Chief Minister flagged off Child Protection Sankalp Yatra
Jaipur. On Friday, Chief Minister Shri Ashok Gehlot flagged the Child Protection Sankalp Yatra at the Chief Minister's residence. Earlier in his address, the Chief Minister said that through this yatra in 140-gram panchayats of seven districts, the programs being run by the state government for child protection would be explained in detail so that awareness about child rights could be brought to the villages. And no child should be deprived of the welfare schemes of the government. The Chief Minister addressed a program organized by Child Empowerment Department, UNICEF, and Pink City Cycle Rickshaw Driver Association.
Shri Gehlot said that children are our invaluable heritage, and our social responsibility is to protect children and their social, educational, and health development. The state government is committed to eradicating child sexual violence, child marriage, and child labor. Children's fair will be organized every 20 days under Child Protection Sankalp Yatra, in which all departments will participate. During the village tour in the fair, the applications identified to benefit the eligible persons from the schemes will be disposed of on the spot.
The government is running important schemes for child protection and welfare.
The Chief Minister said that for the education and protection of the children of the state government, Chief Minister Corona Assistance Scheme, Vatsalya Yojana, Utkarsh Yojana, Goradhai Group Child Care Scheme, Bal Mitra Scheme, Palanhar Scheme, Chief Minister Skill Development Scheme, Palanhar Residential Hostel Scheme, Children's Home, Are running ambitious schemes like Udaan Yojana, Shiksha Setu Scheme, Social Security Pension Scheme. Our responsibility is to provide information about these schemes to the general public. This holy work should involve the full cooperation of voluntary organizations, print media, and electronic media. While increasing the maintenance item for children below 18 years of age, the per dwelling expenditure in government and non-government aided homes has been increased to Rs.2938 by the state government. Juvenile Justice Board has been constituted in each district. Basic computer, mobile repairing, and life skill training are being given under skill development training. Safe custody houses have been set up in 8 districts.
Shri Gehlot said that under the Palanhar scheme, financial assistance is being provided for the yearly maintenance and education of more than 5.50 lakh children. A program is being run for self-defense training of girls, under which lakhs of girls have been trained. The police machinery has been strengthened to prevent sexual crimes against children.
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