Advocacy workshop held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 04 2015 :
A one day advocacy workshop on child protection was organised by the Social Welfare Department at Hotel Classic, Imphal.
The programme was attended by L Nabakishwar Singh, Director, Department of Social Welfare & State Commissioner for People with Disabilities, S Saratkumar Sharma, Chairperson, Manipur State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and S Naba Singh, Deputy Secretary (Social Welfare), Government of Manipur as presidium members.
Speaking at the programme, Th Joychandra, Deputy Director, Social Welfare Department said that the workshop has been organised with an objective to take up necessary steps for the welfare of the children.
Functionaries of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) , National Rural Health Mission (NHRM), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) play vital role in protecting the rights of children and providing necessary benefits under their schemes, he added.