Twelve children of the Children Need of Care and Protection (CNCP) of Puri district were admitted in various trades of diploma engineering like mechanical, electrical and civil in the Biju Patnaik Institute of Technology (BIT), Puri.
These children are pass outs of HSC examination this year. It is one of the model collaborative efforts of District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), Child Care Institutions (CCIs), Government Polytechnic and Child Welfare Committee initiated under support of the district administration.
The personnel of DCPU, CCIs provided counselling to the children periodically keeping in view their interest and skill to make them self reliant after attaining the age of 18 years. These children included five from Nilachal Seva Ptratisthan, Kanas, three of Draupadi Mahila Samiti, Uttarahana, three of Acharya Harihar Sishu Bhawan, Sakhigopal and one of Utkal Balashram, Puri.
Principal, BIT, Puri, AK Rath, POIC, DCPU, Puri Subhanarayan Satapathy, admission in charge Subhrajit Sahu among others were present. Earlier, nine children were also admitted in different trades of ITI this year.