PM Cares for Children Scheme

Recently, the Prime Minister has started various facilities under the ‘PM Cares for Children’ scheme for the children who lost their parents in the Covid-19 epidemic.

PM Cares for Children

  • This scheme was launched in May 2021. The objective of this scheme is to help and empower children affected by Covid.
  • Under this scheme, those children will be covered, whose parents or either of the parents have no surviving guardian or legal guardian / adoptive parent during Kovid-19, such children will be called ‘PM-CARES’. Assistance will be given under the ‘For Children’ scheme.

Key points:

  • Fixed Deposit in the name of the child: A corpus of ten lakh rupees will be constituted for each child till he attains the age of 18 years.
  • Schooling: Children below the age of ten years will be admitted as day scholars in the nearest Kendriya Vidyalaya or private school.
  • School Education: 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.
  • 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:

  • India is currently battling a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the pandemic has led to an increase in the death of parents of many children.
  • 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 Kovid-19.

Source – The Hindu

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