NCPCR asks West Bengal to follow Juvenile Justice Act
New Delhi Dec 28 PTI The NCPCR claimed that West Bengal was still following the Womens and Childrens Institutions Licensing Act and recommended the state to instead register all child care institutions under the Juvenile Justice Act In a letter to West Bengal chief secretary H K Dwivedi NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said during an inspection of a child care institution in the state the Commission came across documents indicating that provisions of the Womens and Childrens Institutions Licensing Act 1956 were still being followed for child care institutions functioning in the state In this regard the Commission would like to inform that for all institutions housing children and for care and protection of such children the Juvenile Justice JJ Act 2015 is applicable across the country As per the provisions laid down by the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 all child care institutions shall be registered under the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 he said Therefore the applicability of the Juvenile Justice Act to child care institutions meant for care and protection of children remains an indisputable fact and that all statesUTs across the country have to follow the provisions of this Act irrespective of any other law in force he said It is requested that an action taken report in this regard may be sent to the Commission within 10 days Kanoongo said in the letter issued on Tuesday Before the JJ Act the Womens and Childrens Institutions Licensing Act 1956 provided for licensing of institutions established and maintained for the reception care protection and welfare of women or children PTI UZM SRY
New Delhi Dec 28 PTI The NCPCR claimed that West Bengal was still following the Womens and Childrens Institutions Licensing Act and recommended the state to instead register all child care institutions under the Juvenile Justice Act In a letter to West Bengal chief secretary H K Dwivedi NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo said during an inspection of a child care institution in the state the Commission came across documents indicating that provisions of the Womens and Childrens Institutions Licensing Act 1956 were still being followed for child care institutions functioning in the state In this regard the Commission would like to inform that for all institutions housing children and for care and protection of such children the Juvenile Justice JJ Act 2015 is applicable across the country As per the provisions laid down by the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 all child care institutions shall be registered under the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 he said Therefore the applicability of the Juvenile Justice Act to child care institutions meant for care and protection of children remains an indisputable fact and that all statesUTs across the country have to follow the provisions of this Act irrespective of any other law in force he said It is requested that an action taken report in this regard may be sent to the Commission within 10 days Kanoongo said in the letter issued on Tuesday Before the JJ Act the Womens and Childrens Institutions Licensing Act 1956 provided for licensing of institutions established and maintained for the reception care protection and welfare of women or children PTI UZM SRY
