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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | In Maharashtra, COVID-19 orphans lost more fathers than mothers, says report -Abhinay Deshpande

In Maharashtra, COVID-19 orphans lost more fathers than mothers, says report -Abhinay Deshpande

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published Published on Oct 18, 2022   modified Modified on Oct 19, 2022

-The Hindu

‘Many didn’t get government benefits due to difficulties in procuring death certificates’

For every child who lost its mother, three children lost their father to the COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra.

‘Vulnerable Children of Maharashtra’, a report on the status of children orphaned by COVID-19 by Vidhi Maharashtra, an independent think tank, found that 22,760 children lost their fathers while 2,678 lost their mothers to COVID-19.

The loss of either parent has a significant impact on a child. However, a greater proportion of children losing their father may indicate that many families may suffer from financial instability post-pandemic as most households in the country are run by male breadwinners.

The study found that as of February 15, 2022, out of the 10,386 children who lost both their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, 718 children were based in Maharashtra. The State has the second highest number of vulnerable children in India out of a total of 1.5 lakh and is also among the top five States with the highest number of children orphaned during COVID-19.

Despite the establishment of Task Forces in each district by the government to identify and rehabilitate orphans, there were discrepancies in providing benefits under a variety of schemes to such children, it said. “Government intervention was hindered by the requirement of the COVID-19 death certificate. In order to avail schemes released for orphans during the pandemic, a COVID-19 death certificate was required. Nearly half the District Child Protection Units (DCPU) interviewed by Vidhi mentioned difficulties in procuring these certificates and documents for orphans,” the report said.

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The Hindu, 18 October, 2022, https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/in-maharashtra-covid-19-orphans-lost-more-fathers-than-mothers-says-report/article66026734.ece?homepage=true


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