STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME (ICPS) BY THE STATE CHILD PROTECTION SOCIETY IN DELHI The ICPS scheme was launched by the Ministry of Women & Child Development in the year 2009. The scheme aims to provide a protective environment for all the children enabling them to lead a safe, secure and well protected life. The State Child Protection Society (Department of Women & Child Development) has completed 4½ years of its service to children in need of care, protection and rehabilitation through various programmes of ICPS. Main Programmes Initiated Under ICPS : 1. 2. The Department has set up/ recognized the following Institutions: a) 23 Government Run Children’s Institutions ( 4 OH, 1 SH,2 Place of Safety) b) 02 After care Homes at Nirmal Chhaya complex for girls and Alipur Home for boys c) 08 Child Welfare Committees( CWC) d) 02 Juvenile Justice Boards (JJB) e) 07 NGO run Shelter Homes f) 12 NGO run open shelters for street children and children in dangerous/ difficult situations g) 75 NGO run Child Care Institutions (CCIs) h) 13 State Adoption Agencies ( SAA’s) On an average about 6800 children are taken care of annually through institutional and non- institutional care under ICPS scheme. Financial support is provided under ICPS to NGO run open shelters, shelter homes and specialized adoption agencies for up gradation and maintenance. Data of children placed under institutional care in Govt. and NGO run CCIs are received and submitted online in the M/O WCD website on quarterly basis in the prescribed format. Regular monitoring of child care institutions is conducted by ICPS staff: Periodic monitoring visits of open shelters, shelter homes, adoption agencies, CCIs is conducted by ICPS staff with the objective of reviewing the programme, status of beneficiaries catered to through the services. Night inspections of NGO run open shelters are also carried out by the ICPS team & DCPU staff to ensure that the street, homeless children are provided proper shelter, beds, beddings in the bone chilling winter weather and have access to all the basic / essential services as per ICPS guidelines. The District Child Protection Units have also been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting regular monitoring visits of institutions 3. Training /Orientation / Awareness & Sensitization Programmes: Regular orientation, training/ sensitization and awareness programmes are organized for Chairpersons/ Members of Child Welfare Committee, Police Officers, Metropolitan Magistrates, Doctors of Government Hospitals, Media Personnel, Welfare Officers, and Functionaries of Child Care Institutions on: Issues of care and protection of children Various legislations, child mental health/ child psychology Protection mechanisms available for children exposed to vulnerable situations. 4. District Child Protection Units (DCPU’s) : ICPS envisages setting up of District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) in each district as a fundamental unit for the implementation of the scheme. The DCPU shall coordinate and implement all child rights and protection activities at district level. To date, The State Child Protection Society has set up the following DCPU’s: S.N 1. 2. 3. 4. DCPU / DISTRICT COVERED North & North West East & North East West & South West South & South East ADDRESS Sewa Kutir Complex, Kingsway Camp, New Delhi Sanskaar Ashram Complex, Dilshad Garden Nirmal Chhaya Complex, Jail Road, New Delhi Kasturba Niketan Complex, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi The DCPU’s have been attached with the existing Child Welfare Committees (CWCs). 5. Steps Taken For Implementation of The Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act 2012 (POCSO ACT) and Rules : 6. Mass awareness and publicity has been initiated through advertisement of Public Notices in the leading National Newspaper on “PROTECTION OF A CHILD FROM SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND PORNOGRAPHY An informative brochure has been printed/ published for distribution and circulation in Educational Institutions. The brochure carries the relevant and salient provisions of POCSO Act. Awareness/ sensitization programmes are organized by the District Child Protection Units in communities, schools and NGOs on protection of children from sexual abuse, “ good touch & bad touch” , child rights , education and legislations for children National Web