Bengaluru, Jun 13 : Karnataka government announced on Sunday that it has identified 42 children who have been left orphaned as they lost their parents in the Covid-19 pandemic.
As of now, these children are with their close relatives and measures are being taken to extend the facilities announced by the government for them. The children hail from 31 different families, and 20 orphans were the only children of their parents.

The children are from 19 different districts of the state. Four children were orphaned in Raichur and three each in Bagalkot, Bidar, Chikkaballapur, Dakshina Kannada, Dharwad, Kodagu and Kolar districts. Bengaluru Urban, along with Belagavi, Ramanagara, Gadag and Hassan had two cases each.
Nine districts had one case each, while no cases were reported in 11 districts, according to data compiled by the government till June 10.
K P Mohan Raj, Inspector General of Registrations and Commissioner of Stamps – who is the nodal officer for rehabilitating such children – said all of them were currently staying with their extended family members.
The state government has announced the ‘Chief Minister’s Bala Seva Scheme’ under which children orphaned due to Covid-19 will be offered financial assistance of Rs 3,500 per month. The amount will be debited to the caretaker of the child. The government has also offered free education, and laptops for these children who have passed the 10th standard, apart from other initiatives.(UNI)