Lok Sabha Question No. 4581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: National Child Rights Protection Commission
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO.4581 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## NATIONAL CHILD RIGHTS PROTECTION COMMISSION

## 4581.  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  initiatives  taken  by  National  Child  Rights  Protection  Commission  since  its inception;
- (b) whether  this  Commission  has  directed  the  State  Governments  to  take  steps    for rehabilitating the child labourers across the country;
- (c) if so,  the  reaction  of  the  State  Governments thereto;
- (d) whether the Commission has launched any relief programme in the entire country for enabling the people to register complaints of child abuse; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  The  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  was  set  up  in March, 2007 under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. The details of activities undertaken by the Commission since 2007 are available in its Annual Reports  for  the  years  2006-07  to  2017-18  which  are  available  on  NCPCR's  website www.ncpcr.gov.in.

(b)  & (c) In pursuance of National Consultation held on 12-06-2019 in Delhi, which was attended by all the States and the concerned Ministries including the Ministry of Labour, NCPCR developed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Rescue and Post Rescue of  Child  Labour  incorporating  the  provisions  of  the  Juvenile  Justice  Act  and  Child  and Adolescent Labour Act, with a view to streamline the process of rescue and rehabilitation of children in Child Labour.

(d) & (e) The  Commission  has  launched  the  following  portals  for  registering  the complaints with regard to violation of child rights:

(i) E-baalnidan: an online Complaint Management System, was launched on 05.03.2014 for lodging complaints related to any violation of child rights under the CPCR Act, 2005 and/or any other child related Acts. The complainant is informed about the action being taken  on  his/her  complaint  through  email/SMS  and  also  can  view  the  latest  status  of complaint by accessing the E-baalnidan (http://www.ebaalnidan.nic.in/).

(ii) POCSO e-Box: an easy and direct reporting system for lodging of complaints on child sexual  abuse  under  the  Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual  Offences  (POCSO)  Act, 2012, was launched in NCPCR on 26.08.2016. The victims of child sexual abuse or their parents, guardians, friends etc., can file their complaints online through POCSO e-Box. The link for the same is displayed at NCPCR's website www.ncpcr.gov.in. This is also operational with an e-mail id: pocsoebox-ncpcr@gov.in and Toll Free No. 1800115455 / Mobile No. 9868235017.

Considering  the  growing  menace  of  cyber  crimes  targeting  children,  the  Commission enhanced the  scope  of  POCSO  e-Box  on  23.06.2017  to  handle  cyber  bullying,  cyber stalking, morphing of images and child pornography.

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