Panels for safe environment for kids in villages

TheKarnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights(KCPCR) chairmanNaganna Gowdaon Tuesday announced village level committees composed of social activists, representatives of NGOs, locals, etc to create a safe Environment for kids in the village level, which will be monitored bygram panchayatand district-level officials.

Meanwhile, a new observation Home for children in conflict with law is planned in Sathagalli area of the city. This home is coming up with all modern facilities.

RG Anand said the Monitoring App for Seamless Inspections (MASI) is helping the commission to follow the day to day activities at all the Child Care Centers. Now, based on the input we have collected about the observation homes in five states, we launched a field verification drive. This drive started from Mysuru, he added.

He stated that Karnataka is in the forefront of implementing pro-children policies. Anand said that the commission will look into all the matters pertaining to children from Mysuru along with the District Administration.