Hyderabad: To prevent child abuses, child labour and implement child rightsat the district-level, Telangana Government will establish District Child Protection Units (DCPus) in all 31 districts and make functional across the state by next one- two months.
“Right now the 10 erstwhile districts have the District Child Protection Units (DCPU). We want to expand to all (the newly formed) 21 districts.”
Child Protection Units will coordinate and implement child rights and among its other objectives were to prevent child abuse, and protect children, Jagadeeshwar said adding it is primarily to ensure implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act.
“It is expected that in the next one – two months, the DCUps will be functional in all the 31 districts,” Secretary said.
