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Tamil Nadu State ReportUnited NationsConvention of theRights of the Child

PERIODICAL REPORT 2007

Tamil Nadu State Report

On The

Implementation of the UN Convention

On The Rights of The Child

Department of Social Welfare &

Nutritious Meal Programme Government of Tamil Nadu

2007

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Contents

1 About Tamil Nadu 3

2 Accomplishments & Challenges

in the Social Sector 5

3 An Overview of the International Convention

Related to the Rights of the Child 12

4 General Measures of Implementation 17

5 General Principles 21

6 Civil Rights and Freedom 24

7 Basic Health and Welfare 31

8 Education, Leisure and

Cultural Activities 50

9 Special Protection Measures 58

10 Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child

Prostitution and Child Pornography 76

11 Government of India Formats 79

12 Annexures 206

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1. About Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu covers an area of 130,058 km², and is the eleventh largest state in

India. West and North of the state has lofty hills while the East and South are

coastal plains. Tamil Nadu has a coastline of about 1000 km which forms about

18% of the country’s coastline (third longest). Tamil Nadu's coastline bore the

brunt of the 2004 Tsunami when it hit India, which left behind 7,793 dead in the

state. The major administrative units of the state constitutes 39 Lok Sabha

constituencies, 234 Assembly constituencies, 30 districts, 8 municipal

corporations, 152 municipalities, 561 town panchayats and 12,618 village

panchayats. Tamil Nadu is the sixth most populous state in India with a

population of 62,405,679 as of midnight on March 1, 2001 (approximately 6.05%

of India's population). It is the eleventh most densely populated state in India. In

2001, its population density was 478 persons per square kilometer, having

increased from 429 in 1991, significantly higher than the Indian average of 324

persons per square kilometer, approximately 47% of Tamil Nadu's population live

in urban areas, one of the highest percentages in India. Tamil Nadu's population

grew by 11.19% between 1991 and 2001, the second lowest rate for that period

(after Kerala) amongst populous states (States whose population exceeded 20

million in 2001). Its decadal rate of population growth has declined for every

decade since 1971, one of only three populous states (along with Kerala and

Orissa) to show this trend.

Tamil Nadu has been a pioneering state in E-Governance initiatives in India. A

large part of the government records like land ownership records are already

digitized and all major offices of the state government like Urban Local Bodies -

All the Corporations and Municipal Office activities - revenue collection etc, land

registration offices, and transport offices have been computerized, thereby

improving the quality of service and transparency in operations.

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1. Chennai District 2. Coimbatore District 3. Cuddalore District 4. Dharmapuri District 5. Dindigul District 6. Erode District 7. Kanchipuram District 8. Kanyakumari District 9. Karur District 10. Krishnagiri District 11. Madurai District 12. Nagapattinam District 13. Namakkal District 14. Perambalur District 15. Pudukkottai District

16. Ramanathapuram District 17. Salem District 18. Sivaganga District 19. Thanjavur District 20. The Nilgiris District 21. Theni District 22. Thoothukudi District 23. Tiruchirapalli District 24. Tirunelveli District 25. Tiruvallur District 26. Tiruvannamalai District 27. Tiruvarur District 28. Vellore District 29. Viluppuram District 30. Virudhunagar District

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2. Accomplishments & Challenges in the Social Sector

Action Plans

• State Action Plan for Eradication of Child Labour has been developed by

the Labour and Employment Department in 2003

• An action Plan to eradicate child labour in Domestic and Hospitality sector

has been developed by the Labour and Employment Department,

approved by the Government in 2007

• A comprehensive plan for child protection, based on the NPAC, 2005, it is

under the active consideration of the Government.

Birth Registrations

• The level of birth registration in Tamil Nadu for 2005 as per the Register

General India report is 100%

• All 30 districts in Tamil Nadu have reported more than 50% coverage of

birth registration

• Total number of Birth and Death Registrars in the state is 14,464

• The State has developed a good supervisory system and the Board of

Revenue had issued standing orders to officials to scrutinize the Birth and

Death registers and take legal action for their negligence.

• Compulsory production of Birth Certificate in Schools is enforced.

• Frequent visits are made by the Officials to registration units and hospitals

to ensure timely and 100% reporting.

Child Protection

• The State Government made amendments to the existing legislations and

formulated additional rules for the implementation to the following

legislations

o Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)

Rules, 2001,

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o Amendment to Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of

Children) Rules 2001 in 2006

o Tamil Nadu Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities,

Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules were framed in

2002

o Tamil Nadu Recognition of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre of

Mentally ill persons Rules were framed in 2002

o I.T.P Act Amendments

• For Child Protection and for the Implementation of the JJ Act, District

Level Advisory Committees which is also the Inspection Committees have

been formed in all the Districts and periodical meetings are being

convened

• Special Juvenile Police units have been constituted for strengthening the

implementation of Juvenile Act.

• Capsule training on Juvenile Justice are given to police officers for

strengthening the implementation of Juvenile Justice Act.

• Core Group has been formed to combat the menace of Child Prostitution.

• One Police Officer in every police station has been designated as child

welfare officer as per section 63 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection

of Children) Act, 2000 to deal with the issues concerning persons less

than 18 years of age.

• Childline has also been launched at Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore,

Salem, Tirunelveli and Tiruchirappalli with the financial support from

Government of India.

Illicit Transfer and Non-return/Missing Children

• State Government have formed a three tier system to check the illicit

transfer or trafficking of children such as

o State Level Co-Ordination Committee headed by the Chief

Secretary,

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o District Level Advisory Committee headed by the District Collector

and

o Village Level Watch Dog Committees headed by the Panchayat

President.

• Police Department has done mapping of an areas that are prone for

commercial sexual exploitation of women and children

• Railway Police have installed 26 Help Booths in different railway station

across the state to keep vigilance on runaway children and women and

guide them in the rehabilitation.

• Establishment of Anti-trafficking Cell and Anti-wise Squad in Chennai City

for Combating Trafficking of Women and Children.

• Police Department has established Missing Persons Bureau to be

monitored by Commissioners of Police and Range Deputy Inspector

Generals every month.

Child labour

• The State Advisory Board on Child Labour was formed to monitor the

implementation of the Act,

• There is substantial progress in the implementation of the Child Labour

(Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986.

• Monitoring Cell in the Office of the Commissioner was formed to oversee

the implementation of the Supreme Court’s direction,

• As per the Action Plan for eradication of Child Labour District level

prevention squads were formed in 2003 and now they are replaced by

District Enforcement Committee since August 2005 to implement the Child

Labour (Prohibition and regulation) Act, 1986 and Child Labour prohibitory

provisions of all the allied Acts.

• Child Labour Rehabilitation cum Welfare Societies have been constituted

for assisting children identified hazardous and non-hazardous

establishments

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Disabilities

• A full time State Commissioner for the Disabled has been appointed

• The District Collectors have been nominated as Additional Commissioners

for the Disabled to monitor the implementation of the PWD Act at District

Level

• A District Level Committee have been constituted in each District to

monitor the Implementation of the PWD Act and also to promote

interdepartmental Co-ordination.

• A Committee has been constituted vide Procs.No.9571/RD.II-2/2003 of

the State Commissioner for Disabled, to draft Rules for granting

recognition to Special Schools, Homes and Training Centres for the

Disabled

Interface with NGOs

• With regard to eradication of Child Labour, NGOs are consulted in Policy

making, planning and implementation.

• The NGOs run the special schools/Transitional Education Centres under

the National Child Labour Project/INDUS Child Labour Project

• Tamil Nadu AIDS control Society implements the Health care projects

through private organization.

• The Comprehensive Programme for street children is implemented

through Non-Governmental Organisation with the State Government

financial assistance.

Capacity Building and Dissemination

• The CRC is available in local languages.

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• All stakeholders involved in the protection of Child Rights and NGO

running child care Institution are frequently trained about Child Rights and

Juvenile Justice.

Basic Health and Welfare

• The Infant Mortality Rates (IMR) was 53 in the year 1998 and now it is 37

per thousand live births in Tamil Nadu (SRS 2005 ).

• The neo natal deaths mortality rate was 52.8 in 1971 and 47.6 in 1987 as

per the sample registration system. The latest neonatal mortality rate for

the year 2005 is 26 for the state

• ICDS services are now available to all the children.

• There are 1421 Primary Health centers established in the State at the rate

of 1 PHC per 30000 population.

• To eliminate anemia among Children, FST(S) tablets are provided through

Primary Health Centre / Urban Health centre to all the Children who suffer

from anemia.

• Further malnourished children are identified through ICDS centers and

they are supplemented with supply of specially prepared nutrient foods.

• The State had so far vaccinated about 2.5 crore children and 3 crore

pregnant mothers against vaccine preventable diseases.

HIV /AIDS

• Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres (ICTCs) have been

established up to the Block PHC level. They serve as entry points for all

the HIV related services.

• The intervention programmes are specially designed and implemented for

prevention and control of the spread of HIV infection among the High Risk

and vulnerable population groups such as Commercial Sex Workers

[CSWs], Men having sex with Men [MSMs], Injection Drug Users [IDUs],

Truckers, Migrants, Youth and Adolescents.

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• TANSACS has framed an unique intervention programme for women in

rural areas in Collaboration with Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development

of Women and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),

Atlanta.

Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

• Under SSA, 1610 Primary schools are newly opened, 3362 schools are

upgraded to cater the needs of the Rural Children.

• Since 2004 – 2005, to ensure quality education to primary school children

a new approach called Activity Based Learning is made in practice as a

pilot project. Remarkable improvement is seen in the ability of children’s

in Reading and Speaking skills and Mathematical talents.

Challenges

• As per the NFHS III survey, 33 percentage of children under age of 3

years are underweight. 22 percentage are too thin for height and 25 % are

too short for age.

• 72.5% of children of age 6-35 months are found anemic.

• Teenage delivery, malnutrition among pregnant mothers, babies born with

low birth weight and pre-term are major contributing factors for Infant

deaths.

• Malnutrition is commonly prevalent among pregnant mothers. In order to

prevent this 100 IFA tablets are given to all pregnant mothers as

prophylactic drug.

• Due to menstruation cycle adolescent girls are likely to get anaemic. To

prevent this, the state government has launched a programme giving one

IFA tablets per week to all adolescent girls.

• As Immunisation has been implemented for longer years, its importance is

getting decreased which needs to be revitalized in the community to

achieve better results.

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• No training is given to the children affected by HIV /AIDS for addressing

discrimination issues. But training is given to the caregivers and the

parents for addressing these issues

• 59.5% Adolescent girls have any Anemia of which 36.9% mildly, 20.7%

moderately and 1.9% severely in Tamil Nadu. This status constitutes to

increase morbidity and mortality rates both among mothers and children at

the later years.

• Adolescents (10-19 years) represent one fifth of the population. Sizable

number of them get married early and give birth to their first child at a very

younger age. It is important to influence the health seeking behavior of

adolescents as their health status will be important determinant in

mortality and morbidity and population growth scenario.

• Increasing incidences of alcohol and drug abuse among street children is

one of the most challenging problems.

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3. An overview of the International Convention Related to the

Rights of the Child

In 1992 India acceded to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the

Child (UNCRC), committing itself to take measures to ensure the survival,

protection, participation and development of its children. At the World Summit for

Children in 1990 India adopted the World Declaration for Survival, Protection and

Development of children. Additionally, India adopted the Optional Protocols on

the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict and the Sale of Children, Child

Prostitution, and Child Pornography. It also reaffirmed its commitment to children

by adopting the Millennium Development Goals and the objectives of A World Fit

for Children. Moving towards its commitments, the Government of India

introduced the National Charter for Children 2004, which stipulates the duties for

the State and community, followed by a National Plan of Action for Children in

2005, which ensures collective commitment and action for the survival,

development, protection and participation of children by all sectors and levels of

government and civil society.

