TNPSC Thervupettagam

Scheme for minor rape victims

July 9 , 2023 508 days 404 0
  • 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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