The Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that the State Government would work as a partner with the agencies concerned to further the child’s rights and their protection. He said this while addressing a day -long seminar/ workshop held on Juvenile Justice Act 2015 at IRDT Auditorium Survey Chowk on EC Road in Dehradun on Tuesday.
He hailed the slew of initiatives taken by the departments concerned and police in the form of schemes like Palna, Anprashan, Khilti Kaliya and Operation Smile. “My government is aware of its responsibility and would do everything in conjunction with other departments concerned to achieve the desired goal which can only be achieved through combined efforts,” CM said.
This workshop was jointly organised by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Uttarakhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
While expressing disappointment over the breaking of the family ties, he said it directly affected the children.
He said that the state government would enhance the skills of the police officers through training and they would counsel the couples against breaking away from each other at least in the interest of their children. He stressed on collaboration between the national and the state commissions for the protection of child rights. “The state commission for the protection of child rights would be made more functional,” CM said while congratulating the officers and personnel of various social originations and government departments for working tirelessly in the field of protection of child rights.
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights chairperson Stuti Kacker, Chhatisgarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights member Shatabdi Subodh Pandey, RajasthanCommission for Protection of Child Rights member SP Singh, Maharashtra Commission for Protection of Child Rights member secretary AN Tripathi and Yogendra Khanduri, president of Uttarakhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Principal Secretary Radha Rautri and other administrative and police officers participated in the seminar/workshop.
Government officers and officials like the city magistrate lalit Narayan Mishra, additional SP Mamta Vohra, CO Manoj Katyal and others were awarded by the Chief Minister on the occasion.
Essay completion was held on ‘Protection of Child Rights in Uttarakhand’. Students aged around 18 years from various institutes participated. Those students who stood first, second and third were also awarded by the Chief Minister.