District Magistrate Leh, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse convened a preparatory meeting for grievances redressal camp on child rights and entitlements of children with the concerned stakeholders to be organised by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on June 16.

It was informed that the team from NCPCR - National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, will be visiting Leh. The concerned departments and NGOs will set up their stalls where all child-related issues will be addressed in addition to awareness regarding various welfare schemes.

The meeting deliberated on the wide publicity of the camp by all departments at the village level.
DC instructed that proper notices should be issued by all departments and that guidelines of NCPCRs will have to be strictly followed by concerned departments. He also informed that a committee headed by ADC and concerned departments will identify relevant stakeholders with grievances that can be put in the NCPCR camp. He added that registration desks and departmental facilitation desks will be set up during camp with active participation from govt officials and volunteers from NGOs.

Grievances related to categories that will be covered during camps are Elimination of Child Labour or children in distress, Juvenile Justice, Care of neglected or marginalized children or children with disabilities, Begging, Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Care Institutions, Child education & health, laws governing child welfare and safety, etc.

The meeting was attended by officers/officials from various departments, including Police, ICDS Leh, PWD, PHE, Medical, Education, Social Welfare, Labour, Municipal Committee, RDD, Transport, DIET, District Legal Service Authority, Juvenile Justice Board, Child Welfare Committee, Special Cell for women and child, Mahila Shakti Kendra, and various concerned NGOs. All SDM, BDOs, and Tehsildars joined the meeting virtually.