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Source-This post on GHAR portal has been created based on the article “GHAR (GO Home and Re-Unite) Portal for Restoration and Repatriation of Child launched by NCPCR” published in “PIB” on 2 February 2024.
Why in the news?
The Ministry of Women and Child Development developed the “Track Child Portal” to track missing and found children in all States/UT.
About GHAR(Go Home and Re-Unite) portal
Launched by: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights(NCPCR)
Objective:The GHAR portal has been developed to digitally monitor and track the restoration and repatriation of children as per the protocols under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
Key Features of the Portal
– Digital tracking and monitoring of children who are in the Juvenile Justice(JJ) system and have to be repatriated to another Country/State/District.
– Digital transfer of cases of children to the concerned Child Welfare Committees(CWCs) of the State. It will help in the speedy repatriation of children.
– CWCs and District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) will ensure proper restoration and rehabilitation of children by digitally monitoring the progress of the case of the child.
About Track child portlal
Launched by-The Ministry of Women and Child Development Portal.
Objective-It enables tracking of the missing and found children in all States/UTs.
Implemented by-It is implemented with support and involvement of various stakeholders namely Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Railways, State Governments/ UT Administrations, Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Boards, National Legal Services Authority, etc.
Key features
1) The Track Child portal is integrated with the CCTNS or Crime and Criminal Tracking & Network Systems of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
2) This allows interoperability in terms of matching of F.I. Rs of missing children with database of TrackChild to trace and match missing children by the concerned State/UT police.
3) “Khoya-Paya”-It is one of the component of Track Child Portal. In this portal, any citizen can report for any missing or sighted children.
NOTE-National Commission for Protection of Child Rights(NCPCR)-It is a statutory body.It has been constituted under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.
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