Over 1.4 Lakh Children Lost Either Parent During COVID: NCPCR Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Over 1.4 Lakh Children Lost Either Parent During COVID: NCPCR Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights has told the Supreme Court that as per the data uploaded on the Baal Swaraj Portal- CoVID care from April 2020 till January 11, 2022, 10094 children are orphaned, 1,36,910 children have lost either parent and 488 children are abandoned after the onset of COVID.The additional affidavit has been filed by NCPCR in compliance of. The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights has told the Supreme Court that as per the data uploaded on the Baal Swaraj Portal- CoVID care from April 2020 till January 11, 2022, 10094 children are orphaned, 1,36,910 children have lost either parent and 488 children are abandoned after the onset of COVID. The additional affidavit has been filed by NCPCR in compliance of Top Court's directions with regards to the status of children on the basis of the data uploaded on Baal Swaraj Portal in the suo moto matter pertaining to the children in need of care and protection, who have lost their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although Some States/UT's Have Initiated Process Of Rescuing CISS But Very Few Have Made Efforts To Rehabilitate Them: NCPCR Tells Supreme Court In another affidavit dated January 13, 2022 filed by NCPCR in the suo moto writ regarding children in street situation, NCPCR in compliance of Top Court's order dated December 13, 2021 has told the Supreme Court that 5401 Children are living on the streets with their families, 4148 children stay on the streets in the day and back home in the night with their families who reside in a nearby slum/ hutments and 396 children are living without support on the streets alone.

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Over half of PM CARES for Children scheme applications for COVID orphans rejected
5 months, 1 week ago

Over half of PM CARES for Children scheme applications for COVID orphans rejected

The Hindu  

About 51% of the applications received under the PM CARES for Children scheme for COVID orphans has been rejected, according to officials. Launched at the peak of COVID-19 cases in India on May 29, 2021, the PM CARES for Children Scheme aims to support children who lost their parents, a legal guardian, adoptive parents, or a surviving parent to the …

Over 700 child care homes operating in Andhra Pradesh await renewal of registration
1 year, 5 months ago

Over 700 child care homes operating in Andhra Pradesh await renewal of registration

The Hindu  

As many as 712 Child Care Institutions providing shelter to more than 14,000 minors across the State are now operating without any registration after their licences expired six months ago. Though the registrations expired six months ago, officials concerned have not issued orders for either for renewal or for issuing fresh registrations for the CCIs, also known as child care …

State govts and UTs obliged to ensure children attend school: SC
2 years, 7 months ago

State govts and UTs obliged to ensure children attend school: SC

India Today  

Concerned for students who were forced to drop out of school due to their parents suffering from Covid-19 induced job or livelihood loss, Supreme Court remarked on Monday that all states and union territories are obliged to ensure that children attend schools. NCPCR DIRECTED TO FILE AFFIDAVIT The top court asked the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to …

Supreme Court Directs NCPCR To Develop Web Portal Reflecting Information Of Action Taken By States To Ensure Education Of Children Who Dropped Out Due To COVID-19
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Directs NCPCR To Develop Web Portal Reflecting Information Of Action Taken By States To Ensure Education Of Children Who Dropped Out Due To COVID-19

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed NCPCR to come up with a web portal reflecting information pertaining to action taken by State Governments for continuance of education of children who were constrained to drop out of schools because of the adverse effects of the pandemic.On the last date of hearing, a Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. The …

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study
2 years, 9 months ago

Over 1.9 million kids in India lost parent or caregiver to COVID-19: Lancet study

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: More than 1.9 million children in India lost a parent or caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a modelling study of 20 countries published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. “We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one child is left orphaned or loses …

Over 19 Lakh Indian Children Lost At Least One Parent to Covid-19, Highest in World: Study
2 years, 9 months ago

Over 19 Lakh Indian Children Lost At Least One Parent to Covid-19, Highest in World: Study