India is also a signatory to the International Conventions on Civil and Political

Rights, and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which apply to the human

rights of children as much as adults.

Three important International Instruments for the protection of Child Rights that

India is signatory to, are:

• Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) adopted by the UN

General Assembly in 1989, is the widely accepted UN instrument ratified by most of the developed as well as developing countries, including India.

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The Convention prescribes standards to be adhered to by all State parties in securing the best interest of the child and outlines the fundamental rights of children, including the right to be protected from economic exploitation and harmful work, from all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse and from physical or mental violence, as well as ensuring that children will not be separated from their families against their will.

• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is also applicable to girls under 18 years of age. Article 16.2 of the Convention lays special emphasis on the prevention of child marriages and states that the betrothal and marriage of a child shall have no legal effect and that legislative action shall be taken by States to specify a minimum age for marriage.

• SAARC Convention on Prevention and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution emphasizes that the evil of trafficking in women and children for the purpose of prostitution is incompatible with the dignity and honour of human beings and is a violation of basic human rights of women and children.

The Guiding Policies The Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles of the Indian Constitution

provide the framework for child rights. Several laws and national policies have

been framed to implement the commitment to child rights.

The major policies and legislations formulated in the country to ensure child

rights and improvement in their status include:

• National Policy for Children, 1974 • National Policy on Education, 1986 • National Policy on Child Labour, 1987 • National Nutrition Policy, 1993 • Report of the Committee on Prostitution, Child Prostitutes • and Children of Prostitutes and Plan of Action to Combat • Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Women and Children,

1998 • National Health Policy, 2002 • National Charter for Children, 2004

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• National Plan of Action for Children, 2005 Legislations and Child Rights National legislations for protection of child rights in the country are:

• Guardian and Wards Act, 1890 • Factories Act ,1954 • Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 • Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 • Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959 • Orphanages and Other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act,

1960 • Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 • Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1986 • Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act,1986 • Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Act, 1987 • Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse)

Act, 1994 • Persons with Disabilities (Equal Protection of Rights and Full Participation)

Act, 2000 • Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 • Commission for Protection of the Rights of the Child Act, 2005 • Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006

Of the above given legislations, some of the important legislations that are

implemented in Tamil Nadu are discussed below.

The Indian Penal Code

1. Foeticide (Sections 315 and 316) 2. Infanticide (Section 315) 3. Abetment of Suicide: Abetment to commit suicide of minor (Section 305)

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4. Exposure and Abandonment: Crime against children by parents or others to expose or to leave them with the intention of abandonment (Section 317)

5. Kidnapping and Abduction: • Kidnapping for extortion (Section 360) • Kidnapping from lawful guardianship (Section 361) • Kidnapping for ransom (Section 363 read with Section 384), • Kidnapping for camel racing etc. (Section 363) • Kidnapping for begging (Section 363-A) • Kidnapping to compel for marriage (Section 366) • Kidnapping for slavery etc. (Section 367) • Kidnapping for stealing from its person: under 10 years of age only

(Section 369) 6. Procurement of minor girls by inducement or by force to seduce or have

illicit intercourse (Section 366-A) 7. Selling of girls for prostitution (Section 372) 8. Buying of girls for prostitution (Section 373) 9. Rape (Section 376) 10. Unnatural Sex (Section 377).

The Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 This is an Act for the regulation of the use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for

the purpose of detecting genetic or metabolic disorders, chromosomal

abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sex-linked disorders, and for

the prevention of misuse of such techniques for the purpose of prenatal sex

determination leading to female foeticide and for matters connected therewith or

incidental thereto.

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 is a

comprehensive legislation that provides for proper care, protection and treatment

of children in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection by

catering to their development needs, and by adopting a child friendly approach in

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the adjudication and disposition of matters in the best interest of children and for

their ultimate rehabilitation through various institutions established under the Act.

It conforms to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Standard

Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules)

1985, the UN Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty and

all other relevant national and international instruments.

It prescribes a uniform age of 18 years, below which both boys and girls are to be

treated as children. A clear distinction has been made in this Act between the

juvenile offender and the neglected child. It also aims to offer a juvenile or a child

increased access to justice by establishing Juvenile Justice Boards and Child

Welfare Committees. The Act has laid special emphasis on rehabilitation and

social integration of the children and has provided for institutional and non-

institutional measures for care and protection of children. The non-institutional

alternatives include adoption, foster care, sponsorship, and after care.

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4. General Measures of Implementation

Amendment to Existing Acts

The State Government made amendments to the existing legislation or

formulated additional rules for the implementation of these legislation on

children since January 2004, If so, provide full details

• Government issued amendments to Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice

(Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2001, in G.O. Ms. No.131, SW & NMP (SW8-1) Department dated 15.09.2006.

• I.T.P Act Amendments – with Department women and Children development Delhi.

• J. J. Rule reframed – D.S.D – Tamil Nadu, Chennai by Writ Petition 17207/2007.

Amendment to Existing Rules

• Tamil Nadu Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules were framed in 2002 and notified vide G.O.Ms. No.120, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, dated 9.8.02.

• Tamil Nadu Recognition of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre of

Mentally ill persons Rules were framed in 2002 and notified vide G.O.Ms.No.152 Social Welfare and NMP Dept. Dated 23.10.02

• A Committee has been constituted vide Procs.No.9571/RD.II-

2/2003 of the State Commissioner for Disabled, to draft Rules for granting recognition to Special Schools, Homes and Training Centres for the Disabled under the Chairmanship of Thiru. A. Pitchai, former Director for Rehabilitation of the Disabled.

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Coordination and Monitoring Mechanisms

A comprehensive plan for child protection, based on the NPAC,2005, it is

under the consideration of the Government.

Regarding Child Labour, Government approved a State Action Plan for

Eradication of Child Labour in G.O. (Ms) No.53 of the Labour and

Employment Department dt.12.05.03. An action Plan to eradicate child labour

in Domestic and Hospitality sector has been approved as per G.O.2D.No.7

dated 06.02.07, Labour and Employment Department. Action Plan aims at

creating awareness, identifying, rescuing and rehabilitating the children

employed in domestic and hospitality sector.

• In the State Authority meeting on eradication of child labour held by the Chief Secretary to Government on 08.10.03 to review the implementation of the Action Plan for Eradication of child labour a Road Map for declaring districts as ‘Child Labour Free’ was discussed and Time line was fixed for the districts to declare the districts as “Child Labour Free”. The criteria for declaring the districts as ‘child Labour Free’ have been issued in G.O.2D. No. 24 Labour and Employment Dt. 23.03.2007.

• In all the 17 districts where National Child Labour Projects and INDUS

Child Labour Projects are functioning, National Child Labour Projects Societies have been formed

• In other districts, Child Labour Rehabilitation cum Welfare Societies

have been constituted for assisting children identified hazardous and non-hazardous establishments. These societies are responsible for implementing the Action for Eradication of Child Labour at the District level.

• A State Child Labour Rehabilitation cum Welfare Society has been

registered under the chairmanship of the Commissioner of Labour.

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Cooperation with NGOs

There is adequate cooperation between the Government and the NGOs in

dealing with issues connected to the children.

• Out of 31 Children’s Home 20 are run by NGOs, 2 Observation Homes are run by NGOs besides 2 Shelter Homes.

• Besides under Co-management terms an NGO by name Relief Foundation is supplementing the services to 3 Child Care Institution in the areas of educational vocational and rehabilitation of the inmates.

• They appoint special teachers to take classes for X standard children. They have also provided tailoring machines for the vocational training of the children they help in providing counselling services to the inmates of institution through professionals.

• A part from this NGOs have been appointed for counselling services in other institutions. Some NGOs involved in providing moral education arranging summer camps etc.

• 5 NGOs have been nominated in each District for family counselling for victims of trafficking and 3 NGOs have been nominated in each District to report about any incidents of trafficking taking place in the Districts some NGO volunteers are appointed for escort duty.

• With regard to eradication of Child Labour, NGOs are consulted in Policy making, planning and implementation. The NGOs run the special schools/Transitional Education Centres under the National Child Labour Project/INDUS Child Labour Project

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5. General principles Vulnerable Groups There are some specific areas in the districts in Tamil Nadu State where

discrimination including untouchability exists. These areas are identified by

adopting the following norms:

• A village is considered untouchability / atrocity prone, if in a mother

village or its' hamlets 3 or more true cases are reported within a period of 3 successive calendar years;

• A village is also considered atrocity prone, if even one case of heinous

offence, caste oriented tension / clash is reported;

• Atrocity prone villages identified will be declared high sensitive in nature, if even one case involving heinous offence such as murder, rape, arson or grievous hurt is reported;

• Untouchability / Atrocity prone villages are kept in the active list for a

period of 2 years from the last reported case and then transferred to the dormant list for further period of 3 years. During the dormant period, if any case is reported it will be brought back to untouchability / atrocity prone village.

Government of India have lauded Tamil Nadu Scheme and asked other

States to emulate such a scientific approach in identification of atrocity prone

villages (Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Lr.No.11016 / 1 / 91,

P.C.R., dated 14.08.1995). During the year 2007, 207 atrocity prone villages

and 200 dormant atrocity prone villages have been identified. Among the 207

atrocity prone villages, 168 villages are sensitive in nature where heinous

offences have been reported and they are kept under watch.

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The following are the special measures taken by the State Government to

address the discrimination including untouchability / atrocities against the

members of SCs / STs

• The guidelines received from the Government of India in 1980 and 1985

have been circulated to all the Districts for strict compliance. • Guidelines for preventive action were formulated and got circulated

through G.O.Ms.No. 2, Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, dated 11.1.94 and G.O.Ms.No. 140. A.D. & T.W. Dept., dated 18.6.93. The Social Justice & Human Rights monitors the compliance of instructions on the part of the District Police Officials as given in the said two Government orders.

• Monetary Relief to the SCs/STs victims are being sanctioned as per the

SCs/STs (PA) Rules, 1995. The Collectors as well as the Secretary, Adi-Dravidar & Tribal Welfare Department are being informed regularly for necessary sanction.

• The State Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee has been formed

under the chairmanship of Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the Director of National Commission for SCs/STs, Chennai is also a member in the committee. The District Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of respective District Collectors have been formed in all the districts for the better implementation of the SCs/STs (PA) Act, 1989

• Asian Network for Innovation Training Trust (ANITRA) with the assistance

of this wing organized 6 training programs during 2004 to create awareness on the implementation of PCR and SCs/STs (POA) ACT. The

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training/seminar was organized at Madurai, Tirunelveli, Trichy, Salem, Thiruvallur and Arani.

• Utilizing the services of Friends of Police, the Social Justice and Human

Rights units in the districts are organizing awareness campaign every month in the villages to create awareness among the SCs/STs and other castes.

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6. Civil Rights and Freedom Birth Registration The State has developed a good supervisory system and the Board of

Revenue had issued standing orders to Tahsildars, Revenue Inspectors and

Deputy Tahsildars to scrutinize the registers and take legal action for the

negligence.

• The level of birth registration in Tamil Nadu for 2005 as per the Register General India report is 100%

• The total number of birth and registration units in the state is 14,464

• The Government have issued orders to Tahsildars to maintain control registers to monitor the receipt of Birth and Death returns and check for the quality receipt on 8th and 18th of every month.

• Periodical visits to Taluk Offices by Block Health Supervisors are ensured.

• Frequent visits are made by the Officials to registration units and hospitals to ensure timely and 100% reporting.

