JAIPUR: Details of over 6,000 children who have been orphaned during the pandemic have been added to the government portal through various sources though the child commission is yet to verify the same as previously the verified list included 719 kids who either lost both or one parent to Covid.
The officials claimed that there would be at least couple of thousands of children who have lost parents during the pandemic once the details have been confirmed.
The commission is providing for the children who have lost single parent or have been abandoned by their families due to various reasons. Officials claimed that they will incorporate the government policies like Palanhar scheme and others to facilitate the process. “While the final number of orphaned children may not be as high as 6,000, there is a possibility that it may be between 2,000 to 3,000. Till now out of the verified orphaned children, at least a 100 have been given the benefits as declared by the government while the process is on to confirm the details of the ones uploaded on the portal”, said an official of the child panel.
The state government had declared that it would look after children orphaned during the pandemic, irrespective of the fact if their parents died due to Covid or some other ailment. A few days ago, the central government also declared that children orphaned due to Covid will be looked after by them and launched the Bal Swaraj Portal where the states are to update the details of the children orphaned in their areas.
After the initial figure of 719, the child panel had claimed that the children orphaned due to covid might increase in number as in the rural areas, there is still lack of awareness about the government aid along with the helpline numbers available to give the details of children who have either lost both or single parent during the pandemic.