News 18  

Around 19.2 lakh kids lost at least one parent or caregiver to Covid-19 in India during the first 20 months of the pandemic, that is between March 2020 and October 2021, a study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health said. The peer-reviewed medical journal said that India accounted for the highest number of Covid orphans or children who …

Nearly 4,000 applications approved so far for PM CARES scheme to support kids who have lost parents to COVID-19: MWCD report
2 years, 10 months ago

Nearly 4,000 applications approved so far for PM CARES scheme to support kids who have lost parents to COVID-19: MWCD report

Firstpost  

The ministry also shared advisories and guidelines for supporting states/UTs regarding child care institutions, including providing vaccination for the eligible children and mental health support New Delhi: As many as 3,855 applications have been approved so far for PM CARES for Children scheme to support children who have lost both parents to COVID-19, said the Ministry of Women and Child …

845 children orphaned during pandemic to get benefits Of PM-CARES For Children Scheme
3 years, 2 months ago

845 children orphaned during pandemic to get benefits Of PM-CARES For Children Scheme

India Today  

A total of 845 children who were orphaned during the pandemic have been approved as eligible for benefits under the PM-CARES for Children scheme till now, a senior official said Wednesday. PM-CARES for Children stipend Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary/ Secretary of the department shall be the State Nodal Officer for implementation of PM CARES for Children Scheme. The scheme …

'More Than One Lakh Children Lost Either Or Both Parents During COVID' : Supreme Court Directs CWCs To Complete Inquiries On Orphans Within 3 Weeks
3 years, 3 months ago

'More Than One Lakh Children Lost Either Or Both Parents During COVID' : Supreme Court Directs CWCs To Complete Inquiries On Orphans Within 3 Weeks

Live Law  

Expressing distress at the Covid pandemic devastating the lives of many children who lost their parents at a tender age, the Supreme Court has directed the Child Welfare Committees to complete the pending enquiries with respect to such children within three weeks. While lauding the progress made by the Union Government and State Governments in identification of the orphans and …

Ensure studies of kids orphaned due to Covid are not hindered: SC
3 years, 3 months ago

Ensure studies of kids orphaned due to Covid are not hindered: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all states and Union territories to ensure that the education of children orphaned on account of the Covid-19 pandemic continue without disruption -- including in private schools, at least during the ongoing academic year. In an affidavit filed through advocate Swarupama Chaturvedi, the commission, which has been running a dedicated website called Bal Swaraj …

Private schools in Delhi must allow Covid orphans to continue education till end of academic year
3 years, 3 months ago

Private schools in Delhi must allow Covid orphans to continue education till end of academic year

India Today  

Delhi Government has decided that private schools in Delhi must allow Covid orphans to continue education till the end of the academic year. What DoE said In an official release on Thursday, the Directorate of Education said that all districts in Delhi have been directed to give due attention to children who lost one parent or became orphans after March …

721 children in child care institutions contracted Covid since outbreak: RTI
3 years, 4 months ago

721 children in child care institutions contracted Covid since outbreak: RTI

India Today  

Over 720 children in child care institutions in 11 states and Union Territories have contracted Covid-19 till now and no fatalities have been reported, according to data from the country's apex child rights body. The data, which was shared by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in response to an RTI query from PTI, also stated that 686 …

MP govt calls reduction in number of abandoned children ‘technical error’
3 years, 4 months ago

MP govt calls reduction in number of abandoned children ‘technical error’

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh government has called a 32% reduction in its data of abandoned children during the second wave of Covid-19 “a technical error”, after emerging as the state with the highest number of such recorded cases. A National Commission for Child Rights Protection status report on orphans and abandoned children between April 2020 and June 2021, submitted to the …

SC directs states to ensure children orphaned during pandemic be allowed to continue education
3 years, 4 months ago

SC directs states to ensure children orphaned during pandemic be allowed to continue education

