Lok Sabha Question No. 1925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Child Rights
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1925**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2015

**CHILD RIGHTS**

1925.  SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

1. whether the Supreme Court has recently passed strictures against Government over Child Rights;
2. if so, the details thereof;
3. whether the Government has filled vacancies in National Commission for Protection of Child Rights;
4. if so,the details thereof; and
5. the steps taken by the Government to protect Child Rights in the country?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

(a) 	& (b): The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of Writ Petition (Civil) No. 75 of 2012, Bachpan Bachao Andolan Vs. Union of India & Others has pointed out the issues of non constitution of the Advisory Board by the Central Government and State/ UTs, appointment of Chairperson and Members of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights(NCPCR), details of missing children and children recovered with regard to Operation Smile.

(c) 	to (d): The post of Chairperson and six post of Members are lying vacant in NCPCR. Necessary action has been taken to fill up the posts by following the prescribed procedures. The recommendations of the Selection Committee have been forwarded to Department of Personnel and Training for seeking their approval.

(e): 	The details of several legislative and policy measures to protect the Child Rights in the country is at **Annex- I**

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**ANNEXURE I**

Annexure-I to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1925 to be answered on 31.7.2015 asked by Shri Vincent H. Pala regarding Child Rights.

The  Government has taken several legislative and policy  measures to protect child rights in the country.  It is already implementing several laws, policies and programmes for protection of child rights in the country. Some of the key legislative and policy measures are:-

1. Enactment of Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 forsetting up of  National Commission for Protection of Child Rights(NCPCR) and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR)
2. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act of 2000 amended in 2006 and 2011and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2014.
3. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
4. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
5. National  Policy for Children, 2013
6. National Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Policy, 2013
7. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
8. Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) AmendmentBill, 2012.

The following Schemes are being implemented:-

1. Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) in 2009.
2. Indira Gandhi MatritvaSahyogYojana (IGMSY), 2010.
3. Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (Sabla), 2010.
4. Restructured Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), 2012.
5. Rajiv Gandhi  National CrecheScheme
6. Ujjawala
7. Childline and Track Child.
8. Multi-sectoral programme to address Maternal and Child under nutrition
9. BetiBachao,BetiPadhao.
10. RashtriyaBalSwasthyaKaryakaram (RBSK) launched in 2013.

The Government is committed to continually reviewing programmes, with a view to making them more impactful and efficient, in their structure and their implementation.

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