PM CARES FOR CHILDREN

The prime minister of India Mr Narendra Modi has taken up all responsibilities of the children who lost their parents during this pandemic. It is an initiative focussing on providing all the necessary things including taking care of the children, providing food, education, health, and financial assistance and make them a promising youth. Tomorrow prime minister will aware with the children, share some ideas with them and transfer the needed funds in the bank accounts of the children.

What is PM CARES FOR CHILDREN?

It is a trust, composition of prime minister as it's head, finance minister, defence minister and Home minister. A fund has been generated by getting assistance from different ministries and the people of India who donated and clubbed them together.

Situation

When the pandemic came in India. It opened the door of many challenges- making vaccine, food accessibility to all, taking care of the interest of the business class, because their business got ruined, financial assistance to run the economy, and the main challenge was to taking care of the children who lost their parents during this pandemic.

The situation was very grave. There would have a condition came where both father and mother of a child died. This is not a single case. WHO claims 5.45 lakhs deaths due to corona in India and the real data is yet to ascertain at what extent we have lost our people.

The children who lost their parents have lost everything. Who will come out to help them?. Suppose i am taking an example of a 5 years old child, who lost their parents during this pandemic. How can they live, get food, shelter, education, jobs? Their lives would become very worrisome if the government not interfere in it.

According to government data about 1.5 lakhs children have lost their parents. So the government has to taken up a multi-dimensional response in this regard.

What amount of money to be transferred? And what is the age when they access the money?

The government is committed to provide education, giving other facilities like boarding school, Navodaya schools or private schools. Right to education will be protected. Ayushman Bharat will help them providing health facilities. A compensation from 20 thousands to 2.5 lakhs has been planned. Providing free grains. At the age of 23 years, 10 lakhs rupees will be provided so that they could start their business or firm.

How to register names in PM CARES Funds?

It is a portal, works under a single window system. Beneficiaries have to register their names and login to the portal. So far 3806 beneficiaries have been registered of the less than 18 years and 539  of 18 or 18+. This initiative is also called a self-sufficient existence.

Is the financial assistance on the name of the children or their guardians or caretakers?

Above 18 can access their bank accounts directly. But below 18 years can't do the same, and magistrate monitor all the financial assistance provided by the government so that the intended benifits can be provided to the children.