CM TO INAUGURATE FIRST CHILD-FRIENDLY POLICE STATION OF UTTRAKHAND

CM TO INAUGURATE FIRST CHILD-FRIENDLY POLICE STATION OF UTTRAKHAND

Context

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the state''s first child friendly police station.

Details

• It is a major reformative step towards protection of children by the state police. Such police stations are helpful for innocent children who deviate from the right path.
• The child-friendly police unit has been set up in the Dalanwala police station with a budget of about Rs 5 lakhs on the recommendation of the Child Protection Committee of Uttarakhand.
• This police station has been developed under the supervision of Uttarakhand Child Right Protection Commission.
•  In order to give the premises a child-friendly look, support has been taken from a social organisation.
• The station will provide counselling to the children caught in petty crimes or other matters like child labour.
• The police personnel will be in civil dress and counselling of children for their rehabilitation will also be done there.
• There will be a separate team of police personnel for interacting with children and their counselling.