• The Government have issued orders for the conduct of State level Inter Departmental Committee meeting once in a year and District Inter Departmental Committee meeting once in 6 months in district

• The Government have issued orders to all Village Administrative Officers to be present on every Friday without fail for easy notification/ reporting of events by health staff/Public

• Compulsory production of Birth Certificate in Schools is enforced. • Continuing education and Brain storming sessions are organized

periodically. • The Village Health Nurses of Health Sub Centres/ Health Staff are

declared as notifiers. • Various publicity materials with the messages on time limit for the

reporting events are supplied to all the Medical Colleges District Collectorates, Corporations, Municipalities , Taluk Offices, etc

Plan International, New Delhi is funding for the IEC activities on Birth and

Death registration in the state .Registrar General is financially supporting

for training and IEC materials .UNICEF has supported for printing birth

certificates and for data entry for statistical report compilation.

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Right not to be subjected to Torture or other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Corporal punishments and other Inhuman or degrading treatments are

prohibited in all juvenile institutions. Complaint boxes have been placed in

juvenile institutions for this purpose. Otherwise they can complain to the

institution heads or his subordinates

Child help line are setup in all AWPS in the Districts to receive complaints

from children and Inspector of Police/AWPS who are the child welfare

officers in their jurisdiction can take action on the complaints. The

Inspector of a Police Station is the Juvenile Welfare Officer and they are

being given proper training to safe guard the rights of children. Training

programmes are organized in the districts every year besides courses

organized in Police Training College.

Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment has been removed from the rule book but one case

has come to the notice of the social defence department and the

concerned watchman was place under suspension. Under this head no

case has been reported to the police. It was instructed through circulars to

all that the Institution is not to impose corporal punishment on any child

Children without Parental Care

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Children without Parental Care

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without parental

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care and coming under the ambit of the Juvenile justice Act. If the parents

are traceable, they are being counselled when they come to admit their

children in Institution. Probation Officers are monitoring the children who

have been discharged. Programme Development Monitoring and

Evaluation Cell monitor the mechanism in the institution. Annual

Inspection of all Institutions is done by the Department.

Illicit Transfer and Non-return/Missing Children State Government have formed a three tier system to check the illicit

transfer and trafficking of children such as State Level Co-Ordination

Committee headed by the Chief Secretary, the District Level Advisory

Committee headed by the District Collector and the Village Level Watch

Dog Committees headed by the Panchayat President.

• Police Department has done mapping of an areas that are prone for

commercial sexual exploitation of women and children.

• One Police Officer in every police station has been designated as child welfare officer as per section 63 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 to deal with the issues concerning persons less than 18 years of age.

• Railway Police have installed 26 Help Booths in different railway

station across the state to keep vigilance on runaway children and women and guide them in the rehabilitation.

• The Department of Social Defence through its Crisis Intervention

Programme provides necessary healing techniques and counselling and guidance’s services to the abuse children.

• NGOs involvements in protecting women and children from abuse,

exploitation, and ill treatment have been ensured.

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• Childline has also been launched at Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Tirunelveli and Tiruchirappalli with the financial support from Government of India.

Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Maltreatment

Children Kidnapped in Tamil Nadu

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the children from all kinds of violence against them in the family, in the

Children Missing (2004-2007)

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500

2004

2005

2006

2007

Year

Number

TOTAL UntracedTOTAL TracedTOTAL ReportedGIRLS UntracedGIRLS TracedGIRLS ReportedBOYS UntracedBOYS TracedBOYS Reported

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schools and other institutions

All cases of ill-treatment of children are taken care of by initiating criminal

action against the persons concerned. A police officer in the rank of SI

and preferably a lady police officer is investigating such cases. The victim

child is allowed to give the statements in verbatim and investigation is also

carried at their home instead of police station. Such friendly approach,

help the children to take the help of the police without any fear. During

trial of such cases, examination of witnesses is also held in-camera and

video conferencing facility can also be used.

Training programmes are held frequently for the officers and men in Police

Department in the implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act 2000.

Similar training programmes are also conducted by the respective

departments.

Girl Child

Girl Child Protection Scheme

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000

TARGET

ACHIEVEMENT

TARGET

ACHIEVEMENT

PH

YS

ICA

LFI

NA

NC

IAL

2002 - 2003 2003 - 2004 2004 - 2005 2005 - 2006 2006 - 2007

This Scheme

was renamed

as "Sivagami

Ammaiyar Girl

Ninaivu Child

Protection

Scheme" vide

G.O.Ms.No.39

SW & NMP

Dated.

3.5.2000.

Further this scheme was fully modified and restructed in the year 2001 -

2002 and was named as Girl Child Protection Scheme 2001 " vide G.O.Ms

No. 199 SW & NMP, Dated. 31.12.2001.

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Scheme -I Under this scheme Rs. 22200/- is deposited in the name of the Girl Child whose family income does not exceed Rs. 50,000/- p.a

Scheme - II Under this Scheme Rs. 15,200/- is deposited in the name of each of the Two Girl Child whose family income does not exceed Rs. 12,000/-

For Both Schemes.

Either of the parent should have undergone sterilization within the age of 35 years. There should be no male Child. Rs. 150/- will be given as monthly incentive to face the education expenses. The Terminal benefit from the deposit with accrued interest, will be given to the girl child at the end of 20 years which would enable her to pursue higher studies or defray marriage expenses, provided the girl child should have appeared the X Std. Public examination.

Such a unique scheme once again renamed as "Sivagami Ammaiyar

Ninaivu Girl Child Protection Scheme" in remembrance of the famous

legend Thiru. Kamarajar's mother.

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Adoption

Adoptions - Under various Acts

69

116

135

130

104

43

254

305

323

348

321

139

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007 (Till June)

GAWA, 1890 HAMA, 1956

In Adoption

scheme, the

transfer of

children to

other agencies

are done

only with the

consent of the

District Social

Welfare Officer/ Adoption Cell. There are no sishu Grehs in the State.

But there are 21 other agencies which deal with adoption.

Periodical seminars, Workshops and Campaigns are regularly

organized through State Funds in order to create public awareness

and help Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) to find a child for

their family , thereby encouraging local adoptions and ensuring the

rehabilitation of abandoned and surrendered children in a family

environment.

The children adopted through different modes are

• As a result of surrender by parents - 3101 for 6 yrs

• As a result of abandonment - 1263 for 6 yrs

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7. Basic Health and Welfare

Tamil Nadu Government has well developed health care delivery system.

Separate Department called Directorate of public Health and Preventive

Medicine has been established to provide mother and child care services,

Control of epidemic, vector borne & vaccine preventable disease, improving

Hygiene & sanitation.

41.8

7.77.5

41.2

1.9

Government Hospitals PHCs HSCs Private NHs Othersa

There are 1421 Primary Health centers established in the State at the rate of

1 PHC per 30000 population. Each PHC is having 4 or 5 Health sub centers

having around 5000 population each. There are 8683 Health sub-centres in

the State in rural areas and about 1500 Health centers in urban areas. One

ANM is posted to each centre to render the hearth care services. Tamil Nadu

Government is taking all steps to achieve 100 % institutional (medical)

deliveries to ensure safe

child birth. At present 98.2%

deliveries are conducted in

medical institutions.

Deliveries are also

conducted in HSCs.

Referred cases from the field

and other cases are

attended at the PHCs. It is

proposed to strengthen the 385 block PHCs as 30-bedded upgraded PHCs in

a phased manner. Already 130 PHCs have been upgraded and 75 more

being upgraded. These PHCs are provided with 30 bedded ward, ultra

sonogram, semi auto analyzer, ECG and x-ray machine. All the upgraded

PHCs will be provided with 5 doctors to provide round the clock medical care

services. Among the 5 doctors there will be one obstetrician and anesthetist.

The State adopted fixed day strategy to achieve desired result. Monday is AN

clinic day, Wednesday is Immunisation day, and Thursday is school health

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day. , Weekly review will be conducted by Medical Officers on all Tuesdays

at PHCs and monthly review will be conducted by District Officers with

Medical Officers on first Friday of every month. PHC activities are monitored

every month at State level through OMR formats and feed backs are sent to

districts. Regional & State level reviews are conducted every month and

whenever necessary to discuss issues and to take corrective measures etc.,

The State Government has filled all posts of Medical Officers and Para

Medical Staff for smooth functioning of various Programmes. Timely and

quality services rendered by the Health staff have increased confidence of the

people in availing treatment at Government Health facility.

The State is now implementing two major new schemes; one is

Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit scheme and the other is Varumun

Kappom Thittam. Under Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy scheme, a cash

assistance of Rs.6000 each is given to all pregnant mothers falling below

poverty line in two installments of Rs.3000/- at 7th month of pregnancy and

Rs.3000/- at the time delivery with the aim of increasing nutritional status of

mother and baby. This programme has got overwhelming response from the

public. About 4.5 lakhs mothers have been benefited so far. The State

Government have spent more than Rs.192 crores on this programme for

preventing malnutrition among mother and infants.

In order to render Health services to the community at their doorsteps,

Varumun Kappom Thittam is implemented. People are screened for

diabetics, Hypertension, cancer cervix, eye, dental, skin problems, heart

diseases etc., with advance laboratory equipment like ultra sound scanner,

semi auto analyzer etc. Specialist doctors under various disciplines are

involved in the camp for providing treatment at the camp site. Patients who

require higher treatments are referred to higher medical institutions. 2759

camps have been conducted so far from which 30.31 lakhs persons are

benefited. About 95,000 people are found with diabetic, 92,000 are affected

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with Hyper tension, 48,000 cataract, 57,000 severe anaemia Treatments

are provided at free of cost. Govt. allocates Rs. 18 crores for this scheme for

conducting about 9000 camps in the state before 2008-09.

The specific Health problems concerning children in the States are mainly

• Anemia • Vitamin “A” deficiency • Worm infestation • Skin Diseases • Diarrhea • Acute Respiratory Infection

To eliminate anemia among Children, FST(S) tablets are provided through

Primary Health Centre / Urban Health Centre to all the Children who suffer

from anemia. Further malnourished children are identified through ICDS

Centres and they are supplemented with supply of specially prepared nutrient

foods.

• In adolescent age group, girls also found anemic and the State

Government launched a programme through which IFA (L) tablets are given to all adolescent girls from 11 years to 19 years of age at the rate of one tablet per week.

• Vitamin “A" deficiency causes eye defects, commonly Night blindness etc. In order to prevent eye defects, the State Government started giving 10 doses of Vitamin “A” to the Children from 6 months to 60 months of age at 6 monthly intervals. This measure considerably reduces the incidence.

• Worm infestation is the common problem seen in most of the school children. The physical and mental growth of the children are affected where there is no de-worming done. The State Government has regularly administered de-worming drugs (Alphendozole tabs) to all children once in 6 months up to 15 years of age.

• Regular School visits are made by the Staff of Primary Health Centre all over the State to deduct skin infection and other diseases prevailing among school children. Referral is made to the needy children and

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follow up of treatments are monitored by the concerned Health personnel of that area.

• Adequate quantity of ORS and ARI drugs supplied to Primary Health Centre and Health Sub Centre to tackle the problem of Acute Diarrhea Disease and to manage respiratory infections respectively. In addition, ISM drugs are supplied to control ARI problem. ISM drugs are also being experimented in Thiruvannamalai District on trial basis to provide iron supplementation to mother and children instead of IFA tablets.

Welfare The strategies of the Health Programme in the State is to provide Health

care services mainly for reducing Infant and Maternal deaths as they are

major components deciding the health of the community as a whole. The

IMR was 53 in the year 1998 and now it is 37 per thousand live births (SRS

2005).

Teenage delivery, malnutrition among pregnant mothers, babies born with low

birth weight and pre-term are major contributing factors for Infant deaths.

