New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the states had to “protect” children, who have either lost one or both parents during the pandemic, and ensure that their education is not disrupted at least in the current academic session. The apex court said identification of such children was the “starting point” to find out their needs and their welfare is of paramount consideration.
“Even if there are 1,000 children without their parent, just imagine what is going to happen to them. They can be pushed to child labour. They can be landing themselves to hands of undesirable elements in the society. We don’t know what will happen to them. These are vulnerable children. So, we have to be extremely careful about these children,” the Bench said.