Capacity building prog on JJ Act begins
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, February 01 2022: A five-day long capacity building programme on 'Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act 2015' for fresh members of JJB and staff of special homes organised by social welfare department began from Tuesday at Special Home for Boys, Sagolmang Khewa Company.

The opening function of the programme was attended by Social Welfare secretary Ningthoujam Geoffrey, director Ngangom Uttam and principal magistrate JJB Imphal East Kimneingah Kipgen as presidium members.

In his speech, Geoffrey explained that children victims of different incidents, popularly known as Child Conflict with Law (CCL), are being kept at special homes to bring them to the right path.

Social Welfare Department plays an important role in ensuring welfare measures for the society as it looks after every section of people from infants to elderly people.

The department provides good food to children and shoulders responsibility in providing education to children and their care.

The department also extends pension to widows and elderly people apart from taking up welfare programmes for differently abled persons, he added.

According to Geoffrey, the capacity training programme is very important for fresh social worker members of JJB and staff of special homes.

Coordination among different sections of people is needed towards making JJA 2015 a complete Act as it would face numerous challenges, he said and maintained that proactive involvement of NGOs for social causes is necessary.

He also suggested that children housed in special homes must not be treated differently or looked down but guided to the right path.

Social welfare director Ngangom Uttam also said that the main objective of special home is to bring children sheltered in the home to the right path by broadening their mindsets and securing their future.

He then urged social worker members and new staff of the special homes to deal the young inmates with love and understanding.

In her speech, principal magistrate Kimneingah Kipgen said that children housed in special homes should never be looked at differently or treat them in hostile manner.

She also said that every possible effort should be made to bring these children to the right path.

Attending as resource persons, Manipur Judicial Academy lecturer M Loyalakpa talked on 'Juvenile Justice (care & Protection of children) Act 2015 and Juvenile Justice Board as also on preliminary and general principles on 'Children care & protection' while JJB Imphal East member Takhelmayum Sunitibala talked on 'Children in conflict with law' .

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