DCPU to provide aid to children orphaned by COVID-19
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Bishnupur, May 15 2021:
In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases and unfavourable situations created by it, DC Bishnupur and Chairman, District Child Protection Unit, (DCPU) Bishnupur, Krishna Kumar through a notice urged the public to contact CHILDLINE (toll free no: 1098) or DCPU, Bishnupur or Child Welfare Committee, CWC Bishnupur in case any child has been rendered orphan due to COVID-19 or both his/her parents are affected by the pandemic and there is no one to take care of him/her.
The notice further stated that such children in distress would be provided immediate shelter and rehabilitation under the provisions of Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) and under the permissible guidelines of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 .
The Child Care Institutions (CCIs) for such children in distress is issued by Director (Social Welfare), Manipur through a letter dated 10th May, 2021 as follow, (i) Glory Children Home, Moirang Thamnapokpi, New Life Foundation, contact details for boys: 9862948678 and 8802002748; (ii) Nura Poireikon Bishnupur,Ward No 4, Universal Development and Caring Society (UDCS), contact details for girls: 8730037794 and 8837073926 .