In order to prevent infant and maternal deaths, the State Government has

taken several measures which includes,

• Increasing Institution deliveries / skilled attention deliveries. • Establishing 24 hour delivery care services in 780 selected PHCs with

3 staff nurses • Establishing 385 Basic Emergency Obstetrics and New Born Care

(BEmONC) services in PHCs at the rate of 1 per block. • Establishing Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and New Born

Care (CEmONC) in selected hospitals at the rate of 2 to 3 per district with Specialists blood bank facilities, scan services etc.

• Timely and quality Immunisation to all infants and pregnant mothers • Introduction of Ambulance services at PHCs for transporting

Emergency cases particularly pregnant women and high risk mew born to hire medical institutions.

• Referral control rooms are established at Districts to facilitate ambulance services whenever required.

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• The neo-natal mortality was 33.8 in 1971 and 32.1 in the 1987. As per the latest Sample Registration System, the neo-natal mortality Rate is 26 for the year 2005 for Tamil Nadu.

A Good surveillance system has been established in the state to identify

vaccine preventable diseases water borne and vector borne diseases.

Integrated diseases surveillance programme is being implemented at

the state, district and peripheral level by strengthening the existing

laboratory facilities at the block PHC level district and hospital labs.

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Non Municipal Population (Estimated) 47653116 45967571 46506311

Total no. of Community Health Centres

(CHCs) 152 162 163

No. of Community Health Centres (CHCs)

per 100,000 population 476 459 * 465

Total no. of Primary Health Centre (PHCs 1413 1415 1417

No. of Primary Health Centres (PHCs) per

30,000 population 1588 1532 * 1550

Total No. of Sub centers (SCs) 8682 8682 8682

No. of Sub centers (SCs) per 5000

population 9530 9193 * 9301

Total No. of Specialist at CHCs 85

Released

to DMS 85

Total No. of Doctors in PHCs 2780 2464 2759

Total No. of ANMs / FHWs in SCs 8682 8682 8682

Population per bed 1/1000 1/1000 1/1000

* The reduction in the number is due to conversion of town Panchayats into Municipalities which is not covered under CHCs / PHCs / HSCs services.

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Malnutrition As per the NFHS III survey, 33 percentage of children under age of 3 years are underweight. 22 percentage are too thin for height and 25 % are too short for age. 72.5% of children of age 6-35 months are found anemic.

2005-06 NFHS – 3

Underweight 33% Wasted (too thin for height) 22% Stunted (too short for age) 25%

Trend in malnutrition (%)

NFHS I NFHSII NFHS III

Underweight 46 37 33 Wasted - 20 22 Stunted - 29 25

• ICDS services are now available to all the children. Anganwadi

workers and supervisors are reviewed for improvement in children’s growths in PHCs every month, and this synergy works well in all the Districts.

• All the PHCs Medical officers have now taken up the task of growth monitoring of all under 5 children in their areas.

• Sensitizing the mothers for early identifications of growth faltering and for seeking help of health personnel has been made the priority task of the PHC health team so that early interventions are made to effect decline in child malnutrition.

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The state is promoting healthy feeding practices through IEC. All mothers

who deliver new born babies are advised to provide exclusive breast feed up

to 6 months and also they are advised to feed the child with colostrums milk

immediately after birth. After 6 months they are advised to feed weaning

along with breast feed. Tinned foods and bottle feed should be avoided.

87

0 0

2

01

2

0 0 0 001234

65

78

2003 2004 2005 2006

Infant Milk Substitutes Analysed

Samples lifted Analyzed Adultrated

At the same time, to prevent

the sale of adulterated / sub

standard quality, the state

government, under

prevention of food

adulteration act, lift food

samples regularly from the

market and analyze them in

the govt. labs. Prosecutions

are launched against the offenders. The graph shows the details of food

samples lifted and analyzed.

Tamil Nadu started immunisation during 1978, which was further

strengthened in 1985 after introduction of universal immunisation programme

aiming to achieve 100 % coverage of infants and pregnant mothers. The

State continues to report good coverage over the years. The evaluation

surveys done by external agencies, NFHS, UNICEF etc. have supported the

results. The State had so far vaccinated about 2.5 crore children and 3

crore pregnant mothers against vaccine preventable diseases.

The State Government has taken following measures to increase routine

Immunisation

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• With the Assistance of Government of India, mobility support has been provided to deliver vaccine at the Immunisation site.

• Hired vaccinators are engaged to conduct missed Immunisation sessions due to the absence of regular VHN.

• Special session in remote and urban slum areas. • One time usable Auto disable syringes are used to improve injection

safety and also to create confidence among parents for availing fresh /pain free / injury free sterile injections every time.

• Maintaining proper cold chain system to preserve vaccines in appropriate temperature at State, District, PHC and field.

• Ensure adequate vaccine availability at all levels. • Good surveillance system adopted in the State. Implementing

integrated disease surveillance system for polio and measles cases with weekly monitoring.

• Mobility support provided to State and District officer for supervision of Immunisation sessions.

• Timely containment measures taken,if any outbreak of disease occurs. • Creating motivation in the community to avail vaccination services

voluntarily. • Weekly review at PHC, monthly review at District and State to assess

the quality of the programme and solve issues if any. HIV / AIDS

Number of children infected/affected by HIV/AIDS

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Year

Num

ber o

f chi

ldre

n

Series1

The intervention programmes are specially designed and implemented by

Tamil Nadu State AIDS

Control Society (TANSACS)

for prevention and control of

the spread of HIV infection

among the High Risk and

vulnerable population groups

such as Commercial Sex

Workers [CSWs], Men having

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sex with Men [MSMs], Injection Drug Users [IDUs], Truckers, Migrants, Youth

and Adolescents. The main objective of the targeted intervention is to change

the High Risk Sexual Behaviour of the targeted population into

safer/responsible sexual behaviour so as to prevent further spread of the

infection among the High Risk Groups (HRGs) and to the general population

through their sexual partners/bridge population. The main components of the

Targeted Intervention programme are (i) Behaviour Change Communication,

(ii) counselling. (iii) Referrals for STI Treatment and voluntary testing for HIV

Status, (iv) Condom Promotion and (v) Advocacy. Tamil Nadu State AIDS

Control Society is implementing the TI programmes in partnership with Non

Governmental organizations (NGOs) and Community Based Organizations

(CBOs).

Towards achieving the mission of "No new infection to newborns in 2007",

various strategies have been developed and implemented in the Prevention

of Parent To Child Transmission (PPTCT) Programme. The various strategies

includes demand creation through IEC activities, testing of the AN mothers

coming to the centres after counselling, increased follow-up of all ANC

mothers through Out Reach Workers in all the 385 Blocks of the State,

provide women - friendly services in ICTCs, promote institutional delivery and

administer Nevirapine to all the Mother – Baby pairs.

As National Policy is not to open special homes and to mainstream the

children into the existing homes, for the children orphaned due to their

parents dying of HIV/AIDS, counselling is done to the existing relatives like

grand parents to provide care for them. If there are no relatives to take care

these children are rehabilitated in the orphanages. However, there are

already a few special homes operational by NGOs for the infected and

affected children run by NGOs. These homes are given some financial

support by the TANSACS. The children are enrolled in the Government

schools for their educational needs. Counsellors are available in these homes

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to provide the psycho social support and emotional care. The children are

also given nutritional support and medical care including Opportunistic

Infection management.

School AIDS Education programme (SAEP):

The coverage for SAEP

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

1997 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007

Year

Ben

efic

iarie

s

The coverage for SAEP

The School AIDS Education Programme (SAEP) has been developed by the

Government of India to

provide accurate

information on

HIV/AIDS transmission

and prevention in the

context of growing up,

and for imparting

related life skills to

students in all senior

secondary schools in India. In Tamil Nadu this programme is implemented

through DTERT. Tamil Nadu State AIDS control society has been funding

SAEP since 1997. Now the programme has been extended to all the schools

in Tamil Nadu (9423 schools) with a budget of Rs.5 crores. Two teachers and

two peer educators from each school are given training on Growing Up and

Adolescence, STIs / RTIs, HIV/AIDS, Life Skills for HIV Prevention. They in

turn sensitize all students of IX and XI Standard in Government, Government

Aided, Private, Corporation, Matriculation and Anglo Indian Schools for based

on the 16 hours module.

Red Ribbon Club (RRC) is an on-campus youth intervention in higher

education institutions initiated by TANSACS. This programme is duly

supported by Higher Education Department, Ministry of Youth Affairs and

Sports with technical assistance from Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, Atlanta demonstrating the importance of intersector collaboration.

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Children with Disabilities

State Annual Budget

0

10

20

30

40

50

Am

ount

inro

re 60

70

80

90

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Year

C

State Annual Budget

The following

measures have

been taken to

implement the

Persons with

Disabilities Act,

1995.

• It can be

seen that,

there is a constant raise in budgetary allocation, over the years. There

is a heavy raise of the annual budget for the year 2007-08.

• A full time State Commissioner for the Disabled has been appointed vide GO (Rt) No.50 Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Dept dated 16.4.1999.

• A State Co-ordination Committee was constituted vide G.O.(Ms)

No:181, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, dated: 27.5.97 and was reconstituted vide G.O.(D) No.148, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, dated: 7.10.2002.

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43


Aids and Appliances

16%

1%

18%

22%

18%

7%

5%

11% 2%

Tricycle Wheel Chair Hearing AidsFolding Stick and Goggles Solar Battery Braille WatchesCaliper Crutches Artificial Limb

• A proposal is under the active consideration of the Government for reconstituting the 3rd State Co-ordination Committee.

• The State

Executive Committee has been reconstituted vide G.O. Rt. No.155, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, dated 25.10.2002 and its first meeting was held on 14.11.2006.

SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE DISABLED IN TAMIL NADU

26, 10%

73, 28%

101, 39%

59, 23%1, 0%

Visually Handicapped Hearing Handicapped Mentally HandicappedLocomotor Handicapped Leprosy Cured

• The District Collectors have been nominated as Additional Commissioners

for the Disabled to monitor the

implementation of the PWD Act at District Level vide G.O. No:88, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme

Department, dated: 8.6.2004.

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• A District Level Committee has been constituted in each District to

monitor the Implementation of the PWD Act and also to promote interdepartmental Co-ordination.

There is increase of 71% in the number of institutions registered for the year

2005 compared to 2004. However the increase percentage fall

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down to 55% for the year 2006 compared to 2005. During the year 2007, it

falls down very heavily and shows negative growth of -69% during the year

2007 compared to the previous year 2006. The disabled were given

accessories/aids for their use.

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Adolescent Deaths - Estimated No. of deaths ( in lakhs)

0.08

0.08

0.07

0.08

0.07

0.08

0.064 0.066 0.068 0.07 0.072 0.074 0.076 0.078 0.08 0.082

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

2004

2005

2006

Estimated No. of deaths ( in lakhs)

Type of Anaemia

36.90%

20.70%1.90%

59.50%

Mild Moderate Severe Total

Girl Child / Adolescents

97% Adolescent girls

have any Anemia

29% mildly, 50%

moderately and 18%

severely anemic in

Tamil Nadu. This

status constitutes to

increase morbidity

and mortality both

among mothers and

children at the later years. Adolescents (10-19 years) represent one fifth of

the population. Sizable number of them get married early and give birth to

their first child at a

very younger age. It

is important to

influence the health

seeking behavior of

adolescents as their

health status will be

important d

in mortality and

morbidity and

eterminant


population growth scenario. Adolescent girls need stronger inputs in areas of

reproductive child health for preventing reproductive tract infections

Female Infanticide was prevalent in the state in some areas like Theni,

Madurai, Dindigul, Salem, Dharmapuri districts. Govt. launched cradle baby

scheme, mobilizing public support by street theaters to prevent killing of

female child. Govt. initiated strict measures against sex selective abortions

by registering scan centre and conducting scan audit.

