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A Madurai-based activist has urged the Tamil Nadu government to ensure effective functioning of State Commission for Protection of Child Rights to tackle expanding transgression complaint against children successful the State.
As per the data procured by S. Karthik under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the fig of crimes registered against children from 2020 to 2022 stood astatine 16,982. At the aforesaid time, the fig of petitions received by the committee successful the 3 years was conscionable 914, the RTI information added.
In addition, the committee which went defunct successful 2022, was restarted lone successful 2025 pursuing a Government Order successful June 19, 2025.
Mr. Karthik said the stark opposition observed successful the transgression rates and petitions received by the committee successful the 3 years reveals that the committee was not moving up to its anticipation and was not effectual in fulfilling its duties.
Starting from 2020, erstwhile the fig of crimes against children was 4,338, it has lone accrued successful the pursuing 2 years – 6,064 successful 2021 and 6,580 successful 2022.
The intent of the commission was not conscionable to resoluteness the petitions but besides play a cardinal relation successful addressing all societal issues which were affecting the children, helium noted.
“Learning that astir 835 petitions were resolved successful the 3 years is quite a relief, but the committee being pushed into soundless mode successful the pursuing 3 years exposes the government’s lack of cognition oregon seriousness astir the problems the committee is susceptible of solving,” helium added.
Though sources attributed the temporary inactivity of the commission to the ineptitude authorities successful the body, Mr. Karthik said, the authorities which has the work to reappraisal and nonstop the commission, should person constantly monitored and studied the changes the committee has enactment into effect.
“The caller onslaught of migrant workers by a radical of minors equipped with unsafe weapons was besides a reflection of the mediocre cognition of specified important commissions,” Mr. Karthik stated.
When the body of government-selected representatives were fixed a work to person and code issues related to the payment of children, the assemblage should employment all possible ways to make its presence much effective, helium added.
“As a first step, it should invite all stakeholders similar activists, doctors, educationalists, psychiatrists, NGOs, among others to get upon a much modern and timely moving structure,” he said.
The impermanent closure of the committee for adjacent to 3 years showed however the authorities has not cared to use it to the fullest, Mr. Kartik stated.
“We are astatine a clip erstwhile the number of children, both accused and victims, are connected the rise. Realising the value of the commission, gearing up the assemblage with more efficient people and incorporating much working models should beryllium done immediately,” helium appealed.
