Hyderabad: Bachpan Bachao Andolan organized a State level consultation on Sampurna Behura Judgement at Dr MCR HRD Institute, in collaboration with State Legal Service Authority and WCD & SC Dept at Jubilee Hills, on June 29 and 30, on the implementation of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 with specific focus on provisions of rehabilitation of children and observations made by Supreme Court in Sampurna Behrua Judgment.
Officials of WCD & SC Dept, Labour and Police Dept were part of the consultation and the consultation was held with the participation of the stakeholders like Secretaries of District Legal Services Authorities, Chairpersons of Juvenile Justice Boards ( JJBs), Officials of Women & Child Welfare Department, Child Welfare Committee, Special Juvenile Police Unit Officers, Child Care Institutions, Special Public Prosecutors, Superintendents of Observation Homes and so on.
The two-day consultation was focused on Salient features of ‘Sampurna Behura’Judgment’ Current status of Judgment, status on Inter-relations between Institutional and non-institutional services and convergence of Stakeholders in the state for implementation of JJ Act; Status of Child Labour in the State, Schemes, Programs and implementation of the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Acts, along with challenges and implementation of rehabilitation measures in the State.
All the stakeholders shared valuable information and recommendations for effective implementation of Juvenile Justice Care and Protection Act 2015 in Telangana State. Challenges in the implementation of Act at each level among the stakeholders were discussed intensively and freely. Various recommendations pertains to Policy, Implementation were discussed.
Bachpan Bachao Andolan Chief Advisor Sameer Mathur and State Coordinator Chandana along with formed MP Vinod Kumar submitted recommendations of the consultation to Principal Secretary WCD & SC Dept, Law Secretary and finally met Chief Secretary today and requested him to take immediate action for child friendly Telangana. The Chief secretary responded positively for all recommendations submitted by Bachpan Bachao Andolan. (NSS)