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states to ensure that children who have become orphans or lost a parent during the Covid-19 pandemic since March last year are permitted to continue in the same school, be it private or government, at least for the current academic year. The apex court, while hearing a suo motu matter on the contagion …

Figures on Covid orphans unrealistic, unreliable: SC to West Bengal Govt
3 years, 4 months ago

Figures on Covid orphans unrealistic, unreliable: SC to West Bengal Govt

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday tore into the West Bengal government for providing “unrealistic” and “unreliable” figures of children being orphaned and abandoned in the State owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose rebuked the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee led government for not uploading correct information of children who were orphaned during …

'Only 27 Orphans Due To COVID? We're Not Prepared To Believe This Figure': Supreme Court Pulls Up West Bengal Govt
3 years, 4 months ago

'Only 27 Orphans Due To COVID? We're Not Prepared To Believe This Figure': Supreme Court Pulls Up West Bengal Govt

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the State of West Bengal for not uploading correct information of children who were orphaned during the COVID pandemic since March 2020. For West Bengal, the Bench has directed the District Magistrates to collect necessary information relating to children who have become orphans due to death of either or one parent after March …

Over 15 lakh children lost a parent to Covid, including 1.2 lakh in India
3 years, 5 months ago

Over 15 lakh children lost a parent to Covid, including 1.2 lakh in India

India Today  

Children have borne the harshest brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic in the last 14 months. Globally, over 15 lakh children are estimated to have experienced the death of at least one parent or a custodial or a co-residing grandparent, or other older relative. Out of the 15 lakh, from March 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021, the study estimated that …

1,19,000 Indian children lost caregivers to Covid during first 14 months of pandemic: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

1,19,000 Indian children lost caregivers to Covid during first 14 months of pandemic: Report

India TV News  

More than 1.5 million children in 21 countries, including 1,19,000 from India, lost their primary and secondary caregivers to COVID-19 during the first 14 months of the pandemic, according to a study published in The Lancet. The countries with the highest number of children who lost primary caregivers include South Africa, Peru, United States, India, Brazil, and Mexico, it said. …

Rights activists caution against child labour and trafficking during pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Rights activists caution against child labour and trafficking during pandemic

Hindustan Times  

Child labour, abandonment by family members, risk of trafficking, child marriage, malnourishment, and an increasing number of school dropouts – these are some risks the national capital’s children are facing due to Covid-19 pandemic-induced hardships in marginalised communities, experts said. A Covid-19 ground report released by child rights NGO Protsahan, which is working closely with Delhi Commission for Protection of …

Covid Orphans: Why it cannot be business as usual for the government
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid Orphans: Why it cannot be business as usual for the government

India Today  

As India limps back to normalcy after the devastating two waves of Covid-19, a grim reality awaits policymakers and stakeholders. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his government's second anniversary in its second term, announced a slew of measures to support children who have been orphaned—having lost either one or both parents, or been abandoned. Andhra Pradesh, for instance, has announced …

Delhi Government identifies 268 children orphaned due Covid-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Government identifies 268 children orphaned due Covid-19

India Today  

The Delhi Government's Women and Child Development Department has identified 268 children who have been orphaned during the coronavirus pandemic, an official said on Sunday. There are nearly 5,500 children who have lost either of their parents ever since the virus hit the national capital, WCD director Rashmi Singh told PTI. Number of children orphaned due to Covid-19 “The 268 …

Maharashtra govt to formulate education, financial schemes for Covid-19 orphans
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra govt to formulate education, financial schemes for Covid-19 orphans

India Today  

Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur on Monday said that apart from providing financial support to children who lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the state is now formulating schemes for their education and other daily needs. The minister said the state government is committed to providing all kinds of support to children orphaned by the …

Ensure No Break In Education Of Children Who Lost Parents Due To COVID : Supreme Court To States/UTs
3 years, 6 months ago

