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In yet another gesture towards the children who were orphaned due to Covid, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath upwardly revised the aid being given to children whose guardian’s income is below Rs 3 lakh per year.
“For the legal or natural guardian, the annual income of Rs 2 lakh limit is very low, hence the monthly assistance will be provided to every orphaned child whose guardian's income is below Rs 3 lakh per year," announced the Chief Minister at a high-level COVID review meeting in Lucknow on Wednesday.
Under the ‘Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana’, the state government will provide financial assistance to a child’s guardian while those who did not have anyone to look after will be sent to children’s homes.
Taking care of the upbringing and education of children orphaned by Covid, a monthly financial assistance of Rs 4,000 will be given to a child's guardian or caretaker, till he or she attains adulthood.
Further, the state government will also provide tablets or laptops to all such children studying in schools, colleges, or pursuing vocational education.
Children below 10 years who did not have any family members alive will be taken care of by the state government Children's Homes, functional in Mathura, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Agra and Rampur.
Minor girl children will be housed in Kasturba Gandhi Girls (residential) Schools run by the Government of India or Children’s Homes for Girls run by the state government.
In addition, the Yogi Government will also provide financial assistance of Rs 1,01,000 for the marriage of girls under the scheme.