Sri Ram Sharma, Principal District and Session Judge of Dhanbad cum Chairman of District Legal Service Authority, on Thursday provided cheques worth Rs 2,000 each to eight children who lost both their parents due to Covid and turned orphan during the pandemic.

The financial help was provided as part of the project Shishu of Jharkhand Legal Service Authority (JHALSA) launched earlier this month across the state.

Sharma said that financial help was provided as part of the project to bring such orphan children into the mainstream as per direction of acting Chairman of JHALSA, Apresh Kumar Singh.

He further said that such orphan children are being provided sponsorship by the district social welfare department and district child protection unit.

Altogether 60 such children have been identified and verified in the district by the para legal volunteers of DLSA out of which eight have been provided Rs 2000 cheque each today.

Arvind Kachchhap Additional District and Session Judge of Dhanbad who is also secretary of District Legal Services Authority said that DLSA has been assigned by JHALSA to extend help to such children.

“After identification of such children through para legal volunteers by visiting their places they have been provided financial help and would be further provided all government schemes as per their eligibility” said Kachchhap.

Dasrath Chandra Das Deputy Development Commissioner of Dhanbad; Sneh Kashyap, District Social Welfare Officer; others were also present during the cheque handing over.

Dhanbad district administration during the last month under the Sambal Saathi Scheme has provided help kits to altogether such 150 families who have lost their bread winners.

Each kit contains 10 kg rice and wheat each; two kg each of pulses and chura (rice flakes); two kg each of sattu (parched gram powder), salt, chickpea, gram, washing powder; five kg each of potato, onion, sugar; two litres mustard oil; one kg each of spices and soyabean; five packets of biscuits; 10 pieces of bathing soap as well as detergent cakes; 200 grams of toothpaste; three toothbrush; two fruit juice packets, two bottles of sanitizers and 10 pieces of masks.

Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner, Uma Shankar Singh on June 16 also held meetings with different corporate organizations including BCCL, MPL, DVC, ACC, Tata Steel, Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited seeking their support for making arrangements for the education and skill oriented training of such children.

All the participants of the meeting have also assured all support to the district administration.