Ensure No Break In Education Of Children Who Lost Parents Due To COVID : Supreme Court To States/UTs

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed State Governments and Union Territories to ensure that there is no break in the education of children who have become orphan or lost one parent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The State Government/Union Territories should ensure that there is no break in the education of children who have become orphans or lost either one parent …

SC asks states, UTs to ensure no breaks in education of children orphaned due to Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

SC asks states, UTs to ensure no breaks in education of children orphaned due to Covid-19

India Today  

The Supreme Court of India has directed the governments of states and union territories to ensure that there is no break in the education of children who have become orphans or lost one parent during the Covid-19 pandemic. During the Supreme Court hearing on June 7, the central government asked the court to provide them with more time to set …

Supreme Court Pulls Up West Bengal Govt For Not Uploading Information Of Children Orphaned During COVID
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Pulls Up West Bengal Govt For Not Uploading Information Of Children Orphaned During COVID

Live Law  

During the hearing of its suo moto case regarding Contagion of Covid in Children Protection Homes, Supreme Court has on Monday orally asked the State of West Bengal to comply with the Court's previous orders, and gather and upload the information regarding children who have been orphaned and are in need of care and protection on NCPCR's portal. The Bench, …

Supreme Court gives Centre more time to apprise about scheme for children orphaned by Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court gives Centre more time to apprise about scheme for children orphaned by Covid

India Today  

The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that it needed some more time to apprise the court of the modalities on the recently launched 'PM Cares for Children' scheme for kids orphaned by Covid-19. Advocate Chirag Shorff, appearing for Delhi government, said their data is provided solely by Child Welfare Committees, while in other states different departments provide data …

Loss of Parents Puts Kids in Vulnerable Situation, HC Asks Delhi Govt to Gather Info on Orphans
3 years, 6 months ago

Loss of Parents Puts Kids in Vulnerable Situation, HC Asks Delhi Govt to Gather Info on Orphans

News 18  

The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Delhi government to take steps to gather information on the minors who have been rendered orphans in the Covid-19 pandemic and are in a vulnerable situation due to loss of one or both parents. The high court directed various departments of Delhi government to call all residents welfare associations, police stations, schools, anganwadi …

Govt asks state/UTs to protect children adversely impacted by Covid, enlists measures
3 years, 6 months ago

Govt asks state/UTs to protect children adversely impacted by Covid, enlists measures

India TV News  

The government has asked states and union territories to ensure care and protection to children who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19 pandemic. Immediate temporary rehabilitation of children through the existing child care facilities supported under Child Protection Services scheme must be ensured. To organise special inspection drives in collaboration with District Magistrates, for assessment of quality care in all …

Over 5,000 children in Maharashtra lost parents to Covid-19, state announces scheme
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 5,000 children in Maharashtra lost parents to Covid-19, state announces scheme

Hindustan Times  

As many as 5,331 children in Maharashtra have lost at least one parent over the past 14 months, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The state cabinet on Wednesday gave nod to the special scheme where ₹5 lakh will be deposited in the name of the children who have lost both their parents in the form of fixed deposit. Children who …

9,346 Children Orphaned, Abandoned or Lost a Parent to Covid-19, NCPCR Tells SC
3 years, 6 months ago

9,346 Children Orphaned, Abandoned or Lost a Parent to Covid-19, NCPCR Tells SC

News 18  

The National Commission of Protection of Child Rights told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that there are 9,346 children, who have been abandoned, orphaned or lost a parent to the COVID-19 pandemic as per the data submitted to it by different states till May 29. The top court asked state government authorities to continue uploading the data on NCPCR’s website …

1742 Children Became Orphans Due To COVID, 7464 Lost One Parent : NCPCR Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

1742 Children Became Orphans Due To COVID, 7464 Lost One Parent : NCPCR Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has informed the Supreme Court that the COVID-19 pandemic has orphaned 1742 children, and 7464 children lost at least one parent during the pandemic. At least 9000 children lost either of the parents due to #COVID; at least 1000 of them lost both parents; figures could be higher as data collection not …

