Benefits under PM CARES for orphan Children to be released by PM tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release benefits under the PM CARES for Children Scheme tomorrow at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. Prime Minister will transfer scholarships to school going children. A passbook of PM CARES for Children, and health card under Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana will be handed over to the children during the programme. PM CARES for Children Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on 29 May last year to support children who have lost both the parents or legal guardian or adoptive parents or surviving parent to 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. The scheme will  equip them with financial support of 10 lakh rupees on attaining 23 years of age and ensuring their wellbeing through health insurance. A portal named pmcaresforchildren.in  was launched to register details of the children. The portal is a single window system which facilitates approval process and all other assistance for beneficiaries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also interact with orphans across the country through video conferencing tomorrow.