CWC organises awareness programme
Source: Chronicle News Service
Jiribam, November 14 2022:
Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Jiribam district along with District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), organised an awareness programme on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 at Jiribam Lalpani High School on Monday.
The programme was attended by CWC chairperson Mutum Maipaksana Singh, Judicial Magistrate first class, Jiribam Bonny Laishram and School headmaster Y Jiban Singh as presidium members.
Delivering the keynote address, CWC member secretary advocate L Romen Singh recalled how the Act was enacted and explained its provisions in detail to the attendees while advocate Mufida Haque deliberated on 'Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006' and CWC member G Nomita Mishra on issues and challenges in POCSO Act as resource persons.