Govt machinery must ensure effective implementation of Juvenile Justice Act: ACP Jitender Reddy

Warangal: Stressing the need to protect child rights, Hanamkonda ACP M Jitender Reddy said that every government officer should work for the children’s welfare as per the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act 2005. On the occasion of the Children’s Day Walkathon programme organised under the auspices of the Childline-1098 and District Child Protection Unit […]

Warangal: Stressing the need to protect child rights, Hanamkonda ACP M Jitender Reddy said that every government officer should work for the children’s welfare as per the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act 2005.

On the occasion of the Children’s Day Walkathon programme organised under the auspices of the Childline-1098 and District Child Protection Unit of Hanamkonda, ACP Jitender Reddy said that child protection and care departments should conduct awareness programmes including seminars and workshops from time to time to ensure that children’s rights are not violated, and work vigilantly towards building a child-friendly society.

“Under the influence of social media platforms, many children and youth are destroying their precious lives. Assaults on girls including rapes and murders are growing,” he opined.

Child Welfare Committee (Hanamkoda) chairperson Annamaneni Anil Chander Rao said that the Juvenile Justice Act, Bala Raksha Bhavan officials and NGOs are working for social change by creating awareness on the Child Marriage Prohibition Act and other acts pertaining to children in India. He said the Committee was constantly working for the welfare of the children and in coordination with the authorities was ready to take appropriate steps to ensure that the child care centres comply with the minimum standards.

District Welfare Officer M Sabitha said that the authorities in the Hanamkonda district should hold awareness seminars from time to time to alert the authorities and representatives of NGOs to prevent child trafficking. She said the strengthening of village, mandal, division and district level child protection committees had helped in a decline in child marriages and illegal child adoptions. The meeting was chaired by Childline 1098 officer Iqbal Pasha.

Later, a rally was taken out from the Police Commissionerate to the District Collector’s Office. A signature campaign was also carried out saying that it was our citizen’s responsibility to ensure joyful childhood for each child.

Child Welfare Committee members K Damodar, Dr P Sudhakar, S Rajendra Prasad, DCPO, P Santosh Kumar, Protection Officer S Praveen Kumar, LCPO A Satish Kumar, Juvenile Justice Council members Dr Gopika Rani, Merugu Subhash Goud, former CWC chairperson Mandala Parashuramulu, members Konda Manjula, and others attended the meeting.

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