Sonia Gandhi’s letter relating to Navodaya Vidyalayas is one other PR gimmick, right here is why

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to supply free schooling to youngsters who misplaced their mother and father as a result of ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The letter citing Rajiv Gandhi’s Navodaya Vidyalaya venture requested the Prime Minister to make schooling free in all of the 661 Navodaya Vidyalaya colleges for college kids orphaned as a result of pandemic.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s letter to PM ModiIt is notable right here that Navodaya Vidyalayas supply Free and high quality schooling below CBSE to gifted youngsters from class sixth to class twelfth. They are co-educational residential colleges and schooling, uniforms, books, stationery, bus or rail fare, lodging, and boarding are offered to youngsters as much as class ninth freed from value. From class ninth, a nominal price of Rs 600 per 30 days is charged. However, woman youngsters, youngsters from SC/ST class, and kids from households under the poverty line are exempt from this price too.
What Sonia Gandhi appears to be suggesting right here that youngsters who’ve been orphaned resulting from Covid needs to be taken in and offered a free schooling within the Navodaya Vidyalayas. However, as many of the “suggestions” given by Congress, there’s a sensible points related by the suggestion which can make the implementation problematic.
As NVs are for youngsters who’re in school sixth, that’s at the very least 11 years of age. The care, rehabilitation, and security of orphaned youngsters accessed and executed by related native authorities as per their bodily, emotional and social wants, age, and household construction. How far this suggestion of Navodaya Vidyalayas taking in youngsters might be implementable and helpful is a giant query mark.
Also, Navodaya Vidyalayas are colleges. All colleges are at the moment closed as a result of raging pandemic. It will not be understood if the Congress President is asking for Navodaya Vidyalayas to open and home youngsters whereas the pandemic rages in and vaccination for youngsters below 18 is but to be authorized.
Moreover, a number of state governments have already introduced particular schemes for youngsters orphaned by the pandemic.
Madhya Pradesh
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan introduced free schooling and an allowance of Rs 5000 per 30 days and free ration to youngsters who misplaced their mother and father to Covid-19. He additionally assured that the federal government will maintain those that misplaced their incomes member amidst the pandemic.
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha introduced particular scholarship schemes for youngsters who misplaced their mother and father. Other advantages have additionally been introduced to assist those that have misplaced their members of the family.
Chhattisgarh 
The Chhattisgarh authorities too below the ‘Chhattisgarh Mahtari Dular Yojna’ that it’ll bear the price of schooling for the youngsters whose mother and father fell sufferer to the Chinese virus.
Additionally, youngsters finding out in each authorities and personal colleges might be eligible for a stipend of Rs 500 per 30 days finding out in Classes 1 to eight and Rs 1,000 per 30 days finding out in Classes 9 to 12. 
Delhi
The Delhi authorities additionally introduced free schooling to such youngsters assuring that the federal government will maintain their research and upbringing. 
Om Birla urges Kota establishments to supply free schooling
In a video convention with the Directors of School and Coaching Institutes of Kota, Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla had urged the institutes to supply free teaching to orphaned youngsters showing for medical and engineering entrace exams. The institutes agreed to not solely waive off the charges but in addition confirmed the willingness to supply them with books and uniforms.
Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Jharkhand too have prolonged assist to orphaned youngsters.
Uttar Pradesh
The Yogi Adityanath authorities had determined to increase all help, together with monetary, by the state authorities below its sponsorship scheme to youngsters who’ve misplaced their mother and father as a result of pandemic.
Manoj Rai, director of Department of Women and Child Development mentioned, “The state government has decided to tweak rules of the scheme as it mandated to assist only two children of a family. Now, all affected children of a family will be provided financial assistance even if they are more than two.”
Karnataka
The Karnataka authorities introduced their plans to rehabilitate youngsters as much as the age of 18 years orphaned by the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, the state will arrange particular pediatric COVID care centres in 30 districts of the state.
“The government is ready to rehabilitate children who were orphaned by the second wave of COVID-19. Children need not be afraid as we have decided to set up separate quarantine facilities as well as hostels for those up to 18 years,” knowledgeable Woman and Child Welfare Minister Shashikala Jolle. 
Gujarat
The state of Gujarat has introduced a month-to-month help of Rs 4000 to youngsters orphaned by the pandemic until they flip 18-years-old.
Jharkhand
The authorities of Jharkhand too has introduced its dedication to rehabilitating youngsters orphaned by COVID-19 together with offering monetary help to the caretakers.
Odisha
The Odisha authorities had introduced that orphaned youngsters and poor girls who had been widowed as a result of pandemic might be coated below the Madhubabu Pension Scheme and might be given an everyday month-to-month allowance. The state authorities had additionally introduced that youngsters whose mother and father are hospitalized may even be taken care of.
Education in India is free and is a Fundamental Right
It is notable right here that schooling in authorities colleges throughout India for youngsters between 6-14 years is free. The Sarva Siksha Abhiyan was began as a flagship program by the federal government of India after the 86th Amendment to the structure. The 86th Amendment made free and obligatory schooling for youngsters between the 6-14 age group a Fundamental Right. Under SSA, all authorities colleges present free schooling, mid-day meals, and different amenities to youngsters within the 6-14 12 months age group. Children below the 6 years age group are offered fundamental schooling, care, and mid-day meals at Anganwadi Centres.