Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 25: Chairperson Selection cum Oversight Committee, Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi today advocated for strengthening child protection mechanism at village level.
Justice Masoodi was speaking at a training programme for Village Level Child Protection Committees of district Jammu organized by National Development Foundation in collaboration with Selection cum Oversight Committee and Directorate of ICPS J&K with the funding support from European Union.
He called upon the CPC members to work as child rights advocates in their respective villages so that child rights can become reality in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. He also asked the CPCs to keep a close eye on the Government schemes meant for the protection and welfare of the children and asked particularly the Sarpanch and Panch members of the Child Protection Committees to link children with such schemes. He also cautioned the CPCs about the exploitation of the children through the digital mediums and pitched for the use of internet by children under parent’s surveillance.
Chief Operating Officer NDF, Neha Gandotra and Programme Manager NDF Parvinder Singh were the resource persons.
Among others present were G.A. Sofi State Mission Director ICPS, Rajiv Khajuria Founder Emeritus NDF/ Member Selection Cum Oversight Committee, Prof. Dr. Arti Bakhshi Member Selection cum Oversight Committee, Arti Sharma Chief Functionary NDF.
Members of Child Protection Committees from ten villages of Jammu district participated in the workshop.
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