28 Oct 2024        15:30:03 pm

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National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)

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Topic: Statutory Bodies

Why in the news?

• The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the top child rights protection body in the country, has told the Supreme Court that madrasas are “unsuitable or unfit” places for children to receive “proper education”. 
• It made the submission in response to petitions challenging an Allahabad High Court judgment which struck down the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education Act, 2004. 
• It highlighted issues of curriculum, eligibility of teachers, opaque funding, violation of land laws, and failure to provide children a holistic environment as problems associated with madrasas. 

Source: The Hindu 

About National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR):

• It is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.
• It works under the aegis of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
• It became operational on 5 March 2007.
• As defined by the commission, a child includes a person up to the age of 18 years.
• It is mandated under section 13 of the CPCR Act, 2005 \"to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.\"
• It is further mandated to monitor the proper and effective implementation of:
  • 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.
• Its members include:
  • A chairperson who is a person of eminence and has done outstanding work for promoting the welfare of children.
  • Six members, out of which at least two are women, who are having experience in Education, Child Health, Juvenile justice, Elimination of child labour, Child psychology or sociology Laws relating to children.
• Its members are appointed by the Central Government for a term of 3 years.

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