BARAMULLA: In a significant move to ensure the care and protection of distressed children and those in conflict with law, Mission Director ICPS Shabnam Shah Kamili inaugurates the first ever children cum shelter home for north Kashmir at Kanispora Baramulla on Thursday.
Mission director was accompanied by Principal Magistrate Juvenile Justice Board Mohammad Iqbal Akhoon, Joint Director Planning Baramulla M.Y Rather, District Child Protection Officer Showket Ahmad Showket, Chairman Child Welfare Committee Shafeeq ur Rehman, among other concerned functionaries.
The Shelter home has been specifically established to assist and rehabilitate those children who are in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law termed as juveniles.
Speaking after inaugurating the shelter home, Mission Director highlighted the role of government towards child protection service besides reaching out to children who are in need of care and protection.
She emphasized to work in coordination and cohesion so that such children are secured form different types of abuses adding that several measures are being taken to ensure the rehabilitation of these children.
District child protection officer said that establishing such child care homes will cater to the needs of orphans and distressed children who are in need of care and protection. He also enlisted various initiatives that have been taken on the part of district administration in this regard.

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