Prime Minister Narendra Modi released benefits of the PM CARES for Children scheme, for those who lost both their parents due to Covid pandemic.
The scheme promises ₹4,000 a month for basic needs, financial support for schooling, and scholarship for higher education and free treatment up to ₹5 lakh.
PM CARES for Children Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on 29 May 2021.
The aim was to support children who have lost both their parents or legal guardian or adoptive parents or surviving parents to the Covid-19 pandemic, during the period from 11 March 2020 to 28 February 2022.
