KHANDWA (MADHYA PRADESH): A total of 26 children are identified under the CM Covid-19 Bal Kalyan Yojana. Under the scheme Covid orphans are entitled for Rs 5,000 a month.
The scheme is meant for kids who have lost their parents to the virus and for families who have lost their father or the earning guardian.
Out of these, 15 children belong to Pandhana tehsil, while remaining 11 children are from Khandwa.
According to MP government figures, as many as 1,200 children in the state have lost one parent to Covid-19 during the second surge, while 250 children have lost both parents.
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