A total of 7,659 children have been rescued from within and outside the State by the District Child Protection Units (DCPUs), Childlines, police and other concerned organisations by now.
Woman and Child Development Minister and Mission Shakti Minister Prafulla Samal informed this in the State Assembly in response to question of Congress MlA Jacob Pradhan on Friday.
Out of 7,659 children, while 510 were rescued from outside the State, 7149 rescued while working at different places in the State. Out of the rescued children, 7,593 have been restored with their families53 placed in child care Institutions (CCI) and 13 have run away during the transit period. The Government spent a total of Rs 41,52,011 for the purpose. Of this, while Rs 4,70,187 was spent for Operation Muskan-I, Rs 10,96,814 utilised for Operation Smile-II, Rs 12,23,979 and Rs 13,61,031 spent for Operation Muskan II and Operation Muskan III, respectively, for rescue of children from other States.