 | SC directs states to reach out to 10,000 kids orphaned due to COVID, pay compensationThe apex court, which was annoyed over non-disbursal of Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to the kin of those who lost their lives due to COVID-19, pulled up the state governments. |
 | 3,481 kids orphaned during Covid pandemic to get benefits under PM CARES for Children schemeThe Ministry of Women and Child Development said as per the PM CARES for children portal, total applications registered as on December 24 is 6,098. |
 | Children orphaned by Covid under Karnataka govt careThe government handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh to BPL card holders and Rs 50,000 to APL card holders. |
 | Bengaluru NGO helps families file for benefits to ensure welfare of COVID orphansWith many children orphaned during Covid, the SOS Children’s Village has been helping them find a home and aiding Covid-affected families file for compensation and benefits. |
 | SC to hear plea for plan to rehabilitate COVID affected families; seeks responses from Centre, statesAdvocate Rajesh Kumar Chaurasia, appearing for the petitioner, said that there are no plans in existence to alleviate the suffering of children, who have been orphaned due to COVID. |
| 18 children orphaned due to COVID-19 in Raigad get Rs 5 lakh in Maharashtra's Raigad districtDistrict Guardian Minister Aditi Tatkare distributed the certificates to relatives of such children at a function held in Pali on Monday, the official said. |
 | Bhopal diary: Fee cut for Covid orphans, Vikas Dubey gang arrests and moreImportant stories from the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. |
 | Delhi: Free education to kids who lost parents to CovidThe DoE has also said these students may be admitted under free education category immediately in the same school, if it is running on DDA or government allotted land. |
 | Karnataka physical education teacher helps poor kids, COVID orphansHaving seen her sister die of hunger and due to lack of treatment, Anitha Mary had decided to work for the welfare of underprivileged students. |
 | 1,998 children orphaned in Odisha's Jajpur during Covid pandemicRegardless of the cause of their parents’ death, all kids who have been orphaned will receive financial assistance, District child protection officer (DCPO) Niranjan Kar said. |
 | COVID-19 devastated many lives, heart-wrenching to see survival of children at stake: SCThe top court also noted in its order that over one lakh children have lost either or both parents during the pandemic. |
| Maharashtra promises Covid orphan benefits at doorstepsThere are 18,304 children in Maharashtra who have lost either their father or mother to Covid-19 since last year. |
 | Orphaned during Covid and with 'nothing to eat': Five under-10-year siblings await help in MPSources in the village panchayat claim that their father and mother possibly died due to Covid-related complications. |
 | SC asks states to ensure private school education for Covid orphans this yearThe states were directed to act in cohesion with Child Welfare Committees and District Education Officers while deliberating with private schools where these children are studying. |
| Covid orphans: 306 children lost at least one parent in MaduraiOne of the most devastating trails this pandemic has left behind is to orphan children. |