Preventing Sex Selective Abortions Auditing of scan centers through field staff are being carried out to prevent

female foeticide. Under this scheme, scan centers are inspected regularly and

details of pregnant women who had undergone USG testing before 20 weeks

of gestation are collected. These mothers are followed up in the field by MCH

staff to know the status of pregnancy. Suspected scan centers are brought

under surveillance and action are being taken against the centers

Reproductive Health Education for Adolescents Reproductive Health Education for adolescents is carried out through school

AIDS education programme of Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society in all

the schools of Tamil Nadu and though RTI clinics, educational and services

component programme of primary health centers. Apart from offering

services, examining and checking up of health condition, the adolescent girls

are provided counseling by the Doctors and maternal and child health staff.

The female medical officers, female health supervisors and female health

workers provide counseling to adolescent girls regarding reproductive health

issues in the community. TANSACS has established ICTCs (Integrated

Counseling and Testing Centers) in all the Hospitals (Medical college, District

Head Quarters, Taluk and Non-taluk Hospitals) and in all block PHCs (385

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block PHCs). Trained counselors and technicians are employed in these

centers. These counselors are accompanying school health teachers on

Thursdays as per scheduled programme, and during these visits to schools,

counseling is done for adolescent girls and the teachers are also requested to

advice the adolescent girls who need further counseling and to send these

girls to the counseling centers in Block PHCs. This is being carried out as a

routine activity.

Harmful Traditional Practices

Irrespective of the steps taken by the Government, very few cases on child

marriages and dowry deaths have taken place in the State.

5 5 5

14

3 31

15

4 43

13

0

5

10

15

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Child Marriages

Child Marriages ComplaintsComplaints addressed Prosecuted

29965 9

838

0

500

1000

2006-07

Dowry & Domestic Violence

Dowry cases reportedDowry deathsDomestic violence cases reportedAwareness Pogrammes on dowry

The State Government have

enacted legislations prohibiting

Dowry and Devadasis system.

The Government have enacted

child marriage act to deal with

such marriages. The parents as

well the organizers are

punishable under the act. Public

awareness on these issues has been created by the Government through media,

campaigns, seminars and cultural

programmes.

Public awareness on these issues

has been created by the

Government through media,

campaigns, seminars and cultural

programmes.

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8. Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Budgetary Allocation (in Lakhs)

275814.93

244726

359780.48

319272.69

0 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000 300000 350000 400000

EElementaryducation

SecondaryEducation

2006-2007 2007-2008

To assess the school age children, Household survey is conducted involving

teachers through DISE (District Information and Education) by State project

Directorate. DISE is

the Computerised

School Data base

system developed

for educational

planning and

management at

school level to

National level.

The reports are generated by the software developed by the national institute

of Educational planning (NIEPA)

Infrastructure

Age wise Enrollment - 2006 -2007

020406080

100120140160

6 11 11 14 14 16 16 18 6 18

Age Group

Lakh

s

Boys Girls Total

50


05000

10000150002000025000300003500040000

2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007

Year

Number of Schools

Primary Middle High Hr.Secondary

The Government provides

Rs.2966.97 lakhs as

budget estimates during

the year 2007-2008 for

maintainance And repairs

of Government School

Buildings

Under NABARD, the infrastructure requirements of schools such as

constructions of class rooms, laboratories, toilets, providing drinking water

and electrification to all the needy, high and higher secondary schools are

provided. Infrastructure facilities have been sanctioned for these schools in 3

phases at the cost of Rs.182.74 crores and have been completed

successfully. Under phase IV to VII an amount of Rs.525.25 have been

sanctioned to 978 schools and the work is in progress.

The details of work done is given below

Academic

year Phase No of Schools

Class Rooms Laboratory Toilet Drinking

water Expenditure (in Crores)

2002-2003 I 96 412 43 137 7 18.362003-2004 II 250 1954 208 425 242 80.642004-2005 III 259 1964 230 433 229 83.742005-2006 IV 351 2558 346 704 319 130.102006-2007 V 198 2392 172 455 172 102.032007-2008 VI 234 3699 210 1047 234 161.312008-2009 VII 195 2970 183 887 195 131.69 1583 15929 1392 4088 1398 707.87

• The literacy rate in Tamil Nadu increased to 73.47 (Male 82.33, Female 64.55) during 2001 as against 62.66 (Male 73.05 female 51.33) during 1991.

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020000400006000080000

100000120000140000160000

2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007

Year

Teacher Strength

Primary Middle High Hr.Secondary

• Based on the recommendation of the high level committee the Government has enhanced the syllabus on par with NCF 2005. Also Government sanctioned Rs.50 lakhs during 2006-07 for in service training in High and Higher Secondary School Teachers. About 400 teachers were trained in the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training and about 100 teachers trained in the national Council for education Research and Training during 2007 -2008.

• A scheme is

being implemented to conduct a battery of 5 tests to discover the major qualities in children studying in standards VI, VII, and VII in all schools. These major qualities help the students identify speed, endurance, strength, explosive power and ability levels in a child and also indicate the child’s potential to play a particular game or sport.

• To improve will power memory and IQ and to develop normal and ethical

behaviour, yoga is helpful to the teachers and children. It is therefore proposed to train physical education teachers in yoga to train the students.

• During rhe year2006-07, Government have sanctioned Rs.38 lakhs for the

purchase of Library Books for 220 Government High and Higher Secondary Schools.

To assess the school age children, Household survey is conducted involving

teachers at school level verification by Block Resource Teacher Educators

and Block Resource Centres at Block level. The details of school age

children from 6to14 years are collected and compiled every 5 years.

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01000000200000030000004000000500000060000007000000

B G T B G T B G T

All SC ST

Enrolment in Schools

Primary (6 -11) Upper Primary 11 -14

School wise children

enrolled and basic

infrastructure facilities

available are also collected

every year as on 30th

September from each school

through [“District Information

System for Education”] a

designed format on NCERT

guide lines. Infrastructure Infrastructural development through SSA

• SSA is providing 2 class room / 3 class room buildings to all newly

started or upgraded schools since 2001 – 2002. • Additional Classrooms are provided where there are dire needs.

02468

101214

All B G All B G

Droup Out Rate Retention Rate

Droup Out & Retention Rates

Primary (6-11) Upper Primary (11-14)

• Every year Rs.5000/- for Primary & Rs.10,000/- for Upper Primary schools are provided for Maintenance of School buildings.

• Rs.2000/- to Primary & Rs.4000/- to Upper Primary schools are provided to each school for provision of furniture and allied expenses.

• Buildings of Panchayat Union schools are maintained by Rural Development Local Administration Department. The maintenance repair etc and additional buildings are also provided through RDLA

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Department. The buildings of High & Higher Secondary Schools are maintained by PWD. Repair & New Construction are also carried by PWD.

• Information regarding requirement and maintenance of building are collected by using the Data Capturing forms (District Information System for Education -DISE).

Quality Education

Since 2004 – 2005, to ensure quality education to primary school children a

new approach called Activity Based Learning is made in practice as a pilot

project. Teachers are trained on the new methodology. Remarkable

improvement is seen in the ability of children’s in Reading and Speaking skills

and Mathematical talents. This system ensures children to improve their

creative activities and mental abilities. Since the new approach is quite

encouraging, this system of classroom transaction is extended to all the

schools in the State from 2007 – 2008. Co-curricular activities such as

Physical Education, Health Education and Art Education are in practice in

schools.

• Capabilities of teachers are enhanced through training programmes and workshops and monthly meetings.

• Cluster Resource Centre and Block Resource Centre are formed to ensure Resource, monitoring and supervision system effective.

• Block Resource Centre is formed in each block, Cluster Resource Centre is formed at cluster level for 4-10 schools situated with in a radius of 4 to 5 Kms.

• Cluster Resource Centre co-ordinators and Block Resource Centre Co-ordinators will visit the schools almost twice a week and render necessary assistance to the teachers in classroom transaction.

• In addition, to that District Elementary Education Officer, Asst. Education officer, Addl. Assistant Elementary Educational officers are of help teachers in their need.

• Quality assessment formats are used to capture children’s achievements.

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Child Rights Education

Human rights and child rights issues are incorporated in the school

curriculum, in Std VII & Std VIII Social science subject. Content based

trainings are given through SSA for 20 days in a year to all teachers. During

the training on social science subject and the contents are also included. No

separate trainings on Human rights or child right are given so far. Training on

content and general topics are given to teachers for 20 days through SSA.

Issues on child rights and respect to all children are included while giving

training on social science subject.

Participation/Equal Access Major objectives of SSA is to bridge all gender and social category gaps at

Primary stage by 2007 and at elementary level by 2010. All children should

be in school, EGS, Alternative school or Back to school camps. To achieve

these two objectives primary schools, Education Guarantee Scheme Centres

are opened as there is a need to cater to the needs of the deprived section

and first generation readers.

Out of 80,593 habitations 79,944 habitations have easy access to primary

schools. 210 Primary schools are approved for this year. In total 80,154

habitations have easy access to primary schooling facility. In the remaining

habitations the school age population is very low, Education Guarantee

Scheme centres are proposed where ever necessary in these areas. Out of

80,593 habitations, 80220 habitations have upper primary schooling facility.

In 338 habitations schools are to be upgraded this year. So 80,558

habitations have easy access to upper primary schooling facility.

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Early Childhood Education Under Early Childhood Care Education pre school children are prepared for

regular schooling and sociability. The activities carried out are opening of

new centres in unserved areas under Integrated Child Development Scheme

norms, up gradation of the existing centres and providing infrastructure

facilities.

Each child is fostered by giving a chance to participate in a wide variety of

play based activities. The activities allow the child to engage actively in the

process to learn, to practice and master skills at each level and explore at the

next level to develop self confidence.

Following activities are carried out through SSA • Opening of new centres • Strengthening the existing centres. • Providing Learning Materials • Training teachers on child Psychology and care • Creating awareness among the public on importance of Early Child hood Education and care

Education for Marginalized Groups

• No disparity is noticed nowadays. • Providing equal opportunity to all the people alike. • Strictly following the equity and equality principles. • Uplifting the marginalized group by providing additional support to them. • SC/ST, Physically challenged, and Girls Education are given special

attention through special focus group activities under SSA.

A special wing Research Evaluation and monitoring is functioning in SSA with

experienced officials. All the activities are properly monitored and evaluated

at frequent intervals – and as of when necessary support and guidance also

offered. Action Research is undertaken to find solution for problems that

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prevail in the field level. External agencies are involved in research activities

to evaluate the process of implementation of the scheme and to suggest

various measures for improving the quality.

• As on date drop out rate is 1.94 at Primary and Upper Primary the rate is

4.08. Nearly 1,03,261 lakh children are out of school as per Village

Education Register.

• These children are covered through Residential Bridge Course, Non-

Residential Bridge Course, Residential Bridge Course for mentally

challenged children, through Kasturibha Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya, NCLP

and INDUS Project TEC Schools.

• Children are enrolled in any one of these centres and trained for a specific

period providing all facilities.

• After the specific period the children are mainstreamed into formal

schools.

• A special programme under ILO, Child labour project is now implemented

for child labour

• INDUS child labour project is in vogue in 5 districts.

• TEC schools are functioning exclusively for the child labour.

• LEAD schools are identified and strengthened to provide continuous

Education to the CL after training at TEC School with all assistance.

