POCSO Act

New Scheme to Support Minor Victims of Rape

July 6, 2023

The Women and Child Development Ministry has recently introduced a scheme aimed at offering comprehensive support to minor victims of sexual assault. This scheme operates under the Nirbhaya Fund and has been allocated a significant amount of ₹74.1 crore.  Supporting ..

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Mandatory Minimum Sentences

January 29, 2023

The concept of mandatory minimum sentences is common in American and Canadian legal systems. Recently, the Canadian Apex court announced that it is to stop pronouncing mandatory minimum sentences. Mandatory minimum sentences are judgments that do not leave discretion to ..

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E-Baal Nidan portal revamped

September 16, 2022

The NCPCR has revamped the E-Baal Nidan portal to include more features that would ease the tasks of complainants as well as NCPCR and SCPCRs in dealing with the complaints. What is E-Baal Nidan Portal? “E-Baal Nidan” is an online ..

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Report: 99% POCSO cases in courts pending trial in 2020

November 26, 2021

The Praja Foundation published its report on November 25, 2021 on POSCO cases. Key Findings of the report Report highlights that, despite a decrease in crimes against children, trial of 99 per cent of cases were still pending by December ..

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Child Pregnancies in Haryana- Key facts

August 9, 2021

Recent statistics on Haryana have been pointing towards rising graph of sexual offences against minor girls in the State. Key Findings Statistics also points towards grossly inadequate steps taken by the government to deal with this situation. There is a ..

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Tribal Affairs Ministry- NCERT partner for NISHTHA

June 21, 2021

Tribal Affairs Ministry and NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) have joined hands with the objective of fulfilling vision of ministry to achieve academic excellence in Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs). Key Points Partnership also aims to achieve ..

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