Bal Sahayata Yojana, Bihar

On May 30, 2021 the Bihar government announced a new scheme named ‘Bal Sahayata Yojana’ for the children facing hardships due to the pandemic situations. This announcement was made by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Under this scheme the state government will take various welfare measures pay for those children who lost their parents (at least one of them due to covid). The state government will provide a financial assistance of Rs. 1,500 per month to the children till they attain the age of 18. Children with no guardian or care taker will be provided shelter at state government’s children’s homes. The orphan girls will also be admitted at the Kasturba Gandhi residential girls’ schools. This scheme is an important step taken by the state government to take care of the beneficiary children in these tough times.

Overview:

List of scheme launched by Bihar Government

Objectives and Benefits:

• The main objective of the scheme is to provide assistance to the children who lost their parents due to covid
• Under the scheme, a financial assistance of Rs. 1500 per month to the children till they attain the age of 18
• This will help the students with further studies without having financial constraints
• Children with no guardian or care taker will be provided shelter at state government’s children’s homes.
• The orphan girls will also be admitted at the Kasturba Gandhi residential girls’ schools.
• State government will take full responsibility of welfare of the children who lost their parents due to the pandemic
• This scheme is for betterment and welfare and social security of the children in these tough and unprecedented times across the state

Scheme Details:

• Bihar government announced Bal Sahayata Yojana for the children in the state who lost their parents due to covid
• The announcement of the scheme was made by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on May 30, 2021
• This scheme is launched for the welfare and social security of the children who lost their parents or are orphaned due to covid
• Under the scheme, financial assistance of Rs. 1,500 per month to the children till they attain the age of 18
• This will help the students with further studies without having financial constraints
• Children with no guardian or care taker will be provided shelter at state government’s children’s homes.
• The orphan girls will also be admitted at the Kasturba Gandhi residential girls’ schools.
• According to the data provided by Bihar’s Social Welfare department as of now, 50 children have so far been orphaned and more than 1480 children have lost one of their parents in the state in the second wave of covid
• Covid-19 pandemic has affected a lot of people including children and thus state government is taking efforts to assist the children in these tough and unprecedented times thereby ensuring their welfare and social security
• This scheme is a crucial step by the government which will turn out to be a boon for the affected children across the state