Benefits to be released at 10:30 am
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release benefits under the PM CARES for children scheme at 10:30 AM via video conferencing.
According to the tweet, PM Modi wrote, "At 10:30 AM tomorrow, 30th May would be releasing benefits under the PM CARES for children scheme. Through this effort, we are supporting those who lost their parents to COVID-19," tweeted PM Modi yesterday evening.
According to the release by the Prime Minister`s Office (PMO), PM Modi will transfer scholarships to school-going children. A passbook of PM CARES for Children, and a health card under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana will be handed over to the children during the programme, said PMO.
As per the information, PM CARES for Children Scheme was launched by the PM Modi on May 29, 2021, to support children who have lost both their parents or legal guardian or adoptive parents, or surviving parent to the Covid-19 pandemic, during the period from March 11, 2020, to February 28, 2022.
The aim of the PM CARES for Children scheme is to ensure comprehensive care and protection of children in a sustained manner.
The scheme provides them boarding and lodging, empowers them through education and scholarships, and equips them for self-sufficient existence with the financial support of Rs 10 lakh upon attaining 23 years of age. The scheme also ensures their well-being through health insurance.
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