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Scheme for minor rape victims
July 9 , 2023
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- This special scheme was announced by the Women and Child Development Ministry.
- The “scheme for critical care and support for accessing justice to rape/gang rape survivors or minor girls who get pregnant” will provide shelter, food, safe transportation for court hearings, and legal aid.
- It would operate under the aegis of the Nirbhaya Fund and an amount of ₹74.1 crore has been allocated for the same.
- Additionally, it leverages the administrative structure of Mission Vatsalya in collaboration with State governments and Child Care institutions [CCIs] to actualise this support to minor victims.
- In the year 2021, the National Crime Records Bureau reported 51,863 cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
- Mission Vatsalya, launched in 2021, is focused on the protection and welfare of children.
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