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NCPCR told the SC on June 1 that there are 9,346 children, who have been abandoned, orphaned or lost a parent to COVID.
Maharashtra govt said that 4,451 children have lost one of their parents due to the pandemic.
NCPCR said states leading the chart like UP has 2,110 such children, Bihar (1,327), Kerala (952) and MP (712).
New Delhi: The National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that there are 9,346 children, who have been abandoned, orphaned or lost a parent to the COVID-19 pandemic as per the data submitted to it by different states till May 29.
The NCPCR, in its affidavit filed through advocate Swarupama Chaturvedi, said states leading the chart like Uttar Pradesh has 2,110 such children, Bihar (1,327), Kerala (952) and Madhya Pradesh (712).
Orphaned By Covid, These Children In UP Stare At Uncertain Future Orphaned By Covid, These Children In UP Stare At Uncertain Future At least 200 children in Uttar Pradesh have lost both parents to Covid and 1,800 others have least one, according to the state government.
These siblings from Ballia lost both parents within hours in April
Lucknow: I had never thought something like this would happen. Even during last year s lockdown, we were fine. But this time, things went out of control, says a 14-year-old in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, who has lost both her parents to Covid last month.
In the congested room in which paint is peeling off the walls, the girl breaks down repeatedly while narrating how both her parents succumbed to the infection within a week.
Supreme Court Seeks Information On Centre s Scheme For Children Orphaned By COVID-19 Supreme Court Seeks Information On Centre s Scheme For Children Orphaned By COVID-19 Children Orphaned By COVID-19: The National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), in its affidavit, said meanwhile that as per the data given by states so far, 9,346 children have either lost both or one of the parents to the deadly virus.
Supreme Court asked Centre to give info on the recently launched PM-CARES for Children scheme
New Delhi:
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to provide information on the recently launched PM-CARES for Children scheme for kids orphaned by COVID-19, and directed states to appoint a nodal officers to apprise it on identification and welfare measures for such children.
The National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that there are 9,346 children, who have been abandoned, orphaned or lost a parent to the COVID-19 pandemic as per the data submitted to it by different s