Info system to track child care schemes
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has put in place crucial MIS (Management Information System) in the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS). The single-most relevance of this web-based system is, it will create a reliable database and knowledge base for child protection and further the work of documentation and research related to child care. It will also prevent child trafficking.
Speaking to TNIE, Women and Child Development Secretary Arati Ahuja revealed that ensuring child rights, protection and nutrition are the priority of the Government.
To achieve the policy imperatives, the government has implemented all salient aspects of ICPS in the State, she added.
“All the 30 districts now have Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) and Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) required under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000. Around 20 districts have formed District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) and by the month-end, the rest will have it,” said Ahuja.
The importance of CWC is that unlike earlier years, now a development plan for children, distressed in particular, could be formulated by taking into account their basic needs at the district level.
The MIS system will be a boon for the CWC with its reliable database to ensure fool-proof tracking and monitoring of schemes meant for child care and protection.
To address the high malnutrition among children in Orissa, Ahuja said a plan had been drawn up for 15 districts having high incidence of malnutrition. Children up to three years in 27 districts suffer from some form of malnutrition or the other and the incidence is recorded ‘high’ and ‘very high’ in 19 districts.
But on the flip side, an important policy imperative with regard to child protection - SPJU (special police juvenile units) - is found missing from the department’s scheme of things.
As per Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, SPJUs are the coordinating bodies that provide the interface between police and children in districts and city level. But by not setting up SJPUs, Orissa is lagging behind Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, AP and even Bihar.
Speaking to TNIE, Women and Child Development Secretary Arati Ahuja revealed that ensuring child rights, protection and nutrition are the priority of the Government.
To achieve the policy imperatives, the government has implemented all salient aspects of ICPS in the State, she added.
“All the 30 districts now have Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) and Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) required under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000. Around 20 districts have formed District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) and by the month-end, the rest will have it,” said Ahuja.
The importance of CWC is that unlike earlier years, now a development plan for children, distressed in particular, could be formulated by taking into account their basic needs at the district level.
The MIS system will be a boon for the CWC with its reliable database to ensure fool-proof tracking and monitoring of schemes meant for child care and protection.
To address the high malnutrition among children in Orissa, Ahuja said a plan had been drawn up for 15 districts having high incidence of malnutrition. Children up to three years in 27 districts suffer from some form of malnutrition or the other and the incidence is recorded ‘high’ and ‘very high’ in 19 districts.
But on the flip side, an important policy imperative with regard to child protection - SPJU (special police juvenile units) - is found missing from the department’s scheme of things.
As per Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, SPJUs are the coordinating bodies that provide the interface between police and children in districts and city level. But by not setting up SJPUs, Orissa is lagging behind Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, AP and even Bihar.
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