{"id":11297,"date":"2021-07-16T09:58:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T09:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/?post_type=news_atc&#038;p=11297"},"modified":"2021-07-16T10:03:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T10:03:05","slug":"kerala-announces-special-package-monthly-aid-for-kids-orphaned-due-to-covid","status":"publish","type":"news_atc","link":"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/news_atc\/kerala-announces-special-package-monthly-aid-for-kids-orphaned-due-to-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala Announces Special Package, Monthly Aid For Kids Orphaned Due To Covid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11297\" class=\"elementor elementor-11297\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56644df elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56644df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f285b7\" data-id=\"9f285b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e181d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22e181d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kerala Announces Special Package, Monthly Aid For Kids Orphaned Due To Covid<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7487a0a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7487a0a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ca5c3a\" data-id=\"2ca5c3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c008c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28c008c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NDTV-768x427.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-11298\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aed5e2f\" data-id=\"3aed5e2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c87d0b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c87d0b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date: May 27, 2021<br \/><\/strong><strong>Source: NDTV<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Location: New Delhi, India<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Kerala Government has announced a special package and monthly aid to every child who lost their parents to Covid. A special package of Rs 3 lakh will be given as immediate relief and a monthly sum of Rs 2,000 will be issued to the children orphaned due to Covid, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Mr Vijayan also said that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/education\/delhi-government-announces-rs-2500-monthly-aid-for-children-orphaned-due-covid\">educational expenses<\/a>\u00a0of the children will also be borne by the government till their graduation. The monthly aid of Rs 2,000 will be provided till the students attain the age of 18 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Minister\u2019s Office took to Twitter to announce this. It said: \u201cGovernment of Kerala will provide a special package for children who have lost their parents to Covid19. Rs 3,00,000 will be given as immediate relief and a monthly sum of Rs 2,000 will be issued till their 18th birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEducational expenses will be covered till graduation,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand governments as well had previously announced financial support and free education for children whose parents died of Covid.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Delhi Government has announced Rs 2,500 every month to those children orphaned due to COVID-19, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mr Kejriwal also said that free education will be provided to those children and the amount of Rs 2,500 will be provided to them till they attain the age of 25 years.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On similar lines, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the state government will offer a pension of Rs 5,000 per month and free education to such children.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We will provide education free of cost to the children who have lost their parents. They will be provided free ration even if they are not eligible for it,&#8221; the Chief Minister said. Mr Chouhan noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has severely hit many families.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Chhattisgarh Government, as well, said the government will bear the education expenses of the children who have lost parents to Covid, under the scheme`Chhattisgarh Mahtari Dular Yojna&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Under the scheme, a stipend of Rs 500 per month will be paid to such children from Classes 1 to 8 and Rs 1,000 per month from Classes 9 to 12. Children studying in both government and private schools will be entitled to this stipend.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Jharkhand Government had said it is committed to rehabilitating children orphaned by COVID-19 and announced financial assistance to the caretakers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_yeti_main_container\" data-attr=\"not-done\">\n<div id=\"fi-ash-1606894100-8841_20975_97804\" class=\"_yeti_ad_container\" data-google-query-id=\"CMKsopak5_ECFdKIZgIdVbcHIA\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Read the NDTV (Source) article <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/education\/kerala-government-announces-special-package-monthly-aid-for-children-orphaned-due-covid\">here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62c2ed3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62c2ed3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-104149b\" data-id=\"104149b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062b02e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"062b02e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <div class=\"related-post grid\">\r\n        <div class=\"headline\">Related Posts<\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"post-list \">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"item\">\r\n          \r\n  <a class=\"title post_title\"  title=\"Kerala Budget Focuses on Women Safety: Proposes Public Register of Sex Offenders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/news_atc\/kerala-budget-focuses-on-women-safety-proposes-public-register-of-sex-offenders\/\">\r\n        Kerala Budget Focuses on Women Safety: Proposes Public Register of Sex Offenders  <\/a>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"thumb post_thumb\">\r\n    <a  title=\"Kerala Budget Focuses on Women Safety: Proposes Public Register of Sex Offenders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/news_atc\/kerala-budget-focuses-on-women-safety-proposes-public-register-of-sex-offenders\/\">\r\n\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fighttrafficking.org\/demo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kerala-Public-Register-of-Sexual-Offenders.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <p class=\"excerpt post_excerpt\">\r\n    \u201cIt\u2019s Saturday evening at the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and we\u2019ve had non-stop calls since mid-afternoon. 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