State-level conference on Gaps and Challenges in Implementation of Key Child Rights Legislations held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 29 2025:
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), in collaboration with the Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR) organised a Statelevel conference on "Gaps and Challenges in Implementation of Key Child Rights Legislations" at the Imperial Hall of Classic Grande, Imphal.
Notable dignitaries present at the conference include Keisam Pradipkumar, Chairperson, MCPCR; Dr Sanjeev Sharma, Member Secretary, NCPCR; Kangjam Khagendra Singh, Acting Chairperson, Manipur Human Rights Commission and Robert Singh Kshetrimayum, IAS, Secretary, Social Welfare and Member Secretary MCPCR.
During the technical session of the conference, Salam Imocha, former District & Sessions Judge, Manipur covered the topic "POCSO Act, 2012 - Issues, Gaps, and Challenges"; Paresh Shah, Senior Technical Expert, Head of North East Cell, JJ & POCSO Divisions NCPCR tackled "Safety and Security of Children in Schools"; Sapam Dilip, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Manipur University, and Thiyam Rajkishore, Legal Consultant, MCPCR spoke on "JJ Act, 2015 - Implementation Challenges" and Somorjit Singh, Superintendent of Police (Crime Against Women and Children) addressed the topic "Situational Analysis on Child Trafficking in Manipur".
Addressing the gathering, Keisam Pradipkumar highlighted that Manipur today is housing a large number of IDPs and several children who have suffered losses in silence as victims.
He also touched upon the suicide cases of four children, including two IDPs, in recent months and called it a failure to protect the children, and not just a mental health issue.
The MCPCR has been focusing on the mental health crisis, school drop-outs, labour issues etc amongst IDP relief camps etc, he said.
He also spoke about the role of Mission Vatsalya, Scheme of MWCD, GoI to help the IDP children in Manipur.
Speaking about the impact of AI on child education and learning, he appealed the Government of Manipur to execute the much awaited Child Protection Policy.
While delivering the keynote address, Dr Sanjeev Sharma, Member Secretary, NCPCR, said that the Central as well as State Government is committed to protect the rights of every child, the onus is on all the stakeholders to realize the objectives of the Government.
Dr Sharma stressed on the need of creating awareness among the officials through training, among the citizens through various media vehicles, and among other key functionaries by arranging conferences and workshops.
He informed the audience that during the last 6 months, NCPCR has disposed of around 26,000 cases, rescued over 2300 children, repatriated over 1000 children to their home district CCIs, and introduced the latest technology for management of NCPCR.
Notably, the participants of the conference unanimously agreed on a State-level Action Plan to establish a Joint Monitoring Mechanism between NCPCR and MCPCR for follow-up on JJ and POCSO implementation; organize capacity-building workshops for CWCs, JJBs, DCPUs, Police and school administrators; conduct state-wide awareness drives on the POCSO Act and school safety norms and launch a 24*7 grievance and reporting interface for children at district level.
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