As 39 per cent children contribute to the total population in our country, it is the time when the stakeholders dedicated for protection of child rights must be familiar about the laws after it is amended. lack of information may create hindrances in delivering the duties properly. To break the vicious cycle, various committees need to work as team for child rights and must assure that all barriers are removed before implementing the mandatory laws, IG CID, Sampat Meena, said, while addressing the gathering of child panels on contemporary laws.
While the Chairperson of NCPCR, Stuti Kacker emphasised on use of technology, creation of POSCO button at national level to deal with the cases of child rights and disseminating information on wider scale. NGO workers and child right activists emphasized on creation of child homes for rescued kids with an environment that can nurture them in best way. Quality education and creating job opportunities are essential for rescued kids, as it will link them to the mainstream.
NGO representatives and other stakeholders working for child protection discussed about the changes made in existing laws meant for protecting the vulnerable citizens and also disseminated information among the child right bodies. The purpose was to sensitise them about the new provisions of Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act, implementation of Child labour Programme of Action (ClPA), Immoral Traffic Prevention (ITP) Act and POSCO Act.
State level consultation programme on newly enacted JJ Act 2015, POSCO Act, ITP Act and ClP Act organised by Jharkhand State Child labour Commission (JSClC) and Jharkhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (JSCPCR) in collaboration with National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) also witnessed the participation of police officers from CID, railways personnel (GRPF) including the social welfare and child development officials.
Information about legal aid cell on child rights, ClPR Act introduction, difference in old and new laws and its implications, provisions on registration of homes under the JJ Act, awareness and challenges in implementing ITP and POSCO law were discussed in the consultation meet in the presence of several experts.“We need to strengthen our institutions like child home, remand home, observation home on priority basis. To create friendly environment for the inmates in rehabilitation centres, the department has initiated a video conferencing procedure in Ranchi through Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) tie up and will be extended to the other districts too,” Secretary, Women and Child Development, MS Bhatia, said