₹3.2 cr. aid for children who lost their parents to COVID
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Government also issues guidelines for assistance
The State government has sanctioned ₹3.2 crore as financial assistance for 87 children who have lost their parents/guardians to COVID-19. In a statement here on Friday, Minister for Women and Child Development Veena George said that funds for a ₹3-lakh fixed deposit and a monthly payment of ₹2,000 till the time the children turned 18 had been sanctioned. Besides this, education expenses till the children graduated would be met from the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund.More Related News
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