• SSA is taking all steps to provide schooling facilities in all the areas, with a

guarantee to provide quality education, the queries of privatization of

education is not a concern.

• At the primary level an innovative system Activity Based Learning is being

introduced in all schools in the State.

• This system provides ample opportunities for children for creative activities

of learning at their own pace.

• The question of privatization of education may not in any way create any

impact on marginalized section.

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9. Special Protection Measures

Childline Childline has been established in 10 places in Tamil Nadu in Chennai,

Childline Services is run by the Department of Social Defence with NGOs as

Collaborative and Support Organisation. In other places the District Collector

is the Chairman of Childline Advisory Board. Childline conducts Rescue

repatriation, Health care, Institutional Care, Protection from abuse, action

against the abuser, production before the Child Welfare Committee

Children Affected by Man-made / Natural Disasters

This State has witnessed the Tsunami during 2005. About 4,700 children

were affected, including deaths. About 340 have been separated from their

parents.

• Immediately 3 orphanages have been opened by the Government in the most affected Districts, Nagapattinam, Kanyakumari and Cuddalore. Such children were admitted in the orphanages where no other alternatives were available

• Adoption of such children were banned • They were provided with psychological counselling • Financial Assistance

o A sum of Rs. 5,00,000 for each child in the Age group of 0-14 who are utter destitute was sanction as Fixed Deposit

o Distributed free Books and Note books to the children studying from 1 std to XII std along with Uniform

Village Level Watch Dog Committees Member was oriented to prevent

trafficking of children

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Economic Exploitation Including Child labour

National Child Labour Project is the result of the National Child Labour Policy

and 10 projects commenced in the year 1987 and one such project was

started in the match belt in Virudhunagar district in 1987. NCL Projects

started in Thoothukkudi, Pudukkottai, Trichy, Coimbatore, Salem, Vellore,

Dharmapuri districts from 1995-96 and in Tirunelveli District since the year

2000. In 2004, Chennai, Erode, Krishnagiri and Dindigul Districts have been

sanctioned the projects. NCL Project was sanctioned for Theni District in

2005. National Child Labour Project is implemented by the registered Project

Society under the Chairmanship of the District Collector. The Pudukottai

District has given the proposal to Labour Department for declaring the district

as ‘Child Labour Free’ and the National Child Labour Project was closed in

May 2005. Identification of children In order to identify the children at risk in hazardous and non-hazardous occupations,

M/s. TNS Mode, a Private Agency in Tamil Nadu was engaged by ILO to conduct the

survey known as the Baseline Survey in the aforesaid five Districts. The Survey

revealed prevalence of child labour in the Five Districts as shown below:

No. of children identified in the District by TNS Mode 5-8 years 9-13 years 14-17 years District

M F T M F T M F T

Kancheepuram 33 18 51 250 310 560 4661 4589 9250

Namakkal 39 44 83 1784 829 2613 2840 1933 4773Tiruvallur 39 26 65 509 626 1135 4622 4410 9032

Tiruvannamalai 99 99 198 355 440 795 7393 7182 14575

Virudhunagar 29 22 51 1224 2036 3260 4106 6447 10553

Total 239 209 448 4122 4241 8363 23622 24561 48183

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Running of Special Schools

The National Child Labour Projects run special schools in each district

exclusively for the rescued child labourers. The students studying in special

schools are mainstreamed after a certain period. All the special schools in the

Project districts are run by NGOs except in Vellore, Dharmapuri and Salem

Districts. Efforts are being taken to handover the schools, which are run by

the project societies to the local and reliable NGOs. The State Society has

issued detailed guidelines for selecting NGOs for running special schools.

District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) and District Institute for

Education and Training (DIET) staff train the teachers of special schools. The

children are taught at three levels. Children are taught through play way

method and they are mainstreamed into formal education. Special schools

function smoothly with dedicated team of teachers. All the teachers are now

trained in Activity based learning methodology. ABL Methodology is used in

Chennai National Child Labour Project and in a few schools in Dharmapuri,

NCL Project.

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To ensure proper implementation of Child labour Act, District committees

were formed in all the districts under the Chairmanship of District Collector for

identifying child labour in hazardous employment and undertake measures to

relieve the children from employment and rehabilitate them. Deputy Chief

Inspector of Factories is the member Secretary for this District Committee. In

all the districts, inspection teams have been formed for inspecting the

registered and unregistered establishments, which are hazardous in nature.

International Labour Organization renders the technical assistance and

financial support in running the INDUS Child Labour Project in the State.

UNICEF supports the State Government’s initiative in eradicating child labour

whenever required. Funds to the tune of Rs.7,60,09,300/- has been provided

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by International Labour Organisation, New Delhi for running the INDUS

Project up to 31.08.2007

Children who are withdrawn from labour force are admitted into the

NCLP/INDUS special Schools, regular Schools and Alternative Innovative

Education Centres, Education Guarantee Scheme and Residential Camps.

Children who attain certain level of education are mainstreamed into formal

schools and are monitored by the Special School Teachers in NCLP and by

the Community workers in the INDUS Project.

Index cards and Progress cards have been filled for the entire child Labour

identified and enrolled in formal Schools for the children in the age group 5 to

8 years, in the age group 9 to 13 years who are are enrolled in Transitional

Education Centres and 14 to 17 years who are enrolled in Vocational Training

Centres. Community workers and Teachers track the children and fill up the

progress cards and the data is uploaded in the ILO web site.

Mainstreaming of children into formal schools:-

No of Children Mainstreamed

9%

17%

19%

2%

53%

Kancheepuram Namakkal Tiruvallur Tiruvannamalai Virudhunagar

There is coordination with the State Education Department for facilitating the

enrolment of the children

passing out of the special

schools. Instructions have

been issued to the School

authorities to admit the special

school children who have

completed a particular level of

bridging into the appropriate

standard in formal school. A

G.O has been issued recently to admit children at any time of the year without

insisting for any certificates. (G.O.Ms.No.165), School

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Education Dept, dt. 9.12.04 Every year children are mainstreamed into formal

schools. The mainstreamed children are followed up regularly to ensure their

continuance and retention in formal schools. 43979 children were

mainstreamed into regular schools from the inception of the Projects till

30.5.2007.

The parents of child labourers were motivated to send their children to the

Transitional Education Centres. Transitional Education Centres were opened

in the five districts for the child labourers in the age group of 9-13 years. The

sanctioned strength of every TEC is 50 children. There are two Educational

Instructors and one Craft Instructor to teach the children. There is one Helper

to cook the mid-day meals for the children. There is one Clerk for every 5

TECs. The TECs also functions as Resource Centres in the evening hours.

So far 4,346 children were mainstreamed into Regular Schools from the

Project till August 2006.

In order to keep track of the mainstreamed children of TECs as well as

migrant children so as to ensure continued education, a mechanism has been

evolved by a Consultant in consultation with ILO.

Self Help Groups:- Self Help Groups formed

Chennai Coimbatore Dharmapuri Dindigul Erode KrishnagiriSalem Tirunelveli Trichy Tuticorin

Self Help Groups

among mothers of Child

Labourers have been

formed in all the NCLP

districts to improve the

economic status of the

child labour families.

SHGs practice thrift

system and transact

lending process within the group members. They are given orientation for

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maintenance of accounts and records and repayment of loans etc.,

Child Labour Monitoring system has been evolved in Tamil Nadu to identify

and withdraw children from labour and refer them to schools and continuously

track their attendance and progress. It is a tool to monitor that there is no

child labour at the village, block and district levels, and in any ward, zone or

city. CLMS could be adopted as an exit strategy.

Sexual Exploitation of Children/trafficking in Children Poverty, Illiteracy lack of social control, lack of awareness among community,

gender, discrimination, cheap labour, Dys-functional families, inadequate

enforcement of law, abandoned / neglected children due to natural disasters

like floods, draught, Tsunami etc. No case of trafficking of children was

reported

Traffic child victims are treated as children in need of care and protection and

are produced before the Child Welfare Committees. They follow the

procedure prescribed in the Juvenile Justice Act and if it is not possible to

rehabilitate them in any other method, they are admitted in children’s home

they are given free food, shelter, clothing and bedding and educational and

vocational training. Children who have aptitude for higher studies are also

sent to higher education in out side school and collage.

Once they complete the period of training in the institutions, they are given

assistance in the form of tools and equipments relating to the trade in which

they are been trained under Lump Sum grant ranging from Rs. 500 to 2500

They are also provided with financial assistance of Rs. 5000 each or

materials assistance for Rs. 10,000/- from the Tamil Nadu Social defence

Welfare fund for their self employment. Girls children are also rehabilitated

through marriages and a marriage grant of Rs.5,000/- being provided.

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Street Children

Street Children - Survey

37683

1897

1734

1484

926

1610

0 10000 20000 30000 40000

Chennai

Madurai

Salem

Coimbatore

Tirunelveli

Tiruchirapalli

The State

Government is

implementing

Comprehensive

Programme for street

children. The reasons

for the number of

Street Children in

Chennai is more

when compared to

other Districts.

• Chennai is a Metropolitan City as a converging point receiving more number of children from various other States

• Migration from other Districts/States • Area of coverage in Chennai is larger than other Corporation Cities in

Tamil Nadu • Poverty is a significant reason • Broken Homes • Lack of affection by family members

Children in Special Homes More than Three years

6

3

1

4

6

2

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

Chennai 3 1 Vellore - -

• Death of parents (source is the survey conducted by the Department of Criminology, Madras University)

The programme provides

food clothing besides non-

formal education and

vocational training. The

programmes are monitored

by the programme

development and evaluation

cell at the State Level and by

the Probation Officer at the

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District Level. The Comprehensive Programme for street children is

implemented through Non-Governmental Organisation with the State

Government financial assistance. The child victims of abuse are given

counselling through trained counselor / social workers. Whenever parents

could be traced out they are properly counselled and educated the protect

their children further.

Administration of Juvenile Justice

There are 31 Children Home (11 run by Government and 20 by NGOs), 8

Observation

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Home (6 run by Government and 2 by NGOs) 2 Special Homes 3 After Care

Organisation run by Government 5 Shelter Homes (2 run by Government and

3 NGOs) 1 special care centre run by NGOs has been identified. 18 Child

Welfare Committees and 8 Juvenile Justice Board were constitued covering

the whole states to deal with the issues of children in need of care and

protection and children in conflict with the law. As per section 63 of the Act

Special Juvenile Police Units where established and child welfare Officers

were also appointed in every police station.

Children in Observation Homes more than Four Months

0 20 40 60 8

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

0

Chennai Cuddalore Thanjavur SalemTiruchirapalli Tirunelveli Madurai Coimbatore

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10. Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children,

Child Prostitution and Child Pornography

General Measures of Implementation

Though there have been no such incidents, appropriate action is being taken

as per the provisions under IPC and Special & Local laws.

• Formation of three tire structure i.e. the State Level Coordination

Committee headed by the Chief Secretary, District Level Advisory Committee headed by the District Collector and Village Level Watch Dog Committees headed by the Village Panchayat President for prevention of trafficking women and children.

• Police at the District/ City Level has designated all Commissioners of Police and District Superintendents of Police as Nodal Officers.

• All the Inspectors of Police including the all Women Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors have been designated as Special Police Officers under section 13 of ITP Act, 1956.

• Child Welfare Officers have been appointed in every Police Station to deal with the issues of children.

• 26 Help Booths have been established in 23 Railway Stations across the State to keep vigilance on women and children.

• Establishment of Anti-trafficking Cell and Anti-wise Squad in Chennai City for Combating Trafficking of Women and Children.

• Police Department have established Missing Persons Bureau to be monitored by Commissioners of Police and Range Deputy Inspector Generals every month.

