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Child rights protection panel

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NEW DELHI: The Government will set up a National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights.

Aimed at examining and reviewing the safeguards provided by the law to protect child rights, the Commission will recommend measures for their effective implementation. It will suggest amendments, if needed, and look into complaints or take suo motu notice of cases of violation of the constitutional and legal rights of children.

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