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Delhi's Rs 3.5 Crore Scheme To Support Children Leaving Care Homes After 18
The Delhi government on Sunday approved a Rs 3.5-crore aftercare scheme for youths leaving child care institutions after turning 18, offering support for higher education, skill training, jobs and financial assistance to help them transition to independent living.
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Child Healing Redefined: Goa Institute Combines Ayurveda, Yoga And Modern Care
PRAYAS at AIIA Goa blends Ayurveda, yoga and modern therapies to improve life for children with cerebral palsy, autism, ADHD and neuro disorders.
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Local Government Support Improves Child And Maternal Health, Finds Indian Study
Affirmative action in local government leadership can significantly help improve health outcomes, particularly infant survival and maternal prenatal care, in India, according to a study by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow.
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Odisha Woman, Branded 'Witch' And Driven Out Of Home, Reunited With Daughter After 12 Years
She found her daughter at a Child Care Institute (CCI) in Baripada after an employee discovered the girl's parentage from among 500 entries almost by chance.
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Child Care Home Director Arrested For Raping Kolkata Girl For 10 Years: Cops
Three persons, including the director and principal of a blind school and children's home in Kolkata's Haridevpur area, were arrested on Thursday following complaints of rape of a minor girl at the institution, police said.
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On Arvind Kejriwal's Delhi Budget Remark, Child Rights Body Has Questions
Child rights body NCPCR has sought an explanation from the Delhi government for not informing it about the issue of children running away from child care institutions in the national capital.
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Woman In Court Claims Daughter Subjected To Cruelty In Child Care Home
A woman approached the Delhi High Court on Friday claiming that her minor daughter was subjected cruelty and forcibly converted to another religion in a child care institution where she was remanded by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC).
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Delhi Government's Security Advisory For Care Homes After Surprise Visits
The Women and Child Development Department of Delhi has issued a security advisory for child care institutions and shelter homes for women after "a number of deficiencies" were found during surprise visits by officials.
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45% Kids Living In Children Homes In South, Southeast Delhi Unable To Identify 2-Digit Numbers: Study
The survey was conducted in 30 children homes of south and southeast districts and 400 children in the age group of 6 to 18 were covered. Child Care Institutions house children who are victims of trafficking, sexual violence, parental incarceration, parental death, child labour, amongst others.
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Guidelines Issued To Protect Children Affected By Covid
The government has come out with guidelines for the care and protection of the children affected by COVID-19 and fixed responsibilities for the states, district magistrates, police, Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies.
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Child Rights Body Finds Misuse Of Funds By 6 Care Homes In Assam, Manipur
Apex child rights body NCPCR on Friday said it has found misuse of funds by six childcare institutions in Assam and Manipur, running under the aegis of Markazul Maarif, of which one home received funding from an international NGO that is being probed for its alleged links with Al-Qaeda.
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Supreme Court Asks States To Give Rs 2,000 Per Month For Education Of Children From Institutions
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states to provide Rs 2,000 a month for the education of each child who was in a child care institution (CCI) and now been restored to his or her family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over 600 NGOs Got Foreign Funds Up To Rs 6 Lakh Per Child In 2018-19: Rights Body
Over 600 child care institutions, run by NGOs and housing 28,000 children, received up to Rs 6 lakh per child in foreign funds in 2018-19, far more than the estimated average expenditure, the apex child rights body NCPCR said as it expressed apprehensions of possible financial irregularities.
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49 Child Sexual Harassment Cases Filed In Last 3 Years: Smriti Irani
There have been 49 complaints of sexual harassment of children in child care institutions in the last three years, the women and child development ministry informed Parliament on Friday.
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1.8 Lakh Children Living In Child Care Institutions, Parents Found Unfit: Report
A total of 1.8 lakh children are residing in child care institutions (CCI) in 2016-17 as their parents have been found unfit to take care of them, with over 50,000 such minors alone from Tamil Nadu institutions, according to a new report released on Monday.