Portal (Track the Missing Child) : The State Child Protection Society, through a collaborative effort with National Information Centre (NIC) has facilitated the process of online entries of missing and found children. Training programmes have been organized by DWCD in this regard with the assistance of NIC. The State Child Protection Society in collaboration with NIC has initiated the process of generating user IDs and password for all the child care institutions. For further details and information on ICPS, contact: 011-23073416 email id: icps.cpudel@gmail.com State Adoption Resource Agency ( SARA): State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) under Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) has been set up for monitoring the Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAA’s) and to support Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) in promoting In-country adoption and regulate Inter-country adoption in the State of Delhi. At present, 13 Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAA’s) are recognized under Section 34 and 41 of Juvenile Justice Act 2000. Of the 13 SAA’s, 8 SAAs are recognized by CARA as RIPAs (Recognized Indian Placement Agencies) for doing Intercountry adoption as well. List of Specialized Adoption Agencies in Delhi: S.No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Name of the Agencies Contact Number/Email-id Foster Care & Adoption Services Agency Nirmal Chhaya Complex, Jail Road New Delhi - 110064 Palna, C/o. Delhi Council for Child Welfare, Qudsia Garden, Yamuna Marg, Civil Lines, Delhi 110054 Missionaries of Charity, Nirmala Shishu Bhawan, 12, Commissioner’s Lane, Delhi - 110054 Udayan, C/o.SOS Children’s Villages of India, No.1, Doctor’s Lane, Gole Market, New Delhi 110001 Holy Cross Social Service Centre, Dheerpur, DDA Project, Near Nirankari Sarovar, Delhi - 110009 Upavan, C/o.SOS Children’s Villages of India, 5/21, 1st Floor, Safdurjung Enclave, New Delhi Sopan, C/o.SOS Children’s Villages of India, 347, Mandakini Enclave, 2nd Floor, Alaknanda, New Delhi Welfare Home for Children, 1-B, Institutional Area, Opp. Janta Flats, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi – 110065 Matri Chhaya C/o. Sewa Bharti, Shri Guru Ram Udaseen Ashram, Aram Bagh, Paharganj, New Delhi Matri Chhaya C/o. Sewa Bharti, B-2/2, Mianwali Nagar, Near Peeragarhi Chowk, Rohtak Road, New Delhi –110087 Asharan Orphanage C/o. Hope Foundation, A-46, New Multan Nagar, Surya Enaclave, Delhi – 110056 Mamta Child Care Centre, C/o. Children of the World, Plot No.5, PSP Pocket, Sector 8, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110075 Shri Swami Paramanand Vatsalya Mandir, 51-B, Hakara Kaun, Jwala Nagar, Shahdara, Delhi. 011-28520433 fcasadelhigovt@gmail.com 011-23968907/23944655 Delhi.council@gmail.com 011-23831080/23950181 Mocdelhi12.adopt@gmail.com 011-23743739 sos_udayan@rediffmail.com 011-27608765/27141736 hcsscdelhi@gmail.com 011-46035679 sos_udayan@rediffmail.com 011-26272444 sos_udayan@rediffmail.com 011-26974702/26974703 Welfare2007@gmail.com 011-23529549 matrichhayaudaseen@gmail.com 011-25286821/45088544 mianwalimatrichhaya@rediffmail. com 011-25291672/25291848 jolly@hopefoundation.org.in 011-25364467/45671521 adoption@cwd-cfi.org 011-22381705 vatsalyamandir.delhi@vatsalyagra m.org Programmes undertaken by SARA: Regular monitoring of SAA’s to ensure that adoption guidelines are being followed SARA has initiated the process of conducting Home Study visits and accordingly forwards the reports to other States in respect of Prospective Adoptive Parents residing in Delhi and are interested in adopting from outside Delhi Developed SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) for Child Welfare Committees for declaring a child legally free for adoption Receive and process the dossiers received from RIPA’s for Inter-country adoption and act as a secretariat for the ARC (Adoption Recommendation Committee) Awareness programmes on prevention of “Private / Illegal Adoption Through Hospitals / Nursing Homes” is held for doctors and nursing staff of Govt. run hospitals . Providing guidance and counseling to couples who are interested in adoption Facilitate the setting up of Specialized Adoption Agency and maintain a comprehensive list of such agencies For further information on adoption, contact: 011-23073416 email: saraarcdelhi@gmail.com
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