National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR): UPSC Daily Important Topic | 20 March 2022

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)

✅The NCPCR is an Indian statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.

✅It works under the aegis of theMinistry of Women and Child Development and began operational on 5 March 2007.

✅It works to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

✅As defined by the commission, a child includes a person up to the age of 18 years.National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)

✅The NCPCR is an Indian statutory body established by an Act of Parliament, the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.

✅It works under the aegis of theMinistry of Women and Child Development and began operational on 5 March 2007.

✅It works to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

✅As defined by the commission, a child includes a person up to the age of 18 years.