The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act, 2000 [JJ Act] is the primary law to deal with the
children in need of care and protection as well as children in conflict
with law. Section 34 (3) of the JJ Act provides for mandatory
registration of all Child Care Institutions (CCIs) housing children in
need of care and protection with the intent of enforcing minimum
standards of care, under the Act and Rules there-under, for the services
provided for children in these Homes. The JJ Act and Central Model
Rules there-under provide for mechanisms for stringent monitoring of
quality of services through Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) and
Inspection Committees set up by the State Government at State, district
and city levels. Further, the Rules provide for setting up of Children’s
Committees in every institution which are, inter-alia, also encouraged
to report incidents of abuse and exploitation, if any. Besides, Rule 60
of the Model Rules framed under the JJ Act also prescribes comprehensive
measures to respond in case any kind of abuse, including sexual abuse,
neglect and maltreatment is noticed in the CCI.
To ensure that children in all the Homes receive the best of care, and are not subject to abuse and neglect, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has been strongly urging the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time to identify and register all CCIs under the JJ Act and set up functional inspection committees, where not available.
Further, the recently notified ‘The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012’ provides for stringent punishment for persons who, being on the management or staff of a Home, commit sexual assault on such child.
This was stated by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
To ensure that children in all the Homes receive the best of care, and are not subject to abuse and neglect, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has been strongly urging the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time to identify and register all CCIs under the JJ Act and set up functional inspection committees, where not available.
Further, the recently notified ‘The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012’ provides for stringent punishment for persons who, being on the management or staff of a Home, commit sexual assault on such child.
This was stated by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
Source : PIB, August 16, 2012
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