The Central Government told the Supreme Court on Monday that it needs more time to sort out the details of a relief programme for children orphaned by COVID-19 under the PM CARES Funds.

Last Monday, the Supreme Court demanded the specifics of the PM CARES welfare system for children who had lost their parents as a result of domestic violence. Aishwarya Bhati, the Additional Solicitor General, informed the Supreme Court today that the relief plan for orphan children is undergoing thorough consultation between states and stakeholders. ASG Bhati stated, "We will require some more time to sort out the details." The bench, which included Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose, stated that it will give the Centre time to respond and that the matter will be heard after the summer vacations. The ASG also informed the bench that District Magistrates had been assigned responsibility for orphaned and abandoned children, as well as Nodal officials. "We'll allow the Centre more time to sort out the details of the programme and come back with how they'll implement it," Justice Rao remarked.

The Supreme Court has reopened the case to evaluate the issue of children orphaned as a result of COVID. On May 28th, 2021, the bench ordered all district authorities to submit the details of children who become orphans after March 2020 on the NCPCR's 'Bal Swaraj' portal, as well as to take steps to meet the fundamental needs of orphaned children. According to data available on May 29, the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) notified the Supreme Court that the COVID-19 epidemic orphaned 1742 children and caused 7464 children to lose at least one parent.