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Slump in budget for kids: Study

A STAFF REPORTER Guwahati, Nov. 6: A study of Assam state budgets between 2008-09 and 2013-14 has revealed that allocation for children has decreased from 5.17 per cent in 2008-09 to 3.49 per cent in 2013-14. The report of the study conducted by North Eastern ..... Read More

Welfare Budget for children in State lowest

Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Nov 6 – During 2008-09 to 2013-14, on an average, only 4.85 per cent of the total Assam Budget was allocated for children of the State. While the share of children in other prominent Indian States has been increasing over the years, the Budget for children ..... Read More

Child rights panel wants RWAs to prevent abuse

Ambika Pandit,TNN | Nov 5, 2013, 11.34 PM IST NEW DELHI: With cases of torture of domestic workers, particularly minors in urban middle and upper middle class families on the rise, Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has written to chief minister Sheila Dikshit, seeking intervention of Bhagidari ..... Read More

750 of 792 child abuse cases pending in courts

Aneesha Mathur , Aneesha Mathur : New Delhi, Thu Oct 31 2013, 01:14 hrs A year after the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) 2012 was notified, sessions courts in the capital seem to be facing numerous problems while dealing with cases of child abuse. Data received through RTI applications ..... Read More