PM Modi releases benefits under PM CARES for Children Scheme

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today releases benefits under the PM CARES for Children Scheme via video conferencing. At the launch, he said the scheme will support those who lost their parents to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Prime Minister 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.

He said PM CARES for children is also a reflection of the fact that every countryman has full sensitivity.

What is PM CARES for Children Scheme?

PM CARES for Children Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on 29 May 2021 to support children who have lost both their parents or legal guardian or adoptive parents or surviving parents to the Covid-19 pandemic,  during the period from 11 March 2020 to 28 February 2022.

The objective of the Scheme is to ensure comprehensive care and protection of children in a sustained manner by providing them boarding and lodging, empowering them through education and scholarships, and equipping them for self-sufficient existence with the financial support of Rs. 10 lakh on attaining 23 years of age and ensuring their wellbeing through health insurance. 

A portal named pmcaresforchildren.in was launched to register the children. The portal is a single-window system that facilitates the approval process and all other assistance for children.