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Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved an inquiry and special audit into the alleged misuse of government funds by the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR). The Women and Child Development Department observed a significant increase in fund demands from DCPCR, from Rs 2 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 15.20 crore in the current financial year.
The minister sought a detailed report on the issue, including the timeline of receipt of complaints of harassment by the officer along with details of
News18 has learnt that the officer was a family friend of the girl, who is a class 12th student. She lost her father in 2020, following which, the accused brought her to his home
The BJP leaders, including Swaraj and spokesperson Shikha Rai, also hit out at Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal and accused her of trying to "politicising" the matter by sitting on a dharna. Delhi BJP media in-charge Praveen Shankar Kapoor alleged that the AAP government has never treated the WCD department sincerely. In 2016, the then WCD minister faced rape charges and now an officer working with minister of the department has been facing the same charges, he stated.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 1 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Women & Child Development Dept., Govt. of Odisha has signed an MoU with the American India Foundation (AIF) to implement an Integrated Program for Children to collaboratively alleviate undernutrition, promote early childhood education (ECE), and improve the mental health of 10,000 children in the preschool age group and 12,000 children in the 11-15 years age range in the Thakurmunda & Gopabandhu Nagar Blocks of Mayurbhanj District. The MoU was signed in the august presence of Basanti Hembram, Minister of State (Independ...