E-Baal Nidan portal revamped
The NCPCR has revamped the E-Baal Nidan portal to include more features that would ease the tasks of complainants as well as NCPCR and SCPCRs in dealing with the complaints.
What is E-Baal Nidan Portal?
- “E-Baal Nidan” is an online complaint mechanism launched in 2015 to enable individuals to report violations committed against a child and track the progress of the redressal of the complaint in the Commission.
- The portal eases the process of making a complaint to the NCPCR and ensures transparency in the redressal process.
- It ensures a timely disposal of cases by the NCPCR.
- Currently, the NCPCR is providing access to all State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
- It will be providing user IDs and passwords for the State Commissions to enable them to view complaints registered on the portal and take necessary steps as mandated by the law.
- The portal also provides an option to transfer the registered complaints from the NCPCR to the concerned State Commission.
- It also gives option of joint inquiry if the State Commission wants the NCPCR to be involved.
- The portal segregates complaints based their subject matters like juvenile justice, PSCSO, child labour, education etc.
NCPCR
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body of the Indian Government set up under Section 3 of the Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. Its purpose is to protect the child rights and other related matters in India. It is also involved in the monitoring of the implementation of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012; Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. It is also involved in examining and reviewing the safeguards provided by and under any law for the protection of child rights and recommend ways to improve their implementation.
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs