PM Narendra Modi Unveils PM CARES for Children Scheme

PM CARES for Children Scheme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released the benefits of the PM CARES for Children scheme for children who lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PM Modi has promised Rs 4,000 a month for basic needs, financial support for schooling, scholarship for higher education, and free treatment up to Rs 5 lakh. Prime Minister transferred scholarships to school-going children. A passbook of PM CARES for Children, and a health card under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana were handed over to the children during the programme.

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About the PM CARES scheme:

• 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.

The objective of the PM CARES scheme:

• The objective of the Scheme is to ensure comprehensive care and protection of children in a sustained manner by providing them boarding and lodging, empowering them through education and scholarships, and equipping them for self-sufficient existence with the financial support of Rs. 10 lakhs on attaining 23 years of age and ensuring their wellbeing through health insurance.
• The portal is a single-window system which facilitates the approval process and all other assistance for children.

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