Gujarat govt inks Letter of Intent with JM Financial Foundation for assistance to covid orphans

Gandhinagar (Information): Gujarat Government’s Social Justice and Empowerment Department’s senior officers inked Letter of Intent with Mumbai-based J. M. Financial Foundation’s CSR Head in presence of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani here to provide financial assistance to children, who lost their parents due to coronavirus Covid-19, till the age of 18.

The foundation under its CSR initiative will directly deposit the annual tuition fee of the student to the school’s bank account, freeing the child from any tension. The assistance will be extended to children who lost both their parents or either of the parents.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rupani said that upbringing of children orphaned due to parents’ death during the pandemic is very much a concern for the state government by virtue of which had announced Mukhya Mantri Bal Seva Yojna of monthly Rs.4,000 assistance to such children. And within 35 days of the announcement the government surveyed to find there are 776 such children and directly deposited total Rs.31-lakh to their bank accounts on July 7 last. The number of such orphaned students has gone up to approximately 881.

The Chief Minister thanked J.M. Foundation’s heads Nimesh Kampani and Vishal Kampani on videoconference for their gesture and said the state government would extend all cooperation in this endeavour.

Chief Minister’s Secretary Ashwini Kumar gave details of the Mukhya Mantri Bal Seva Yojna and the Mr. Rupani’s reaching out to such orphaned children under his ‘Mokla Mane Samvad’ programme. Mr. Kumar also discussed with J.M. Foundation’s directors as to how best the scheme can be made for the target group.

Those present at Gandhinagar included the State Social Justice and Empowerment Department’s Deputy Secretary G.P. Patel, Social Defence Director G.N. Nachiya and JM Foundation Director and CSR Head Puja Dave.