ITANAGAR, Jan 28: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has attributed lack of infrastructure and manpower as major factors hindering the implementation of Child Rights at the grassroots level.
Addressing the state level workshop on sensitisation and consultation program for the stakeholders of Child Rights Commission, Chairperson APSCPCR, Gumri Ringu, said justice and progress of child related issues in the state is adversely affected due to hindrances in implementation of provisions of Child Rights in grassroots level due to lack of infrastructures like child care institution (CCI), special juvenile police unit (SJPU), juvenile justice board (JJB) office, Observation Homes, Anganwadi Centres, and lack of manpower. "There is a need for proper convergence of all stake holders of Child Rights Commission. Until and unless the stakeholders are well equipped with the knowledge of their roles and responsibilities, convergence of all these line departments is impossible," she said.
The Chief Guest of the occasion, Michi Paku, IGP, Crime and Training, also shared his insights on POCSO cases and advised the participants on it. Opak Gao, IAS, Secretary WCD who graced the occasion as Guest of Honour also addressed the gathering. The workshop was attended by Special Juvenile Police Unit Officers, Child welfare Police officers, Special Public Prosecutors, Medical Officers, Labour Officers, Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Board members and other special guests.
Advocate in the Supreme Court and former member of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Shashank Shekhar, as one of the resource persons enlightened the participants of various provisions of the Rights of Children and various aspects of abuse that a child could face which also includes parental neglect. He also dwelt extensively on wants, needs and rights of a child and various principles that need to guide  stake holders actions and behaviour while dealing with child victims of a crime as well as children in conflict with law wherein principle of presumption of innocence is of prime importance. He also elucidated on the roles and responsibilities of Special Juvenile Police Unit.
Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Anurang Kundu who also attended as a resource person stressed on the importance of health of children which is also a right that they have. In this case vaccines coverage should be ensured by doctors and various medicines are to be provided to the CCIs by Health department.  
He also dwelt on the Right to Education of children and to ensure not only enrolment but also attendance which many institutes and organisations fail to ensure and follow up. He encouraged the state commission to take up this issue and understand the problems of children that might hamper their attendance in school. To take up a data and then ensure if there is a pattern and if any of these issues or rights of the children are being violated, to understand if any such issue is being faced due to lack of governance, or lack of implementation of government policies and which department to hold accountable and ensure that no rights of the children are violated anymore.
A fruitful interactive session was also held wherein doubts of the Police Officers, SPPs, CWCs and other participants were cleared by the resource persons.

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