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Ensure safe environment for children: panel

Aarti Dhar

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NEW DELHI: The Central committee that has submitted its report on the Nithari killings has suggested remedial measures to check such crimes.

These include issuing of instructions by State Governments for registering all complaints of missing children as crimes and accordingly taking investigative action; regular monitoring of daily diary register at police stations by higher authorities and tracking of missing children through linkages.Training and sensitisation programmes for police personnel on child and gender issues; developing a protocol which delineates the methodology and steps for registering complaints of missing children, investigation, recovery, reintegration and follow-up action have also been suggested. It has also recommended IT-enabled registration of cases of missing children and a centralised system of lodging complaints relating to these children.

Suggestions for the strengthening of communities, more effective performance of duties by civic authorities, steps to curtail superstitious beliefs and action against people like `tantriks' who misguide people, and trauma counselling for the victims' families, have also been made.

The committee has strongly recommended that the highest priority be accorded by all State governments to create a safe environment for children.

The Ministry is already taking a number of steps in this regard. These initiatives include schemes such as the Integrated Child Protection Scheme and comprehensive scheme for prevention of trafficking in women and children.

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