Chairperson Selection cum Oversight Committee, Justice (Retd) HasnainMasoodi Thursday called upon the Child Care Institutions (CCIs), both government and NGO run, to get themselves registered under Section (35) of J&K Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2013.
According to an official spokesperson, he said this, while addressing the incharges and superintendents of CCIs of Jammu District here at SCOC office Jammu.
Mission director, ICPS GA Sofi, and Rajiv Khajuria (Member SCOC,J&K), Natasha Kalsotra DCPO, Jammu , Shalini Sharma, Chairperson Child Welfare Committee, Jammu and other officers of ICPS directorate also attended the meeting.
Justice Masoodi, in his detailed address, emphasized that the CCIs must have proper/spacious infrastructure for accommodating the Children. While appreciating a few, Justice Masoodi regretted that most of the Homes are not following the Standards of Care as enshrined under JJ Act. He added that Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) is the ultimate body in the District to ensure the best interest of all the Children in Need of Care and Protection and has the authority to visit and inspect any Home/ Institution housing Children or dealing with Children and can take decisions on the basis of their findings.
JJ Panel also interacted with the incharges/ superintendents of CCIs and answered their queries. It was made clear that all the Homes housing Children need to get themselves registered under JJ Act , failing which fine or even closure can be faced by the Homes. Justice Masoodi also asked to organize a visit of the Caretakers to Model Homes for better understanding of the work.