A day-long workshop titled ‘Scaling of Child Protection Programme in Chhattiisgarh’ was organised here on Friday under the joint aegis of the Chhattisgarh Police (Crime Investigation Department) and UNICEF.
In his address, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) TR Paikra said that children are considered as the best gift of humanity to the society.
Innocence, vulnerability and sensitiveness of children make them dear to everyone in society. For all-round development of children, it is extremely important to ensure they are nurtured with care, security and healthy environment, he said.
Children are future of the nation. Hence working for protection of children and their rights is equivalent to serving God, Paikra said.
In Chhattisgarh, Police has taken a new initiative in association with the UNICEF, which is being appreciated at national level, he said.
legal provisions have been made for protection of Child Rights, in coordination with Police Department, Education Department, Health Department and Women and Child Development Department, Paikra said.
District Police Mahasamund has taken a commendable initiative to start child-friendly police station, on the lines of which Chhattisgarh State Police is working towards making child-friendly police station in each district, he said.
The State Police, in association with UNICEF, has been doing appreciable work since last six-seven years in the direction of ensuring security of children in districts like Jashpur and Dantewada, he said.
Paikra said that after getting trained in this workshop, police officials will be equipped to create awareness among children, their parents and their teachers in their areas, and so as to stop crimes such as human trafficking and child trafficking. It is also a kind of curse for our society and we should try to eradicate it collectively.
In the programme Superintendent of Police, Railways, Parukh Mathur said that Railway Police remains alert and keep vigilance in cases like security and trafficking and makes every possible effort to prevent such crimes.
Police are conducting ‘Chetna Programme’ to create awareness among parents, children and educational institutions, he said.
Assistant Inspector General of Police Sujeet Kumar, Secretary, State Child Rights Protection Commission Nandlal Choudhary, Jeevak Chatterjee of UNICEF and Gargi Saha also addressed the workshop and informed the police officials about various technical aspects of human trafficking and existing laws to prevent the same.