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SDA-RF-CH-1B.9
Situational analysis
Aug ?O03
TKrec y«arS dow" ’Ha line approx no of catet Men onnuol>y by
the CwCs
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approach welfcrc oriented no ciatt4.cot.on baled on
■symptoms justice o far cryS
• With few exceptions all children presented before irbun-cenfric
CWCs and JJBS hail from BK families
• Reach of CWCs and JJ81 limited 4 mmiscute half hearted
mterventions for want of Support services mstituttonol care easy
option in 53 Obs Homes 4 Childrens Homes
(In
(U) CWC reach around5000 chddrcn o*r J year per-ad
marginalisedchildpapa, over 15 milhonn)
• larger universe of CNCP (even by conservative estimates) of BPL
‘ ’—is m Karnataka would stand around 3 5 million
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Thematic Presentation
JUVENILE JUSTICE
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CWC BNG (U) experience
wide category of children seeking
care and protection
Situational analysis
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Esp. vulnerable are children of single parent households
going by UNICEF report at 40/1000 ...in Karnataka would
put numbers at .7 million. Children of migrant families in
large numbers too Children of families from non
marginalised families though small in no. also require
protection
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families
• Police play vital role in JJ system...often first place of
contact with CICL/CNCP either on street or Police station...
the encounter can make or mar rehabilitation outcome.
However several complaints of Police insensitivity....only 2
SJPUs set up... both in Bangalore city in partnership with
—_ nqos ECHO A BOSCO.
Wr^SHelplines only in Bangalore and Mangalore...a
\uBuccessful intervention programme..presence in other 2u
y^Jnther district HQ missing
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Institutional care .. Conservative estimate over 2,00 000
children ..huge investment (JJHomes, BCM d Social Welfare,
Tribal Welfare, Disability Depts, run hostels and their
respective grant-in-aidschemes d NCLP schools run by Labour
Dept)
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• Resources invested...conservatively over Rs.1000 millioi
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child cost comes to Rs.1000 to 3000 per month Except
Bangalore, children in JJ Homes far below sanctioned
strength
• Approach in both govt, and ngo run institutions regimental
impersonal and no partnership in care plan with parents. Little
emphasis on using institutional care for minimum period and
promoting family cased alternatives. Voices of children not
heard
■ fThiis nmlity of institutional care leaves much to be desired ....
^iSSPability to protecting children’s rights given scant
tortance.. .institutional care run basically on ’charity
de"...and not as "an entitlement". Consequently large scale
ftrtion and revictimisation going unreported
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- With special needs
- Child labour
Parent/* or guardian* leeking institutional care, uncontrollable, ipeeial
needs poverFy/single household, chronic illness etc
Transferred from other institutions - within state and other states
Child custody disputes
Victim* of familial violence and abuse
Victims of physical/sexual abuse
Children Affected/Infectedwith HIV/AIDS
jfcjQtorriage cases
•XSuse in institutions
i Commencally exploited/abused children
Missing children
Situational analysis
Situational analysis
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Children in conflict with the low
Abandoned /Surrendered by parent/* or guard«3n>
Children out of Jchool.
■ Surviving on the street*
- Found Begging
- Loitering on the street hailing from migrant fam*
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Poor managementskills of institutional functionaries and
little knowledge on rights oriented approach a major lacunae
• Recognition of institutions under OCH Act 1960 to ensure
minimum stds not being implemented. Recent JJA
Amendments 2006 mandates registering of all child care
institutions ..confusion on operational modalities... Does
prerequisite for registering imply maintaining quality
stds’’ Or does that come with Recognition under OCH
Act??
• 10th plan focus on Child Protection but resource allocation
.035 of overall budget..
• School system...worst offender...poor quality keeps children
out and at risk
• Feeble legal system... Prosecution of offenders, almost
^ijghggrd of ...poor deterrent factor to prevent child abuse
^^^^eralll Child protection interventions
^JMVniniscule.....FRAGMENTED .... Not based on situational
'^L/Avialysis...
uplication .... NO CONVERGENCE
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Gaps in Implementation
Gaps in Implementation
Schematic approach No flexibility in de»>gn of
inter^ntionj - Decision making very centralised
Principle of subsidiary nor followed huge delays m
implc mentation
bio Time frame for approval and sanction of
programmes/schemc
Local level monitoring planning and budgetting unheard as
PftlS and ULBs not m the loop
Coverage and reach of Child Protection services extremely
limited
Data management and documentation major lacunae
Minimal Wooes Act provisions not being
plemented directly affecting quality of children’s lives
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Policy gap
Policy gap
• Policies, laws, schemes and notifications aplenty
and in multiplicity but none on strengthening and
preserving families
• Family focused interventions of the state A ngo
sector... such as counselling & family assistance,
sponsorships A promoting alternatives such as
adoptions, foster care, group foster homes
piecemeal and quantitatively miniscule
• No clear cut policy to meet special needs of
marginalised children..migrant/singleparent
among others... each with varying needs
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• Competence and experience of CVJC and JJB
members questionable
• Resources of State Legal Aid Authority with it/s
district Child and Women Protection Units
untapped
• Child labour schools under Labour Dept poor
monitoring and convergence with other child
protection programmes
• Lack of access to Resource and Referral
directory limits intervention service
• Justice to children not seen a a priority . by
ts IcOLSlature A executive - consequently advocacy on
rights has taken a back scat
Recommendations
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Decentralise planning...and implementation...
Recruitment of Child Protection Officers at district
level...professionalswith commitment and ngo support
■ Set up Community based Family and Child Care Centres in every
Taluka as intervention strategy for CNCP and CICL
• Identify few Talukas/districts. work on building replicable
models., progessively reach all talukas/districts
• Multi-system approach to child protection through District Child
Protection Units (DCPU) with closer govt., ngo A community
partnershipsunder stewardship of Child Welfare Committees.
■ Build linkages with Police. Education, BCM. Social Welfare. Youth
Services Depts. A PRIs A ULBs at DCPU level
{Intensive intervention....can raise awareness andprotection as seen
under Bangalore DCLProject)
• Set up Children's Commission in every state...for monitoring and
SL-fl^wacy-on all issues affecting children.
lAWrmLre coordinated policy framework for child protection with
jMiclarity on powers/jursidiction/protocolsand procedures
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• Lack of strategy for
recovery/rehab/mainstreaming..
• By and large family separation overall intervention
STrategy..Jjoth schematic and programmatic
• Youth services and investment in adolescents to
prepare them for economic independence grossly
overlooked
• Capacity building of service delivery functionaries
and those of allied systems on Child Rights issues
as a Policy yet to gain ground
• Social security for the unorganised sector ( over
90%) of working popn. would contributing to
nrpgeEerving families
J^Poor resource allocation
Recommendations
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Separate Dept, for Children...all child related systems under one
umbrella to intensify intervention to reach the last child
Budgetary allocation .. for personnel and services. Budgetary
reallocation ..by reducing investment in institutional care
(institutions cannot be done away with totally! and use existing
infrastructureto additionally serve aS a nodal centre for promoting
family and community based interventions.
• License all child care institutions to ensure quality
standands....Promotewithin JJ Homes co-management with ngos.
• Child’s Right to Participation must be integrated aS an Approach
and not continue aS a programme
• Developing indigenous knowledge base with case studies for
disseminationamong functionaries of Child Protection Units
• Developing curriculum for teaching and training on child protection
issues ..impart same through licensed training centres
Law to impose penalties for abuse of children and nonyHiwigBentation of child protection laws
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