Centre asks states to register children orphaned during pandemic on 'PM Cares For Children Portal' within 15 days...

 Centre asks states to register children orphaned during pandemic on 'PM Cares For Children Portal' within 15 days...

NEW DELHI: The ministry of women and child development has written to the states and union territories to direct the district magistrates to identify children eligible for receiving support under the 'PM CARES for Children' scheme meant for those who have lost their parents or guardians to Covid-19 and upload the details on the recently launched “pmcaresforchildren.in” portal to enable prompt assistance.

The ministry which sent out the letter on July 22 has asked the states and UTs to complete the task within the next 15 days.

The web portal pmcaresforchildren.in aims to facilitate submission of applications, identification of children eligible to receive support under the 'PM CARES for Children' scheme. The scheme aims to support children who have lost both parents or surviving parent or legal guardian or adoptive parents due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The scheme seeks to enable a child’s wellbeing through health insurance, empower them through education and equip them for self-sufficient existence with financial support of Rs. 10 lakh, on reaching 23 years of age.

The CWC with the help of the district child protection unit shall gather the facts regarding the child who has lost both parents and verify the cause of death of the parents by way of their death certificate or by field enquiry.

The information may be uploaded by the CWC on PM CARES for children portal, while submitting it for the district magistrate's consideration. After satisfying herself, M may confirm the eligibility of the child on the portal for the scheme.

“Decision taken by DM regarding the eligibility of a child under the scheme shall be final,” the WCD ministry said.