Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that all children who have lost both parents or guardians due to coronavirus will be supported under the ‘PM-CARES for Children’ scheme. The prime minister said that such children will get a monthly stipend once they turn 18 and a fund of ₹10 lakh when they turn 23 from PM-CARES. "All children who have lost both parents or surviving parent or legal guardian/adoptive parents due to Covid-19 will be supported under ‘PM-CARES for Children’ scheme," the PMO said in a statement. School Education: for children between 11-18 yearsThe child will be given admission to any Central Government residential school such as Sainik School, Navodaya Vidyalaya, etc. Higher EducationThe child will be assisted in obtaining an education loan for professional courses, or Higher Education in the country as per the existing Education Loan norms.

Source: Mint May 29, 2021 12:47 UTC