Mission Vatsalya Kulgam on Thursday organized a one-day ‘Sensitization cum Orientation and Training Programme’ on the Juvenile Justice Act 2015, POCSO Act 2012, and Child Rights at the Mini Secretariat, here. The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Athar Aamir Khan presided over the training program as chief guest.
Addressing the participants, the DC threw light on crucial aspects of the Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Act 2015, including the legal framework for juvenile justice, child protection measures, rehabilitation and reintegration of juvenile offenders, and other relevant topics.
The aim of the programme was to raise awareness regarding Child Rights and ensure the proper implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act in the district. Various stakeholders, including Police, Municipal Committees, advocates and local NGO project coordinator also attended the programme.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, Viqar Ahmad Giri and Principal Magistrate Juvenile Justice Board also attended the event. Facilitators conducted sessions on Child Rights Mechanism, an overview of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 and POCSO Act 2012, overview of adoption regulations 2022, and the role of SSA, overview of Mission Vatsalya, among other topics.
Snobar Altaf, DCPO, said that under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS), the department focuses on providing preventive, statutory, care and rehabilitation services to vulnerable children, including those from potentially vulnerable families, families at risk, orphans, child drug abusers, child beggars, trafficked or sexually exploited children, besides others as per the law.