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Age limit Of Juveniles Involved In Serious Crimes Remains Unchanged
The Ministry of Women and Child development denied the Parliamentary panel's recommendation to reduce the age limit to 16 years from 18 years for juveniles involved in serious crimes under the "Protection of Children from Sexual offenses act". The ministry believes the existing law "Juvenile act 2015" is adequate to address the juveniles. "We do not desire to pursue the matter", the ministry said.
Tags: juvenile, AGE LIMIT, POCSO Act, Ministry of Women and Child Development
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Over 9 Lakh Indian Kids Suffer From Severe Malnourishment: Smriti Irani
There are over 9.3 lakh severely acute malnourished children between the age group of six months and six years in India till November 2020, said Women and Child Development Minister (WCD) Smriti Irani. Reportedly, UP alone contributed to over four lakh malnutrition children.“Under Poshan Abhiyaan, the target is to bring down stunting of children under 6 years from 38.4% to 25% by the year 2022", showed data.
Tags: smriti irani, Ministry of Women and Child Development, malnutrition, Uttar Pradesh
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Centre Plans OSCs In 9 Countries To Help Women Abroad From Violence
To help the Indian women suffering abroad, the Centre has decided to come up with 10 One-Stop Centres (OSC) in nine countries. The two OSCs will come up in Saudi Arabia and one each in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Australia, Canada and Singapore. Introduced after the Nirbhaya case, the OSCs will provide police, medical, legal, psychological support and temporary shelter support for the women inflicted by violence.
Tags: Women Safety, nirbhaya, OSC, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of External Affairs
Courtesy: The Print
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Surpassing Boys, Girl Children Clock 75% Of Adoptions In Last 6 Years
The Women and Child Development Ministry have revealed that out of 16,856 children eligible for adoption in the last six years, nearly 75% accounted for girls. Reportedly, 9,895 girls up to age 18 were adopted between 2015-16 and 2020-21 as compared to 6,961 boys. Moreover, children below age two were the most favourite, which was also dominated by girls (8,099) over boys (4,451). However, children between 14-18 year were the least adopted.… read-more
Tags: Ministry of Women and Child Development, adoption, Girl Child, Boy Child
Courtesy: Deccan Herald
