: Over 9,000 children orphaned or abandoned during Covid-19 pandemic, child rights body tells SC #IndiaNEWS The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court

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Over 9,000 children orphaned or abandoned during Covid-19 pandemic, child rights body tells SC #IndiaNEWS
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that 9,346 children aged 17 or less have been orphaned or abandoned during the coronavirus pandemic that broke out in January 2020, reported The Hindu.The data was submitted to the Supreme Court after it asked district authorities on May 28 to upload information about orphaned children on the child rights body’s portal, Bal Swaraj. The court had also asked states to address the basic needs of all children who have been orphaned during the pandemic.A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose is hearing a suo motu case in connection with the protection of children from the coronavirus in child care institutions.On Tuesday, amicus curiae Gaurav Agarwal said that the number of orphaned children was high, adding that the figure may be higher as many states have not been able to upload the data, reported Live Law.The records on Bal Swaraj shows that of the 9,346 children, 7,464 have lost either of their parents, 1,742 have been orphaned and 140 abandoned. The portal also gave state-wise details of the affected children. As of May 29, West Bengal provided details of one such child and Delhi listed five. The commission told the court that these children are at...Read more

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