COVID: Thousands of Indian children orphaned by pandemic
Despite government efforts to assist children whose parents died as a result of the virus, rights activists say that such children are still vulnerable to trafficking, trauma and abuse.
Over 9,000 children have been orphaned or left without a parent due to the virus
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has devastated families across India, has left thousands of children orphaned or without one parent.
Since the start of the pandemic, more than 1,700 children have lost both parents, while 140 have been abandoned and more than 7,400 have lost one of their parents to the virus, according to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Judge and Chairman Juvenile Justice Committee, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey today visited Observation Home, Harwan to take stock of facilities available to the inmates.He was accompanied by Member Secretary
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New Delhi: Union Minister of Women and Child Development,Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani has said that with a view to provide expert care to children residing at Govt. Child Care Institutions (CCI) across the country, Ministry of Women and Child Development is engaging with Indian Academy of Pediatrics. In a series of tweets, she informed, “this will be in addition to medical care provided to children under scheme for Child Protection Services”. The minister tweeted, “Care-takers / Child Protection Officers even from remotest corners of the country will be able to avail this telemedicine service by expert Pediatricians every afternoon 6 days a week. Thousands of children across more than 2000 CCIs will benefit through this service”.