Awareness programme held
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, September 23 2015 :
The District Child Protection Unit, Thoubal organised a one-day awareness on child protection under Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) at Wabagai Kadajit community hall today, reports our correspondent.
Thoudam Nilakumar Singh, District Social Welfare Officer, Thoubal, Konjengbam Anita Devi, District Child Protection Officer, DCPU, Thoubal and social worker Yumnam Hemchand Singh attended the programme as the chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively.
Resource person Gajoo Rajkumari, Protection Officer, DCPU Thoubal spoke on the topic "Child Protection under ICPS" .
She said ICPS involves building a unit of skilled personnel to combat child trafficking.
She added that the scheme provides child tracking system under a web enabled child protection management information system through which any trafficked child can be located in any part of the country.
Khundrakpam Jitendra Singh, member, CWC,Thoubal, spoke on the topic "Role of Child Welfare Committee" while Reena Chanu Moirangthem, Legal cum Probation Officer, DCPU, Thoubal emphasised on "Juvenile in Conflict with Law' and highlighted the "POCSO Act 2012" .