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What is the News?
Government of India has extended the PM Cares for Children Scheme till 28th February, 2022.
What is the PM Cares for Children Scheme?
Implementing Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2021
Objective: To ensure comprehensive care and protection of children who have lost their parent(s) to the COVID pandemic in a sustained manner.
Eligibility for the Scheme: All children who have lost Both parents or surviving parents or legal guardian/adoptive parents/single adoptive parent due to COVID 19 pandemic starting from March 2020 shall be entitled to benefits under this scheme.
Note: Child should not have completed 18 years of age on the date of death of parents.
Entitlements under the scheme:
Source: This post is based on the article “PM CARES for Children Scheme Extended up to 28th February, 2022” published in PIB on 23rd February 2022.
