New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released benefits under the PM CARES for Children Scheme, under which the children orphaned due to Covid would get financial help.
PM CARES fund helped in preparing hospitals, buying ventilators, and setting up oxygen plants during the Corona pandemic, he said, adding that because of this, many lives could be saved.
Today, this fund is being used for children of those who left us untimely, Modi said, referring to those who lost their parents due to the pandemic.
The Prime Minister said it was difficult to put into words the pain of these children who lost their parents during the pandemic.
“There are a plethora of challenges before these children. PM CARES fund for children is a small effort for all the corona-affected children, ” he added.
Modi informed that youth from 18-23 years of age will get a stipend every month and when they are 23 years old, they will get the amount of Rs 10 lakhs.
If someone needs an education loan for professional courses, or for higher education, then PM CARES will help in that too, he said.
Rs 4,000 have also been arranged for them every month through other schemes for other daily needs, he added.
