India News | J-K Admin Approves Rehabilitation Policy for Children in Street Situation

Jammu, Dec 20 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday approved a policy to rehabilitate Children in Street Situations.

The Administrative Council met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.

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Children in Street Situations (CiSS) fall under the category of children in need of care and protection, according to the Juvenile Justice Act. The act empowers governments to frame a policy for the rehabilitation of such children in distress, an official spokesperson said.

Earlier, the Social Welfare department had conducted an exercise and identified 687 such children.

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The Health, School Education, Housing and Urban Development, rural development, Home, Labour and Employment departments have been assigned specific roles and responsibilities to ensure implementation of the policy.

A committee headed by the chief secretary will monitor and review its implementation.

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