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Delhi's Rs 3.5 Crore Scheme To Support Children Leaving Care Homes After 18
The Delhi government on Sunday approved a Rs 3.5-crore aftercare scheme for youths leaving child care institutions after turning 18, offering support for higher education, skill training, jobs and financial assistance to help them transition to independent living.
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Child Healing Redefined: Goa Institute Combines Ayurveda, Yoga And Modern Care
PRAYAS at AIIA Goa blends Ayurveda, yoga and modern therapies to improve life for children with cerebral palsy, autism, ADHD and neuro disorders.
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Local Government Support Improves Child And Maternal Health, Finds Indian Study
Affirmative action in local government leadership can significantly help improve health outcomes, particularly infant survival and maternal prenatal care, in India, according to a study by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow.
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Odisha Woman, Branded 'Witch' And Driven Out Of Home, Reunited With Daughter After 12 Years
She found her daughter at a Child Care Institute (CCI) in Baripada after an employee discovered the girl's parentage from among 500 entries almost by chance.
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Child Care Home Director Arrested For Raping Kolkata Girl For 10 Years: Cops
Three persons, including the director and principal of a blind school and children's home in Kolkata's Haridevpur area, were arrested on Thursday following complaints of rape of a minor girl at the institution, police said.
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On Arvind Kejriwal's Delhi Budget Remark, Child Rights Body Has Questions
Child rights body NCPCR has sought an explanation from the Delhi government for not informing it about the issue of children running away from child care institutions in the national capital.
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Woman In Court Claims Daughter Subjected To Cruelty In Child Care Home
A woman approached the Delhi High Court on Friday claiming that her minor daughter was subjected cruelty and forcibly converted to another religion in a child care institution where she was remanded by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC).
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Delhi Government's Security Advisory For Care Homes After Surprise Visits
The Women and Child Development Department of Delhi has issued a security advisory for child care institutions and shelter homes for women after "a number of deficiencies" were found during surprise visits by officials.
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45% Kids Living In Children Homes In South, Southeast Delhi Unable To Identify 2-Digit Numbers: Study
The survey was conducted in 30 children homes of south and southeast districts and 400 children in the age group of 6 to 18 were covered. Child Care Institutions house children who are victims of trafficking, sexual violence, parental incarceration, parental death, child labour, amongst others.
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Guidelines Issued To Protect Children Affected By Covid
The government has come out with guidelines for the care and protection of the children affected by COVID-19 and fixed responsibilities for the states, district magistrates, police, Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies.
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Child Rights Body Finds Misuse Of Funds By 6 Care Homes In Assam, Manipur
Apex child rights body NCPCR on Friday said it has found misuse of funds by six childcare institutions in Assam and Manipur, running under the aegis of Markazul Maarif, of which one home received funding from an international NGO that is being probed for its alleged links with Al-Qaeda.
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Supreme Court Asks States To Give Rs 2,000 Per Month For Education Of Children From Institutions
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states to provide Rs 2,000 a month for the education of each child who was in a child care institution (CCI) and now been restored to his or her family during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over 600 NGOs Got Foreign Funds Up To Rs 6 Lakh Per Child In 2018-19: Rights Body
Over 600 child care institutions, run by NGOs and housing 28,000 children, received up to Rs 6 lakh per child in foreign funds in 2018-19, far more than the estimated average expenditure, the apex child rights body NCPCR said as it expressed apprehensions of possible financial irregularities.
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49 Child Sexual Harassment Cases Filed In Last 3 Years: Smriti Irani
There have been 49 complaints of sexual harassment of children in child care institutions in the last three years, the women and child development ministry informed Parliament on Friday.
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1.8 Lakh Children Living In Child Care Institutions, Parents Found Unfit: Report
A total of 1.8 lakh children are residing in child care institutions (CCI) in 2016-17 as their parents have been found unfit to take care of them, with over 50,000 such minors alone from Tamil Nadu institutions, according to a new report released on Monday.
