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For states, the WCD asked the officials to temporarily allocate child care institutions (CCIs) to house children whose parents are unwell due to COVID-19.
District police teams have to stay alert and vigilant to prevent trafficking of children, illegal adoption, child marriage, child labour or any other kind of abuse.
The WCD ministry also stressed on imparting free education through government day schools or residential schools for all children who have lost their parents during the pandemic.
New Delhi: As children are among those hugely affected by COVID-19 during the second wave of the pandemic, Centre released guidelines for their care and protection. Many children lost one or both of their parents to the coronavirus infection. As per the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) affidavit to the Supreme Court, 9,346 children have lost at least one of the parents to the deadly virus, including over 1,700 who have lost both their parents, acco
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