Friday, 14 April 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Women Empowerment and Child Development (WECD) minister Rekha Arya transferred Rs 1.87 crore to the bank accounts of 6,256 beneficiaries of Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana (MVY) on Thursday. The amount of Rs 3,000 each was transferred by Arya for the month of March to MVY beneficairies.
She said that the government is committed to taking care of such children who lost their parents or guardians to Covid or any other disease. She said that children who have lost one or both parents or the earning member of their family to the Covid are being provided with free education, ration and health facilities besides providing monthly monetary support of Rs 3,000 till the age of 21 years.
She asserted that protecting such children’s assets and legal rights are also the department’s responsibilities under this scheme till they turn 21. She said that the government has also made horizontal reservation for such beneficiaries in government services. All officials concerned have been directed to ensure children get said facilities as per the scheme on time, added Arya.
