The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) traced 2,029 children who have either lost one or both parents due to Covid. Of these, 67 children are those who have lost both their parents whereas 651 children have lost their mother due to Covid and 1,311 have lost their father due to the virus. Anurag Kundu, Chairperson, DCPCR said overall in the last three months their helpline had enabled them to reach out to more children and their families.The details of these children have been shared with the Department of Women and Child Development for necessary action on their part and ensuring enrolling the eligible beneficiary in the scheme notified by the Delhi Government for children who have lost their parents due to the pandemic. The DCPCR launched an all-day functional helpline (9311551393) wherein any citizen of Delhi can register their grievance, share information or seek any information pertaining to rights of children. The Helpline was launched in April and has now completed three months of operations wherein more than 4,500 complaints have been received.