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| VCPCs to be in place by March 2019: Justice Masoodi | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 25: Terming the Village Child Protection Committees as eyes of Juvenile Justice system, Justice Hasnain Masoodi Former Judge of J&K High Court and Chairperson Selection cum Oversight Committee under Juvenile Justice Act J&K Govt. assured that Village Child Protection Committees will be framed in all the villages of J&K State by 31st March 2019 and strongly advocated for strengthening child protection mechanism at Village level.
...Speaking in a training programme for Village Level Child Protection Committees of district Jammu organized by National Development Foundation in collaboration with Selection cum Oversight Committee and Directorate of ICPS J&K with the funding support from European Union. Justice Masoodi complemented the efforts of NDF and European Union in taking lead in piloting village level Child Protection Committees in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir. He called upon the CPC members to work as child rights advocate in their respective villages so that child rights can become reality in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
He also asked the CPCs to keep a close eye on the Govt. schemes meant for the protection and welfare of the children and asked particularly the Sarpanch and Panch members of the Child Protection Committees to link children with such schemes. He also cautioned the CPCs about the exploitation of the children through the digital mediums and pitched for the use of internet by children under parent's surveillance.
Neha Gandotra Chief Operating Officer NDF, Parvinder Singh Programme Manager NDF and Arti Choudhary Protection Officer Non Institutional Care DCPU Jammu were the resource persons on the occasion while G.A. Sofi State Mission Director ICPS, Rajiv Khajuria Founder Emeritus NDF/ Member Selection Cum Oversight Committee, Prof. Dr. Arti Bakhshi Member Selection cum Oversight Committee, Arti Sharma Chief Functionary NDF were also present on the occasion. Members of Child Protection Committees from ten villages of Jammu district participated in the workshop.
Sofi in his address asked the CPC members to report child right violations to Block Child Protection Committee and Childline (1098). He also spoke in detail about the roles of Child Welfare Committees and Juvenile Justice Boards and the provisions under Integrated Child Protection Scheme. Rajiv Khajuria in his address assured Justice Masoodi and Sofi that NDF will facilitate all efforts in establishing CP mechanisms at village, block and district level. He called upon the Child Protection Committees to set positive examples by enhancing reporting and addressing the matter reported in a reasonable time as children cannot wait for justice and everyone is duty bound to respond to their needs of care and protection. |
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