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The Hindu
4 days ago
- The Hindu
Applications invited for posts in Child Welfare Committees in Erode district
The Director of Child Welfare and Special Services invites applications for the posts of chairperson and members of the Child Welfare Committees, Erode district, under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Appointments will be made by the government on an honorarium basis. At least one member must be a woman. These are non-government positions. A release said the applicants should have a degree in Child Psychology, Psychiatry, Law, Social Work, Sociology, Human Health, Education, Human Development, or Special Education for differently-abled children. Also, they should have a minimum 7 years' experience in child-related health, education, or welfare, or be a practising professional and their age should be between 35 and 65 years. Forms and details are available at the District Child Protection Office, 6th Floor, Additional Collectorate, Erode – 638 011, or online at Applications should reach by 5 p.m. on June 13 to The Director, Directorate of Child Welfare and Special Services, No. 300, Purasaiwalkam High Road, Chennai – 600 010. Separate applications should be sent by the applicant for applying for chairperson and members, the release added.
The Hindu
22-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Sishu Gruhas, Bala Sadans reel under fund crunch as they await release of budget by govt.
Members of child rights organisations have appealed to the government to release the budget for Sishu Gruhas and Bala Sadans, pending for the last few months, in the State. The children staying in Bala Sadans and the infants referred to the government-run Sishu Gruhas were suffering as funds were not sanctioned for the last six months, said a child rights activist, James Phillip. According to sources, about 46 Bala Sadans (children's homes) and 26 Sishu Gruhas (specialised adoption agencies) are there in the State. The rescued child labour and child marriage victims and the victims in the POCSO Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases, are produced by the Police, Revenue and Labour Department officials before the Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), which then refer the children to Bala Sadans. Infants rescued in bus and railway stations, abandoned places, orphans and relinquished babies are referred to Sishu Gruhas. 'More than 500 children are staying in the government-run Sishu Gruhas and Bala Sadans in A.P. but budget has not been sanctioned to the homes for the last six months,' said a District Child Protection Officer (DCPO). The government sanctions ₹2,500 per month for each child staying in Sishu Gruhas and ₹3,000 per head per month for the children referred to Bala Sadans. 'As there are no funds, we could not follow menu and buy medicines for the children,' said the supervisor of a Bala Sadan. Speaking to The Hindu on Thursday, Principal Secretary, Women Development and Child Welfare, A. Surya Kumari said the budget for all Sishu Gruhas and Bala Sadans has been sanctioned. 'We have sent proposals for the first quarter budget which will be released shortly,' Ms. Surya Kumari said.
