Question: Which state has announced Vatsalya Yojana for children orphaned due to Covid 19?
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajastha
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 23 May 2021,Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has announced Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana for orphaned children who have lost their parents due to Covid-19.
- Under the scheme, the State Government will make arrangements for their maintenance, education and training for employment up to the age of 21 years.
- Such orphaned children of the state will be given a maintenance allowance of 3000 rupees per month.
- The state government will make laws for the paternal property of these orphans in which no one will have the right to sell their paternal property until they are adults. This responsibility will be with the
- The children whose parents have died due to Covid-19 will be given 5 per cent horizontal reservation in government jobs of the state government.