28 children orphaned by COVID-19, says (*28*) govt.

As many as 28 children belonging to 21 households within the (*28*) have been orphaned on account of COVID 19, in response to knowledge supplied by the (*28*) authorities. Among these, 14 children have been single children, whereas the remaining 14 have siblings.

IAS officer K.P. Mohan Raj, who’s the nodal officer for orphaned children within the (*28*), mentioned that each one the 28 children have been at present staying with their shut family, together with grandparents, aunts and uncles. “All these children have to be placed before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the committee will decide where they have to be placed,” he mentioned. The most variety of children orphaned – 4 – are from Raichur district. However, many NGOs declare that the variety of children who have been orphaned through the pandemic is way greater than 28.

Vasudev Sharma, government director, Child Rights Trust (CRT) mentioned, “Their relatives and family members are probably not coming forward as they are scared that the children may be put in government-run homes.” He added that there was a necessity for the federal government to recognise children who’ve misplaced even one guardian as a result of pandemic.

The (*28*) authorities, final month, launched the ‘Mukhyamantri (Chief Minister) Bala Seva Yojana’ to offer monetary help to children orphaned by COVID 19. There are additionally many children who’ve misplaced a single guardian, and who’ve been surrenderedbefore the CWC. Nagarathna R., chairperson of CWC 3 in Bengaluru Urban, mentioned just lately, they’d positioned a 25-day outdated lady with a specialised adoption company after the daddy got here and surrendered her in entrance of the committee. “The mother had died due to COVID-19 and he said that he would be unable to take care of the baby. So we decided it would be best if they child is placed with an agency,” she mentioned.