New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Thursday that children who lost their parents or guardians to COVID-19 will be given free education and a monthly pension of Rs 5,000.
According to the chief minister, Madhya Pradesh will grant loans on government guarantee to people who want to work.
“We will give Rs 5000 per month pension to children who have lost their parents/guardians in this COVID pandemic. We’ll also arrange free education for these children and free ration for these families,” Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.
“We will grant loans to these families on govt guarantee to people who want to work,” Chouhan added.
Madhya Pradesh reported 8,970 new COVID-19 cases and 84 fatalities on Wednesday, taking the infection tally to 7,00,202 and toll to 6,679, the state health department was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
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