Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday ordered a fixed deposit of Rs 5 lakh in the names of minor children who had lost their parents to Covid-19.
Stalin passed the orders after chairing a meeting of senior officials.
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According to a statement issued the following orders have been issued to the officials with regards to children who had lost their parents to Covid-19
-open a fixed deposit for Rs 5 lakh each in the names of each child who had lost its parents to Covid-19. When the child attains 18 years of age, the principal and accumulated interest to be paid to that child;
-preference to be given to such children in admission to government-owned homes and hostels;
-state government to foot their education, hostel costs till their graduation;