SC Seeks Information on Centre's Scheme for Children Orphaned by Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

SC Seeks Information on Centre's Scheme for Children Orphaned by Covid-19

News 18  

The Supreme Court Tuesday took note of the Centre's welfare scheme to provide relief to children who have lost parents to COVID-19 pandemic, and sought details of the plan along with the mechanism devised to monitor it. A bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose also directed states and Union Territories to appoint nodal officers of level of …

Over 9,300 children lost parents or were abandoned in pandemic, NCPCR informs Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 9,300 children lost parents or were abandoned in pandemic, NCPCR informs Supreme Court

India Today  

In an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has said that a 6-step scheme has been devised to monitor the wellbeing of children orphaned due to Covid-19 or those who have lost one parent. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of children who lost one parent 1,830 children are now …

COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi left 32 children orphaned, says child rights commission
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi left 32 children orphaned, says child rights commission

Firstpost  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on 14 May said the government will bear the cost of education and upbringing of children who were orphaned during the pandemic New Delhi: The Delhi child rights panel has identified 32 children who have been orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic in the National Capital. Ten more children, living with single parents, have lost them, …

32 kids orphaned in Covid pandemic in Delhi: Child rights panel chief
3 years, 6 months ago

32 kids orphaned in Covid pandemic in Delhi: Child rights panel chief

India TV News  

The Delhi child rights panel has identified 32 children who have been orphaned during the Covid pandemic in the national capital. Ten more children, living with single parents, have lost them, said Commission for Protection of Child Rights chief Anurag Kundu. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on May 14 said the Delhi government will bear the cost of education and …

32 Kids Orphaned in Covid Pandemic In Delhi: Child Rights Panel Chief
3 years, 6 months ago

32 Kids Orphaned in Covid Pandemic In Delhi: Child Rights Panel Chief

News 18  

The Delhi child rights panel has identified 32 children who have been orphaned during the Covid pandemic in the national capital. Ten more children, living with single parents, have lost them, said Commission for Protection of Child Rights chief Anurag Kundu. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had on May 14 said the Delhi government will bear the cost of education and …

NCPCR Asks States/UTs to Upload Data of Children Who Lost One or Both Parents to Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

NCPCR Asks States/UTs to Upload Data of Children Who Lost One or Both Parents to Covid

News 18  

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has asked all states and union territories to upload data of children who have lost either one or both parents to COVID-19 on its portal. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani had on Tuesday said as many as 577 children across the country were orphaned after their parents succumbed to COVID-19, …

Maharashtra: 1,572 kids lost one or both parents due to Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra: 1,572 kids lost one or both parents due to Covid-19

India Today  

As many as 1,572 children in Maharashtra have lost either one or both their parents due to the coronavirus infection so far, sources said on Thursday. While 1,474 children lost one parent, 98 others lost both the parents during the pandemic, the sources in the state Women and Child Development Department said. The government had set up a 10-member task …

Over 500 children orphaned in India due to second wave of Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 500 children orphaned in India due to second wave of Covid

India TV News  

The surge in Covid cases and consequent deaths have left more than 500 children orphaned in India. The central government is constantly monitoring all these orphaned children in coordination with the state governments. For the care and well-being of such orphaned children, Rs 10 lakh has been released to each district across the country, through the Non-Institutional Child Care Fund. …

Govt Steps in to Take Care of Covid Orphans, Cautions Against Panic
3 years, 6 months ago

Govt Steps in to Take Care of Covid Orphans, Cautions Against Panic

News 18  

The Women and Child Welfare Ministry has stepped in to ensure that no panic is created over children orphaned due to Covid fatalities. As per the statistics available with the ministry, 577 children have been orphaned due to Covid. The Centre has sanctioned Rs 10 lakh to each district to help children orphaned by Covid, either through counselling or other …

