Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Saturday extended his support to the vulnerable children rescued from the vicious cycle of trafficking, bonded labour, domestic help. During the programme titled ‘Hausala @ 2018 — Bal Adhikar Mahotsav’ organised by Jharkhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (JSCPCR) in collaboration with Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development — ICDS Wing, the CM assured all possible help to the children in distress.
In a major attempt to link the children in need of care and protection to the mainstream, the CM said, “A hostel for accommodating approximately 2,500 kids with all facilities will be build here in the Capital City. The first of its kind building will have Skill Development Centre too for nurturing the talents of the kids. The advanced grooming centre will be designed keeping in the mind the present requirements of the children.”
Further, for rehabilitation of children, the CM on the occasion asked the respective Circle Officers (COs) to prepare the list of kids who have suffered mental and physical torture at some point of time in their lives. “The list of teenagers who have attained the age of 18 years or above must be prepared by the COs. Those enrolled in the centre will be given training in specific trades to lead a descent life,” the CM added.
Also, the CM announced to give Rs 2,000 each to those 25 children going to attend a national symposium at New Delhi on Child Rights. The CM during the event applauded the initiatives of different NGOs for lending support to the children in distress and urged to the society to aid Government, civil society members to combat the social evils creating hindrances in uplifting the children who needs support and care.
The CM while addressing the gathering in the presence of eminent dignitaries like Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Amitabh Kaushal, Skill Development CEO Amar Jha, Special Secretary, Department of Women, Child Development and Social Welfare Dr. DK Saxena, IPS BB Pradhan including 240 children of shelter homes clarified that no injustice against the children will be tolerated here.
Meanwhile, Chairperson JSCPCR Arti Kujur said that looking at the commitment level of the State Government, the nodal agency of State working for the protection of child rights and to eradicate the social evils that is creating hurdle for children’s growth will leave no stone unturned to support the deprived kids. The JSCPCR Chairperson further expressed her gratitude to the CM for introducing a ‘separate budget’ for children in the next session for ensuring the overall holistic development of children.