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SC finds audit of child shelters ‘frightening’
Why it is in news?
- The Supreme Court called the preliminary contents of a social audit conducted by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) as “frightening.”
- In an affidavit filed before a Bench, NCPCR, represented by advocate Anindita Pujari, submitted that out of a total of 2,874 children’s homes surveyed, only 54 institutions could be given positive reviews.
NCPCR
- The NCPCR is carrying out an audit of child care institutions (CCIs) and other bodies such as children homes, open shelters, observation homes, special homes, places of safety, specialised adoption agencies and fit facilities under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Model Rules.
- The audit is being conducted in compliance with a Supreme Court order on May 5, 2017.
- The commission intends to complete the audit by October.
- The affidavit said the preliminary survey had found that out of 185 shelter homes audited across the country, only 19 institutions had “all the records of a child that they are supposed to maintain.”
- Of the 203 special adoption agencies, only eight deserved positive reviews.
- Similarly, only 16% of the 172 observation homes audited till July 31, 2018, had all the required records of the children, like case histories and who are residing there.
Source
The Hindu