Post by: Karthiga in Government Initiatives
POCSO e-Box The Ministry of Women and Child Development has proposed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) e-Box to protect children from sexual harassment. e-Box is an online complaint box for reporting child sexual abuse against the offenders…
Post by: Sinduja Shankar in Government Initiatives
Rashtriya Bal Kosh The Indian Government has initiated “Rashtriya Bal Kosh” under the Ministry of Women & Child Development to raise funds from the individuals, corporates, institutions and others sources only for the welfare and development of the programme meant…
Post by: Sinduja Shankar in Legal
National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme The Central Government has initiated the “National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme” to rehabilitate child labour in the country. This scheme focus on rehabilitation of children working in hazardous occupations and processes. Under this…
Post by: Sreeram Viswanath in Government Initiatives
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is an Indian Government initiative that caters to children below the age of six and their mothers by providing food, preschool, education, primary healthcare, immunization, health check-up and referral services.…
Post by: Sreeram Viswanath in Legal
Alimony and Maintenance The financial ramifications of a divorce could deter the standard of living of the applicant and in most cases even their very survival. This establishes the legal grounds for enacting the provisions of alimony and maintenance, the…
Post by: Sinduja Shankar in Legal
Child Marriage Prohibition Act The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, was amended in 1978, where the lawful age of marriage of girls was increased from 15 to 18 years and of boys from 18 to 21 years. The Indian Government…
Post by: IndiaFilings in Legal
Child Labour Law and Regulations in India Child labour deprives children of their childhood and is harmful to their physical and mental development. The Government provides free education to all children and has taken various steps to prevent child labour…
