In order to ensure proper implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act 2000 with special focus on child in need of care and protection and juvenile in conflict with law, the Jharkhand legal Service Authority (JlSA) under the guidance of Supreme Court Judge Justice Madan B lokur, is going to organise one day colloquium on Sunday at Hotel BNR Chnakya in Ranchi.
According to an official release issued by the District legal Services Authority, the colloquium will serve as the much needed platform to discuss and review the functioning roles and responsibilities as well as upkeep and maintenance of various Government agencies such as Juvenile Justice Board, Child Welfare Committee, District Child Protection Unit, Observation Home, Special Home, Shelter Home And Children Home.
This occasion may also be utilized for discussion on alternative family based care mechanisms like foster care and sponsorship.
They will also discuss and review the district level adoption agencies and on the subject of the process of adoption of children in aforesaid homes in the light of section 41(6) of Juvenile Justice Act.