₹2 lakh each for the kin of COVID-19 victims who were sole earning member or came from poor backgrounds. The government also announced to provide monthly financial aid to orphaned children.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, while speaking at the occasion of Statehood Day, said, 'Mukhyamantri Anath Aadhar Yojana', will be launched, under which orphaned children will get monthly financial aid.The age limit for inmates in childcare institutions has been raised to 21.
Orphans, irrespective of whether their parents succumbed to the coronavirus infection, who are in Class X will be provided free laptops by the state government, he also announced.