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Objectives: To secure the safety, security, and well-being of children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law.
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Components: Includes statutory support, service delivery structures, institutional care, non-institutional care, emergency outreach, training and capacity building.
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Statutory Bodies: Supports Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) and Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) at the district level.
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Institutional Care: Provides for Children's Homes, Special Homes, Observation Homes, and Shelter Homes for various categories of children.
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Non-Institutional Care: Promotes adoption, foster care, and sponsorship as preferred alternatives to institutionalization.
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Emergency Outreach: Operates Childline India Foundation (1098) for immediate assistance to children in distress.
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Rehabilitation: Focuses on reintegration of children into families and society, including aftercare programs.
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Target Beneficiaries: Children in need of care and protection, children in conflict with law, and other vulnerable children.
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Funding: A centrally sponsored scheme, with cost-sharing between the Central and State/UT Governments.
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Implementation: Implemented through State/UT Governments and District Administrations, with support from various NGOs.
