L. NAGESWARA RAO, ANIRUDDHA BOSE
In Re Contagion of Covid 19 Virus In Children Protection Homes – Appellant
Versus
. – Respondent
ORDER :
Directions were issued to the State Governments/Union Territories on 07.06.2021 regarding the identification of children who have become orphans or lost a parent after March, 2020 either due to COVID-19 or otherwise and upload the data on the ‘Bal Swaraj’ Portal on the website of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) without any delay. Further directions regarding the identification of the affected children and the steps to be taken by the concerned authorities have been given by the said order.
2. The learned Amicus Curiae focused on two issues during the hearing. The first relates to the identification of the children who have become orphans or lost a parent after March, 2020 and steps taken for their welfare and rehabilitation and the second pertains to their education. The learned Amicus Curiae submitted a note, along with which a brief summary of the responses of the State Governments/Union Territories has also been filed.
3. From the information provided by the State Governments in response to the Order dated 7.6.2021, the learned Amicus Curiae submitted that it is not clear as to whether the benefits that were promised by the State Governments/U
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