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A kid rights radical has urged the authorities to present a round-the-clock WhatsApp helpline integrated with Google Maps to assistance rescue abused children and those facing forced labour and destruct delays that let traffickers to displacement victims.
The Mahatma Phule Samaj Seva Mandal (MPSSM), successful a missive to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) connected Thursday (May 21, 2026), demanded that authorities marque it mandatory to motorboat rescue operations wrong 24 to 48 hours of receiving geotagged grounds connected the projected helpline.
“Citizens should beryllium allowed to nonstop geotagged photographs, videos and unrecorded locations of children engaged successful labour oregon facing maltreatment straight to an authoritative WhatsApp fig operated by the authorities,” said Pramod Zinjade, the organisation's president. “Such a strategy would assistance mean citizens enactment arsenic "child rights protectors" by enabling them to study violations instantly done mobile phones without analyzable procedures,” helium said.
According to the proposal, erstwhile a ailment on with the nonstop Google Maps determination is received, the accusation should beryllium forwarded to the section police, Labour Department and Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for action.
Mr. Zinjade said the contiguous ailment mechanics often results successful delays, allowing employers oregon traffickers to displacement children earlier rescue teams scope the spot.
He besides stressed connected the request to support whistleblowers' confidentiality truthful that citizens tin study cases without fearfulness of section unit oregon retaliation.
The projected "Digital Action Pattern" could go an effectual nationalist exemplary for curbing kid labour and strengthening kid extortion systems by utilizing wide accessible platforms specified arsenic WhatsApp and Google Maps,” helium said.
"Citizens often person photo, video and unrecorded determination grounds of kid abuse. However, photos cannot beryllium sent to 1098, and filing complaints connected NCPCR portals is analyzable and time-consuming for communal citizens, particularly successful agrarian areas," Mr. Zinjade wrote.
The organisation requested the NCPCR to state a national-level "official authorities WhatsApp helpline number" operating circular the timepiece for kid protection-related complaints.
It besides sought integration of the helpline with the NCPCR power country and district-level authorities, including territory collectors, superintendents of constabulary and labour commissioners, to alteration raids and rescue operations wrong the "golden hour".
