The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) in Maharashtra announced on Saturday that it will provide financial assistance to the local children, who were orphaned due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Every individual, society have responsibility towards kids orphaned due to COVID-19: Nitin Gadkari
Gadkari was speaking at the inauguration of a COVID-19 care centre in Vatsalya village in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh
PTI | June 1, 2021 | Updated 10:46 IST
Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari on Monday said every individual and the society have a responsibility towards the children who became orphan during the coronavirus pandemic.
He was speaking at the inauguration of a COVID-19 care centre in Vatsalya village in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh. The service to dalit, the exploited, orphan, physically challenged and medically ill, in fact, is service to God, the minister said at the virtual inauguration event.
While announcing a number of benefits for such kids, Prime Minister Modi said that in such trying times it is our duty, as a society, to care for our children and instil hope for a bright future.