India News: NEW DELHI: With the selection panel headed by Chief Justice of India or his nominee SC Judge unable to find a successor, the Supreme Court on Thursday.
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NCPCR told the SC on June 1 that there are 9,346 children, who have been abandoned, orphaned or lost a parent to COVID.
Maharashtra govt said that 4,451 children have lost one of their parents due to the pandemic.
NCPCR said states leading the chart like UP has 2,110 such children, Bihar (1,327), Kerala (952) and MP (712).
New Delhi: The National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that there are 9,346 children, who have been abandoned, orphaned or lost a parent to the COVID-19 pandemic as per the data submitted to it by different states till May 29.
The NCPCR, in its affidavit filed through advocate Swarupama Chaturvedi, said states leading the chart like Uttar Pradesh has 2,110 such children, Bihar (1,327), Kerala (952) and Madhya Pradesh (712).
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The court noted CoWIN platform is not accessible to persons with visual disabilities
A vaccination policy exclusively relying on digital portal CoWIN for inoculating those aged between 18 to 44 years would be unable to meet its target of universal immunization due to âdigital divideâ and the marginalised sections of the society would bear the brunt of âaccessibility barrierâ, the Supreme Court has said.
The apex court said such policy could have serious implications on the fundamental right to equality and the right to health of persons within the age group of 18 to 44 years.
It also noted that even the digitally literate are finding it hard to procure vaccination slots through CoWIN portal.
India News: NEW DELHI: A vaccination policy exclusively relying on digital portal CoWIN for inoculating those aged between 18 and 44 would be unable to meet its t.