In an attempt to protect the vulnerable citizens of the country and to give them brighter future free from all social evils and constraints, Department of Women, Child Development and Social Welfare has planned to come up with the skill development centres to link all the deprived kids especially those children who are rescued from the vicious cycle of human trafficking to the mainstream shattering various social taboos.
“At two districts Ranchi and lohardaga, Skill development centers will come up to provide rehabilitation to all children rescued from the fierce of human trafficking and provide them decent livelihood. For reaching out to the target group, it is mandatory to create awareness at rural pockets on priority basis for making children aware about their basic rights,” said, Minister, Department of Women, Child Development and Social Welfare, Dr louis Marandi.
“Right to education (RTE) act and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) motto can be achieved only with the participation of NGOs and State child rights commission with utmost seriousness. In human trafficking, Jharkhand tops the list and it need to be curbed at earliest to protect the children,” added Marandi.
On the occasion of International Child Rights Day, focusing on basic child rights need in context to Jharkhand and addressing kids of different districts present on the occasion, Social Welfare Principal Secretary, MS Bhatia added, “The new Juvenile Justice Act (JJ) Act of the State will be notified soon with revised legal facets. The department will also come up with more stringent laws to restrain child marriages. At present, the department in association with labour department and Jharkhand police are working together to control the menace of child labour predominately prevalent in the society.”
Bhatia also urged to all child rights activist present to organize massive programme on child rights and other related issues at interior belts across the State. He further emphasized on making the Aadhaar cards of all kids falling in the age group (0-5 years) for availing all the government schemes facility. Notably, in Jharkhand, 63 per cent children have registered themselves with UIDAI.
According to a survey report of an independent organization, approximately 3.94 lakh children in the State are reluctant to lead miserable lives in the absence of basic amenities and due to lack of awareness about their rights. Kids involved in numerous odious activities like drugs peddling, addiction, rag picking etc need to be reached out with proper plan of action by the concerned department in collaboration with civic society members, child activists.
Around 17 goals like eradication of poverty and hunger, ensuring good health, quality education, gender equality, proper sanitation facilities, opportunity for proper livelihood and economic prosperity, access to legal system etc is taken up to ensure child rights in State.