1. Non-formulation and notification of ‘sponsorship scheme’ as required under the Juvenile Justice Act, the absence of a provision of supplementary support under the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) to families to meet medical, nutritional, educational and other needs of their children with a view to improving their quality of life.
2. The non-disbursal of mid-day meals in Goa during the lockdown, despite the central government’s directive to states to provide Food Security Allowance (FSA) to the children comprising food grains, pulses, oil etc (equivalent to cooking cost) to all eligible children till such time their schools are closed due to the pandemic. The nil access of vulnerable children to food security scheme by Priority Household (PHH) is a matter of serious concern.
3. Lack of proper planning despite provisions under ICPS, and timely sending of budget proposals for utilisation of ICPS funds resulting in rising numbers of children needing care or protection.
The Network while demanding due prioritisation of children’s rights, particularly those of vulnerable children, including special children, has affirmed that it will continue to support the collective effort to face this challenge and to ensure the social and economic effects of the coronavirus are not felt in the lives of children in the years ahead.(eom)
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