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Inclusiveness, proper implementation of laws, accessible support systems, making use of technology and above all behavioural changes and sensitive approach are essential for building an inclusive society where disability or gender will not be a barrier for leading a life of dignity, said eminent
Bal Kalyan Sangh secretary Sanjay Mishra after reaching Ranchi railway station with the rescued girl on Friday
RANCHI: Twenty-six minor girls, who were rescued from traffickers in different parts of Delhi and surrounding areas through the state’s Integrated Rehabilitation and Resource Centre (IRRC), arrived at the railway station here on Friday.
The girls were languishing in different rescue centres of the national capital for over a year as their return was delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the non-completion of required processes, including getting permission from the local child welfare committee and the police besides address verification.
Among the rescued girls, eight each are from Gumla and Sahebganj districts and five from West Singhbhum district. The others belong to Bokaro Dhanbad and Simdega districts. Among them is a girl who is only eight years old.
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RANCHI: The state government is planning to deploy women SPOs (special police officers) at the village and panchayat levels to curb human trafficking in Jharkhand, chief minister Hemant Soren said on Sunday. Hemant made the statement while addressing a virtual seminar on Covid orphans and ways to protect them, which was organised by Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (Jhalsa).
He said, “The state government is serious about addressing the issues of trafficking and it is committed to the proper rehabilitation of Covid orphans.”
He added that they are working on a plan to rehabilitate Covid orphans in their areas of residence by identifying local people, such as widows/widowers, who can take care of them. “As per our initial plan, we are planning to hand over such kids to widows/widowers, who reside in the same village as the orphan, with one child and can take care of another. As an encouragement, government will provide them with certain incentiv