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Date: Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:23 PM
Subject: Releases............pt4

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

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Ministry of Women and Child Development

Juvenile Justice Act, 2000

New Delhi: May 7, 2010

 

            The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, is the primary law for adjudication and disposal of matters relating to children in conflict with law. As pre the information published by the National Crime Records Bureau [NCRB] in Crime in India 2008, the number of juveniles apprehended for different crimes in Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special & Local Laws (SLL) and disposal of cases in 2008, are given below:

S.No	States/UT's	Cases registered under  IPC & SLL  during 2008	Disposal of cases during 2008
1	Andaman & Nicobar	58	36
2	Andhra Pradesh	1622	931
3	Arunachal Pradesh	85	0
4	Assam	644	106
5	Bihar	1244	1186
6	Chattisgarh	3046	1970
7	Chandigarh	162	87
8	Daman & Diu	11	8
9	Dadar & Nagar Haveli	22	22
10	Delhi	523	210
11	Goa	67	59
12	Gujarat	2699	1486
13	Haryana	1799	1498
14	Himachal Pradesh	163	119
15	Jammu and Kashmir	12	8
16	Jharkhand	549	42
17	Karnataka	515	227
18	Kerala	776	342
19	Lakshadweep	0	0
20	Madhya Pradesh	7108	2480
21	Maharashtra	7019	2160
22	Manipur	0	0
23	Meghalaya	139	59
24	Mizoram	70	3
25	Nagaland	0	0
26	Orissa	773	18
27	Punjab	113	95
28	Puducherry	55	54
29	Rajasthan	2352	630
30	Sikkim	37	0
31	Tamil Nadu	1593	431
32	Tripura	43	10
33	Uttar Pradesh	347	127
34	Uttarakhand	157	0
35	West Bengal	707	93
	Total	34507	14497

The Juvenile Justice Act provides that where a juvenile having been charged with offence is produced before a Board, the Board shall hold inquiry in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the inquiry shall be completed within a period of four months from the date of its commencement, unless the period is extended by the Board having regard to the circumstances of the case after recording the reasons in writing for such extension.

The Act further provides that the Chief Judicial Magistrate or the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate as the case may be, shall review the pendency of cases of the Board at every six months, and shall direct the Board to increase the frequency of its sittings or may cause the constitution of additional Boards, wherever needed.

This information was given by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (IC) in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

  

ysk:pm/dk/kol/14:17 hrs.

 

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

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Ministry of Women and Child Development                       

Children Homes

New Delhi: May 7, 2010

 

Seventy six boys from Assam and Manipur in the age group of 6 to 14 years have been rescued from 'Betesta Blessing Home' at Kuzhithurai, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu on 23.01.2010 after they were found in squalid conditions in the Home.

Also, twenty two children from Manipur, which included 11 girls, were rescued in Chennai on 21.01.2010 after they were found in squalid conditions in a house at Sholinganallur and in "Reach Children Home" at Mogappair.

Hon' ble Supreme Court of India has directed National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on 31.03.2010 to carry out an inquiry into the matter.

The children in Tamil Nadu have been rescued and restored to their parents and guardians in Assam and Manipur. Action has also been taken by the Tamil Nadu Police against the accused persons.

A large number of children's homes are not registered with Government although Section 34 (3) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of children) Act, 2000 makes registration mandatory. The State Government of Tamil Nadu has initiated a compulsory registration drive under this Section.

This information was given by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State for Women and Child Development (Independent Charge) in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

 

ysk:pm/dk/kol/14:19 hrs.

 

Press Information Bureau

Government of India

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Ministry of Women and Child Development                       

Therapeutic Foods

New Delhi: May 7, 2010

 

There is no proposal to provide Ready to Use Therapeutic Food to severely malnourished children.

However, under the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS), for the severely underweight children aged 6 months to 6 years, States/UTs are required to provide food supplement of 800 k. calories and 20-25 g of protein in the form of Micronutrient Fortified Food and /or Energy-dense Food as Take Home Ration. Severely underweight children requiring medical intervention are to be given locally appropriate feeding and care under medical advice. There is a provision of Rs. 6 per beneficiary per day for providing Supplementary Nutrition to these children for 300 days under the scheme of ICDS.

Children with severe undernutrition are referred to the health facility for treatment and nutrition rehabilitation. The management of severe undernutrition is either home/community based or Hospital/Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre based, depending on the severity of the problem as per medical advice.

This information was given by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister of State for Women and Child Development in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

 

ysk:pm/dk/kol/14:19 hrs.

 

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