Children versus the virus: An unequal battle in the mind
3 years, 6 months ago

Children versus the virus: An unequal battle in the mind

The Hindu  

Pathologically, the Coronavirus has been easy on children. “Having learnt from these stories, I have grown up with the positive belief that the universe would take care of you.” “One can see Facebook flooded with posters, personal posts from God knows who about so-and-so child having been orphaned and left with no support from the extended family,” says Champa. These …

Coronavirus India Highlights: 577 Covid orphans reported so far by states since April 1, says Smriti Irani
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus India Highlights: 577 Covid orphans reported so far by states since April 1, says Smriti Irani

India Today  

As many as 577 children across the country were orphaned after their parents succumbed to Covid-19, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said citing reports of states and union territories from April 1 till Tuesday. She also said that the government is committed to support and protect every vulnerable child who lost both parents to Covid. "GOI is committed …

Govt lays out procedure to rehabilitate children who lost parents to Covid
3 years, 7 months ago

Govt lays out procedure to rehabilitate children who lost parents to Covid

Hindustan Times  

The government has laid out a procedure for rehabilitation of children who lost their parents to Covid-19. Advising the public to refrain from engaging or encouraging such action, which is in contravention to legal provisions, the WCD Ministry has laid out lawful procedure of rehabilitation of children who lost their parents to Covid-19. The public notice by the Women and …

The children left behind by covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

The children left behind by covid-19

Live Mint  

R has been promised that his parents will be home soon. “We have also found cases of incest,” Protsahan India Foundation’s founder-director, Sonal Kapoor, says. How will children heal this trauma if they don’t express their feelings?” It was this thought of what a “covidorphan” might be going through emotionally that led Delhi’s Arjita Saxena to tweet last week that …

Andhra Pradesh sets up 13 care centres for children of Covid patients
3 years, 7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh sets up 13 care centres for children of Covid patients

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh government has established 13 Child Care Institutions for children whose parents have either contracted Covid-19 and require medical attention, or who have died due to the infection. “Any child or guardian in need of this assistance can contact these helpline numbers, post which the district level team will be sent to the residence of the child and …

Delhi Child Rights Body is Reaching Out to Kids Who Lost Parents or Caregivers to Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Child Rights Body is Reaching Out to Kids Who Lost Parents or Caregivers to Covid-19

News 18  

The coronavirus has left a lot of collateral damage in its wake and children have been a huge part of it. Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights shall intervene in <24 hours,” Kundu tweeted Thursday. If you know of any child who -is in need of essential supplies -has lost the parent/struggling to support because of illness Report @ …

Rise in COVID-19 cases in schools worries parents
3 years, 9 months ago

Rise in COVID-19 cases in schools worries parents

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The rise in Covid cases in some districts of Telangana is of serious concern to parents over safety of students attending classes in schools. The Telangana Parents Association for Child's Rights & Safety would approach the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights over violation of Covid norms by several school managements. This comes after over a dozen students …

Child Rights Body Decries Move to 'Repatriate' Lakhs of Children Living in Shelter Homes to their Families
4 years, 2 months ago

Child Rights Body Decries Move to 'Repatriate' Lakhs of Children Living in Shelter Homes to their Families

News 18  

More than 700 child rights outfits and activists have written a strong open letter criticising a recent direction issued by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, the apex child rights body in India, in which it has asked eight states that account for over 70% of children in care homes to ensure their return to their families. Removing children …

NCPCR Directs 8 States to Start Sending Children Placed in Child Care Homes Back to Their Families
4 years, 2 months ago

NCPCR Directs 8 States to Start Sending Children Placed in Child Care Homes Back to Their Families

News 18  

The country’s apex child rights body NCPCR has directed eight states that account for over 70 per cent of children in care homes to ensure their return to their families, noting that it is the right of every child to grow up in a familial environment. The eight states — Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Mizoram, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and …

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