Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that the city government will bear the cost of education and upbringing of children who lost their parents due to COVID-19.
He further stated that the government will also extend financial aid to families who lost earning members. "I know many children who have lost both their parents.
I want to tell them that I am still there. Do not consider yourself an orphan. The government will take care of their studies and upbringing," Kejriwal said."I know elderly citizens who have lost their children.
They depended on their earnings. I want to tell them that their son (Kejriwal) is alive. The government will help all such families who have lost their earning members," he added."They need empathy.