NCPCR holds one-day convention on child rights at the auditorium of BTCLA

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KOKRAJHAR: A one-day convention on child rights with the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) under the aegis of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in collaboration with the Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (ASCPCR) was held at the auditorium of the Bodoland Territorial Council Legislative Assembly (BTCLA) on Monday.

Speaking on the occasion as the chief guest, Chief Executive Member, BTC, Pramod Boro said that the initiatives being taken by NCPCR with ASCPCR for protection of child rights, child trafficking, child education, child labour, child marriage, sexual offences, child health and nutrition were a commendable effort. He hoped that with the proper implementation of such initiative, they could ensure the protection of child rights in BTC area.

"If we can work sincerely to ensure the protection of child rights issues, we can hope that all such illegal activities will come to an end in our BTR too," he said. He also emphasized protecting the children of this area from all forms of illegal activities and creating a healthy society as stated by the Prime Minister of India. He called upon all the departments concerned such as Health, Education, Social Welfare, Panchayat and Rural Development to work collectively to stop child trafficking, child marriage, and to be fully responsible for proper implementation of their various available schemes related to child rights.

In his speech, NCPCR chairman Priyank Kanoongo said that they had noticed that child trafficking was the main problem in the BTC area. "We have been working on this issue in collaboration with the BTC government so that we can work at the grassroots level to sensitize people." He added that they had not yet been able to reach remote areas of BTC, yet they hoped that they would reach them soon and solve their problems with the help of the present BTC government led by Pramod Boro and the local administration. He asked the BTC government to speak out against Delhi-based child trafficking agencies and raise the issue with the Delhi government so that such anti-social elements do not dare to traffic the children of this region.

BTCLA Speaker Katiram Boro, ASCPCR chairperson Dr Sunita Chankakati, BTC Executive Members-Reo Reoa Narzihary, Wilson Hasda, Ghanashyam Das, Gautam Das and BTC Secretary and in-charge Principal Secretary Naren Chandra Basumatary also spoke on child health and nutrition, drugs and its prevention, sexual abuse and illegal trafficking among children, Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO), Prevention of Child Marriage, Child Education, Child Trafficking, and Child Labor.

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