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Half Of Applications Under PM Cares For Covid Orphan Kids Rejected: Govt
The Morning Standard
|July 17, 2024
OVER half of the applications under the PM CARES for children scheme for Covid-19 orphans has been rejected, officials said Tuesday.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development received 9,331 applications from 613 districts across 33 states and Union Territories (UTS). However, only 4,532 applications from 558 districts in 32 states and UTs were approved.
Ministry officials said that while 4,781 applications were rejected, 18 are pending approval, without sharing the reason behind the rejection.
This story is from the July 17, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.
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