Strict enforcement of law through police department is being ensured for

effective implementation of the legislations. Anti vice Squad in Cities and

Local Police in District has been sensitized on the issue and they maintain

constant vigil to detect such crimes against children.

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• Police Department has established Missing Persons Bureau to be monitored by Commissioners of Police and Range Deputy Inspector Generals every month.

Prevention Police is taking criminal action against such offences.






Protection of the Rights of the Victims

All the procedures prescribed in the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of

Children) Act are followed to protect Child Rights.

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The police officer in the rank of SI and preferably a lady police officer is

investigating such cases. The victim child is allowed to give the statements in

verbatim and investigation is also carried at their home instead of police

station. Such friendly approach, help children to take the assistance of the

police without any fear. During trial of such cases, examination of witnesses

is held in-camera and video conferencing facility is also used.

Besides the social welfare department, Central Govt. aided agencies are

actively assisting the child victims for their social reintegration, family

reunification, physical and psychological recovery. The victim children are

being given rehabilitation by way of giving monetary assistance to promote

their future lives.

• Counselling • Tracing out the family • Publishing in newspaper • Telecasting • Probation Officer’s enquiry • Medical treatment • Protection from abuse, ill-treatment etc. • Prosecution of the perpetrators

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11. Government of India Formats

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1A Please ensure this table is filled in before sending the format to Director, DSW

Department of _______________________________________________________________ Filled by (Name) (Designation) (Date) Please, ensure whether all data sources, date and other references are included Remarks

1. General Measures of Implementation (Articles 4, 42 & 44, Para.6 of the Convention)

Legislation Please answer questions 1-4 on the following legislations concerning children:

The Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, amended in 2006; The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000; The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986; The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, amended in 2006; The Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act and Rules, 1994; The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890; The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956; The Infant Milk Substitute Act, 2003; The Orphanage and other Charitable Homes (Supervision and Control) Act,1960; The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act,1996.

1) Has the State Government made amendments to the existing legislation or formulated

additional rules for the implementation of these legislations on children since January 2004? If so, provide full details.

1) Has the State Government made amendments to the existing legislation or formulated additional rules for the implementation of these legislation on children since January 2004? If so, provide full details

a. “Government of Tamil Nadu issued amendment to Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules 2001 in 2006 vide G.O.Ms.No.131, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, Dated 15.9.2006”.

b. I.T.P Act Amendments – with Department women and Children development Delhi. c. J. J. Rule reframed – D.S.D – Tamilnadu, Chennai by Writ Petition 17207/2007.

For Child Protection and for the Implementation of the JJ Act, District Level Advisory Committees which is also the Inspection Committees have been formed in all the Districts and periodical meetings are being convened and inspections of institutions are being done. Annual inspection is also being conducted by the Department. The programme Development Monitoring and Evaluation Cell is functioning in the department which inspects and monitors the implementation of the Act in the institutions.

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With regard to Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 no amendments/additional rules have been made.

No. amendments or rules were issued regarding other Acts.

2) What measures have been taken for strengthening the implementation/ monitoring of these

legislations? Provide details of all measures taken.

• Special Juvenile Aid Police has been constituted for strengthening the implementation of Juvenile Act.

• Capsule training on Juvenile Justice are given to police officers for strengthening the implementation of Juvenile Justice Act.

• Child Welfare Committee has been constituted for boys and girls. • Core Group has been formed to combat the menace of Child Prostitution.

The State Advisory Board on Child Labour was formed as per G.O Ms.No.14, Labour & Employment Department, dt.20.02.1997 to monitor the implementation of the Act, Monitoring Cell in the Office of the Commissioner was formed as per G.O.Ms. No.23, Labour & Employment Department, dt.12.03.1997 to oversee the implementation of the Supreme Court’s direction, As per the Action Plan for eradication of Child Labour (G.O.Ms.No.53, dt.12.05.2003) District level prevention squads were formed in 2003 and now they are replaced by District Enforcement Committee since August 2005 to implement the Child Labour ( Prohibition and regulation ) Act, 1986 and Child Labour prohibitory provisions of all the allied Acts.

The following measures have been taken to implement the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. A full time State Commissioner for the Disabled has been appointed vide GO (Rt) No.50 Social Welfare and Nutritious Meals Dept dated 16.4.1999. A State Co-ordination Committee was constituted vide G.O.(Ms) No:181, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, dated: 27.5.97 and was reconstituted vide G.O.(D) No.148, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, dated: 7.10.2002. A proposal is under the active consideration of the Government for reconstituting the 3rd State Co-ordination Committee. The State Executive Committee has been reconstituted vide G.O. Rt. No.155, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, dated 25.10.2002 and its first meeting was held on 14.11.2006. The District Collectors have been nominated as Additional Commissioners for the Disabled to monitor the implementation of the PWD Act at District Level vide G.O. No:88, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, dated: 8.6.2004.

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A District Level Committee have been constituted in each District to monitor the Implementation of the PWD Act and also to promote interdepartmental Co-ordination.

Rules: 1. Tamil Nadu Persons with Disabilities (Equal opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules were framed in 2002 and notified vide G.O.Ms. No.120, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, dated 9.8.02. 2. Tamil Nadu Recognition of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre of Mentally ill persons Rules were framed in 2002 and notified vide G.O.Ms.No.152 Social Welfare and NMP Dept. Dated 23.10.02 3. A Committee has been constituted vide Procs.No.9571/RD.II-2/2003 of the State Commissioner for Disabled, to draft Rules for granting recognition to Special Schools, Homes and Training Centres for the Disabled under the Chairmanship of Thiru. A. Pitchai, former Director for Rehabilitation of the Disabled. 4. The State Commissioner for the Disabled, Chennai – 600 006 registers Institutions for the Disabled under Section 52 of the Persons with Disabilities Act and issues Certificate of Registration. The following documents are required to get Registration Certificate. a) Structural Stability certificate from Executive Engineer, Public Works Department or a Chartered Engineer approved by District Collector. b) Building Licence issued by Tahsildar. c) Sanitary Certificate d) No Objection Certificate from Fire Service Department. e) District Disabled Rehabilitation Officer’s Inspection Report.

3) What have been the key achievements and progress of these legislations as far as children are concerned? Provide details of number of cases registered and number of prosecutions under the above mentioned legislations. The key achievements are:

1. creation of a Child Friendly approach 2. following the best interest principle 3. Children in need of care and protection are separated from juveniles in conflict with law. 4. Rehabilitation is the ultimate motive

No cases have been registered under these legislations mentioned as far as children are concerned.

There is substantial progress in the implementation of the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986. Details are annexed. (Annexure –A)

4) What are the challenges faced or problems encountered in the implementation of these

legislations for children? How are these challenges being addressed? Provide details.

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Generally, Children who are rescued have to be sent to Children’s Home. Children’s Home may be provided in every district headquarters. Answered in detail for the question No.2 in section 7E Regarding the area of child protection & Juvenile Justice

• NGOs are not coming forward to run fit institution for Juvenile in conflict with law. • There are problems in identifying place of safety for juveniles in conflict with law. • There are problems in identifying devoted social workers for appointment of numbers in

Juvenile Justice Board/Child Welfare Committee. • Lack of sufficient infrastructure facilities in Juvenile Justice Board/Child Welfare

Committee including staff. • There is a shortage of Probation Officers. • There is not much Co-operation for Community Service.

5) What measures have been taken by the State Government for the wide dissemination and

public awareness of these legislation to protect children?

• Frequent Orientation is given to all stake holders about the legislation. • Frequent training programmes are conducted to Police Personnel

Public awareness of these legislation to protect children have been created by way of rallies / campaigns and advertisements with assistance of NGOs / Self Help Groups and Voluntary Organizations etc., Counseling done through mobile counseling team by using vehicle allotted for the purpose. Also answered in detail for the question No.7 in Section 7E

6) Do existing religious or personal laws in the State ensure the rights of children?

a. If so, provide details. b. If not, what are the measures being planned to review these laws so that they are in

conformity with the standards of the Convention? c. What are the key issues faced by the State Government in implementing these laws?

All religions preach protection of children, the need for providing them good education, food and shelter. No religions advocate any discrimination for the children. 7) What key judgments concerning children have been passed in the State since 2004? Provide summary and attach copy of the judgments.

1. The Hon’ble High court of Judicature Chennai constituted an Expert committee headed by a retired Judge of the Hon’ble High Court of Judicature, Chennai to evaluate the facilities of all child care Institutions, Juvenile Justice Board, Child Welfare committee in the State.

2. The Hon’ble High Court of Judicature, Madras directored the Director Legal Services Authority, and Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority to visit all Vigilance/ Protective Home and submit report to the court

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3. In another case filed by one Ms. Suseela, an Advocate on the issue of Sexual Abuse of a girl

child, the High Court of Judicature, Madras has issued certain directions to the Government.

• Priyanka, a girl child from Coimbatore has been abused sexually by her own father. She escaped from her home along with her brother was spotted by an NGO and produced before the Child Welfare Committee, Coimbatore. Coimbatore Child Welfare Committee after due enquiry sent the child Priyanka to the Government Children’s Home for girls, Chennai and her brother to Government Children’s Home,

• The Hon,ble High Court of Judicature, Madras constituted a committee and directed

the Government to amend the Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of children) Rules, 2001 and pass appropriated orders. Accordingly orders have been issued by the Government amending the Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules,2001.

4. Writ Petition No. W.P. 36807/07 Ist Bench gave several directions to the Police, Judiciary

and various Government Department

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1B

Please ensure this table is filled in before sending the format to Director, DSW Department of _______________________________________________________________ Filled by (Name) (Designation) (Date) Please, ensure whether all data sources, date and other references are included Remarks

B. Resources 1) What is the total amount and percentage of annual State budget under each sector allocated to

children? Provide year-wise details from 2004 onwards. What are the problems related to the allocation and effective use of resources for children in the State? Is the allocation of resources adequate to achieve goals for each sector? Provide details of year-wise budget allocations (in Rs crores)

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 1.Annual State Budget 2. Percentage of the annual State budget allocated for children in the following sectors

a. Health b. Education c. Child Development d. Protection* 9.99 Cr.

0.04% 10.37 Cr. 0.04%

10.79 Cr. 0.03%

11.27 Cr. 0.03 %

12.38 Cr. 0.03%

e. Any other (specify)** 3. Percentage of expenditure on children in the following sectors as percentage of total expenditure in the sector :

a. Health b. Education c. Child Development d. Protection* e. Any other (specify)

• Protection includes children in especially difficult circumstances: missing children, street children, orphans and destitute, children belonging to marginalized sections of the society including SC/ST., minority groups, children with disabilities, working children, children subjected to various forms of abuse and exploitation, torture, cruelty and inhuman/ degrading treatment, children affected by disasters, children in/affected by conflict situations, etc.

** - Rs.1.25 crores sanctioned for State Child Labour Rehabilitation cum Welfare Society for the period from 2003 to 2007, towards awareness generation activities.

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2) What percentage of the allocation is covered through international assistance? Provide details of programme-wise international assistance

ICDS Programme

Year Name of the Funding

Agency Amount allocated to

Children’s Programmes

Percentage allocated to children’s programmes

2004-05 Central Government, State & World Bank

283,81.28 Lakhs

90% approximately

2005-06 Central Government, State & World Bank

412,30.15 Lakhs 90% approximately

2006-07 Central Government & State

488,25.74 Lakhs 90% approximately

Child labour

Year Name of the Funding

agency Amount allocated to children’s programmes

Percentage allocated to children’s programmes

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Fund allocated to the tune of Rs.7,60,09,300/- by ILO for implementing INDUS Child Labour Project for the period from June 2004 to August 2007

3) How does the State Government ensure the appropriate distribution of resources at the State and

local levels so as to remove regional disparities? Provide details of the criteria for allocation of resources to backward districts. Has the State Government availed of international assistance for specific district/local level programmes for children? Provide details.

