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For Prelims:About GHAR Portal, The salient features of the portal,Key Facts about NCPCR |
Why in the news?
GHAR - GO Home and Re-Unite Portal have been developed and launched by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
About GHAR Portal:
The following are the salient features of the portal:
○Digital tracking and monitoring of children who are in the Juvenile Justice system and have to be repatriated to another Country/State/District.
○Digital transfer of cases of children to the concerned Juvenile Justice Board/Child Welfare Committee of the State. It will help in the speedy repatriation of children.
○Where there is a requirement of a translator/interpreter/expert, request will be made to the concerned State Government.
○Child Welfare Committees and District Child Protection Officers can ensure proper restoration and rehabilitation of children by digitally monitoring the progress of the case.
○A checklist format will be provided in the forms so that the children who are being hard to repatriate or children who are not getting their entitled compensation or other monetary benefits can be identified.
○List of Government implemented schemes will be provided, so that at the time of restoration, the Child Welfare Committees can link the child with the schemes to strengthen the family and ensure that the child remains with his/her family.
Key Facts about NCPCR:
○Examine and review existing safeguards for the protection of child rights and recommend measures for their effective implementation.
○Report annually and at other intervals to the central government on the effectiveness of these safeguards.
○Investigate violations of child rights and recommend legal proceedings in appropriate cases.
○Review existing policies, programs, and activities related to child rights and make recommendations for their improvement.
Promote research in the field of child rights.
○Raise awareness of child rights and available safeguards through various means, such as publications, media, and seminars.
○Inspect institutions where children are detained or reside, including juvenile homes, and recommend remedial action if necessary.
○Investigate complaints and take suo motu notice of issues related to the deprivation and violation of child rights and the non-implementation of laws protecting and developing children.
○Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
○Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
○Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
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