With a view to assist the wandering and missing children return back to their families, the Chhattisgarh Government is going to open a ‘Child Help line Booth’ at Platform Number One of Raipur Railway Station.State Women and Child Development Minister Ramsheela Sahu will inaugurate the booth on Monday.
Officers from Women and Child Welfare Department informed that for stopping the illegal immigration of children, checking human trafficking, tracing missing child and for helping the child in need ,the booths are being opened at the Railway Station.
Similar kind of booth will be opened at Bilaspur Railway Station very soon, they said. For bringing these children to the mainstream of development and sending them back to school very soon ‘Street to School’ scheme will be launched.A Task Force formed by district administration or labour Department or a Working Group formed by District Child Protection Unit will identify those areas were child laborers, wandering children or rag-picking children are mostly found .
This survey work will be completed in coordination with labour Department, School Education Department, Women and Child Welfare Department and District Child Protection Unit along with 1098 Child Helpline. The drive for identifying such children has already begun from June 22 and will conclude on July 31