The INDUS Project districts have been selected on the basis of the concentration of child labour in certain hazardous employment like hand rolled beedi, brassware, hand made bricks, fireworks, footwear, hand-blownglass bangles, hand-broken quarried stones and silk, etc. Ministry of Labour, Government of India and United States Department of Labour jointly fund the INDUS Project. ILO is the technical agency to monitor the project.

4) What has been the progress in budgetary allocations for the implementation of child rights in the State? Provide details with respect to (a) outcome monitoring (b) effective use of resources (c) key

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challenges and constraints. Has the State Government made efforts to collect and disseminate information in this regard?

The allocation of funds for Child protection increased year by year. Effective use of resources is monitored by the Administrative and Finance Department. There is no dearth of funds for implementation of Child Rights. The State Government have made effect to collect and disseminate infrastructure. No budgetary allocation has been made for Police Department as far as the implementation of child rights in the State. The department within its own resources take all out efforts to help the children.

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C. Coordination and Monitoring Mechanism

1. Does the State have a comprehensive State Plan of Action for Children (SPAC), based on the lines of the National Plan of Action for Children, 2005? What are its goals? Does it include the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and reflect the goals of a World Fit for Children?

Government approved a State Action Plan for Eradication of Child Labour in G.O.(Ms) No.53 of the Labour and Employment Department dt.12.05.03. An action Plan to eradicate child labour in Domestic and Hospitality sector has been approved as per G.O.2D.No.7 dated 06.02.07, Labour and Employment Department. Action Plan aims at creating awareness, identifying, rescuing and rehabilitating the children employed in domestic and hospitality sector.

Regarding a comprehensive plan for child protection, based on the NPAC,2005, it is under the consideration of the Government.

2. What has been the progress made by the State Government in the implementation

of SPAC and what are the constraints in its implementation? How is the State Government monitoring the implementation of SPAC? Provide statistics to show trends on key indicators of the SPAC since January 2004.

In the State Authority meeting on eradication of child labour held by the Chief

Secretary to Government on 08.10.03 to review the implementation of the Action Plan for Eradication of child labour a Road Map for declaring districts as ‘Child Labour Free’ was discussed and Time line was fixed for the districts to declare the districts as “Child Labour Free”. The criteria for declaring the districts as ‘child Labour Free’ has been issued in G.O.2D. No. 24 Labour and Employment Dt. 23.03.2007.

3. What is the mechanism in the State to coordinate implementation and monitoring of the State Plan of Action? Provide details.

Implementation of Action Plan: At the district level

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In all the 17 districts where National Child Labour Projects and INDUS Child Labour Projects are functioning National Child Labour Projects Societies have been formed comprising of concerned departmental officers under the chairmanship of the District Collector. These societies are responsible for implementing the Action Plan for Eradication of Child Labour at the District level.

In other districts, Child Labour Rehabilitation cum Welfare Societies have been constituted for assisting children identified hazardous and non-hazardous establishments. These societies are responsible for implementing the Action for Eradication of Child Labour at the District level.

At the State Level

A State Child Labour Rehabilitation cum Welfare Society has been registered under

the chairmanship of the Commissioner of Labour. This Society is responsible for implementation of the State Action Plan for eradication of Child Labour. A monitoring cell has already been constituted in the Office of the Commissioner of Labour. The cell is monitoring the activities relating to the eradication of child labour as per the directions of the Supreme Court. This cell undertakes the Secretarial work of the State Child Labour Rehabilitation cum Welfare Society.

State Authority on Elimination of Child Labour has been established as per G.O Ms.

No.21, dt.09.02.1995 with Chief Secretary as the Chairman and secretaries of all Departments of Government, implementing child related programmes as members. It is responsible for coordination and monitoring the implementation of child labour related programmes of various departments.

4. What are the types of cases handled(for example HIV/AIDS, trafficking, child labour

etc. by the state level human rights institutions including the State Human Rights Commission, the State Commission for Women, the State Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission and the State Minorities Commission? Provide details.

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5. What are the key achievements of these Commissions? Provide details.

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6. What measures have been taken by the State Government for strengthening the

functioning of these Commissions?

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7. What mechanisms does the State Government have for reviewing the functioning of these Commissions? Provide details.

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8. What steps are being taken for setting up the State Commission for the Protection of the Rights of Children, in line with the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005?

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9. What steps is the State Government taking towards the formation of a nodal agency for

the protection of child rights and to strengthen inter-sectoral coordination and cooperation between the State, district and municipal/local levels? Provide details.

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1) D. Cooperation with NGOs 1) Does the State Government systematically involve the NGOs/private sector in the

formulation and implementation of programmes for children? Provide details of key areas where NGOs/private sector have been consulted on policy, planning and implementation.

Yes, out of 31 Children’s Home 20 are run by NGOs , 2 Observation Homes are run by NGOs besides 2 Shelter Homes. Besides under Co-managament terms an NGO by name Relief Foundation is supplementing the services to 3 Child Care Institution in the areas of educational vocational and rehabilitation of the inmates. They appoint special teachers to take classes for X standard children. They have also provided tailoring machines for the vocational training of the children they help in providing counselling services to the inmates of institution through professionals. A part from this NGOs have been appointed for counselling services in other institutions. Some NGOs involved in providing moral education arranging summer camps etc. 5 NGOs have been nominated in each District for family counselling for victims of trafficking and 3 NGOs have been nominated in each District to report about any incidents of trafficking taking place in the Districts some NGO volunteers are appointed for escort duty. With regard to eradication of Child Labour, NGOs are consulted in Policy making, planning and implementation. The NGOs run the special schools/Transitional Education Centres under the National Child Labour Project/INDUS Child Labour Project

2) What measures has the State Government taken to improve its supervision of NGOs/private

organisations delivering services by, inter alia, improving the system of registration and authorization of service providers? Provide details for all key sectors concerning services for children in the State.

The activities of Child care institution are nominated by the Distict Level Advisory Committee, besides annual inspection by the Department and monitoring by the PDM & EO cell.

The NGOs receive funds from NCLP Societies, which are funded by Government of India. The District Collectorate, Project Director review the functioning of NGOs.

E. Training and Dissemination

2. What systematic efforts are being made by the State Government to disseminate the principles and provisions of the Convention, and to sensitize society about child rights? Is the

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Convention on the Rights of Child (CRC) document available in local languages and on the State website?

The CRC is available in local languages. All state holders involved in the protection of Child

Rights and NGO running child care Institution are frequently directed about Child Rights and Juvenile Justice.

3. What efforts are being made by the State Government to involve parliamentarians, legislators, local officials, community and religious leaders in its programmes to eradicate customs and traditions that impede the implementation of the rights of the child, and adopt creative measures of communication for illiterate people and people in remote areas?

Officials concerned with the programme and Village Level Watch Dog Committee Members

are involved in the programmes.

4. Does the State Government undertake systematic education and training on the rights of the child for all professional groups working for and with children (in particular, judges, lawyers, law enforcement officials, civil servants, municipal and local workers, personnel working in institutions and places of detention for children, teachers, health personnel, including counselors and social workers and NGOs)? Provide details of training/sensitization programmes conducted by the State Government on child rights for all professional groups

Training under the Juvenile Justice

Number of Trainees in each category

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

1.Judges and lawyers a

3 2 1 - -

2.Law enforcement officialsa 28 2 2 - -

3.Civil servantsa 6 - 1 - 14.Municipal and local workers - - 13 63 1

5.NGOsa 4 - 1 - -6.Teachersa 1 - - - 17.Health professionals - - - - -8.Women’s groupsa 9.Counselors 110.Social workersa - - - - 111. Children - - - - -

For details of programmes in Child labour see Annexure I

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5. Does the State Government promote human rights education, including the rights of the child, in primary and secondary curricula as well as in the curricula for teachers’ training?

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6. Which non-government agencies in the State are working on human rights issues and which of these provide technical assistance?

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7. How has the State Government disseminated the First Periodic Report and the Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child? Have these documents been translated?

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2. General Principles (Articles 2, 3, 6 &12)

2A1 Please ensure this table is filled in before sending the format to Director, DSW


A. The Right to Non-Discrimination Vulnerable groups 1) Does the State have any specific areas (districts) where discrimination including untouchability

exists? What special measures have been taken by the State Government to address discrimination including untouchability across all sections? How have these measures helped in removing disparities? Has there been any assessment of these measures? Provide details of impact of these measures and attach copy of the report/s.

There are some specific areas in the districts in Tamil Nadu State where discrimination including untouchability exists. These areas are identified by adopting the following norms: (a) A village is considered untouchability / atrocity prone, if in a mother village or its' hamlets 3 or more true cases are reported within a period of 3 successive calendar years; (b) A village is also considered atrocity prone, if even one case of heinous offence, caste oriented tension / clash is reported; (c) Atrocity prone villages identified will be declared high sensitive in nature, if even one case involving heinous offence such as murder, rape, arson or grievous hurt is reported; (d) Untouchability / Atrocity prone villages are kept in the active list for a period of 2 years from the last reported case and then transferred to the dormant list for further period of 3 years. During the dormant period, if any case is reported it will be brought back to untouchability / atrocity prone village. Government of India have lauded Tamil Nadu Scheme and asked other States to emulate such a scientific approach in identification of atrocity prone villages (Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Lr.No.11016 / 1 / 91, P.C.R., dated 14.08.1995). During the year 2007, 207 atrocity prone villages and 200 dormant atrocity prone villages have been identified. Among the 207 atrocity prone villages, 168 villages are sensitive in nature where heinous offences have been reported and they are kept under watch.

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2) What affirmative actions have been taken by the State Government including awareness

campaigns, studies for the most vulnerable groups, namely, children living in rural areas and slums, and children belonging to certain castes and tribal and indigenous groups? Has the State Government also reoriented policies including increasing the budgetary provisions for programmes targeting these groups? Provide details of the specific actions taken and the budget enhancement over the periods January 2004 to June 2007.

The following are the special measures taken by the State Government to address the discrimination including untouchability / atrocities against the members of SCs / STs:-

1) The guidelines received from the Government of India in 1980 and 1985 have been

circulated to all the Districts for strict compliance.

2) Guidelines for preventive action were formulated and got circulated through G.O.Ms.No. 2, Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, dated 11.1.94 and G.O.Ms.No. 140. A.D. & T.W. Dept., dated 18.6.93. The Social Justice & Human Rights monitors the compliance of instructions on the part of the District Police Officials as given in the said two Government orders.

3) Reporting and progress of investigation of untouchability/ atrocity cases (Those of Social Justice & Human Rights and of local Police) and measures to prevent the same are being constantly monitored by the Inspector General of Police and the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Social Justice & Human Rights every month during their crime meeting and suitable instructions for effective enforcement of the PCR Act, 1955 and the SCs/STs(POA) Act, 1989 are being issued from time to time.

4) The crime review to be done monthly by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Social Justice & Human Rights has been properly formatted to improve their effective supervision.

5) A well-formatted memorandum with specific queries and directions has been designed to activate the District Superintendents of Police, and their subordinates for ensuring prompt and proper police and court disposal of atrocity cases.

6) Intelligence collection work has been intensified tremendously through sustained

efforts. The intelligence repots have been received under the following heads: a. Denial of right to worship in temple b. Denial of right to bury or burn the dead bodies in burial ground c. Denial of right of passage to burial ground d. Denial of resources of village like temple fund fishing rights etc e. Deprivation of lands / wastelands f. Deprivation of water, canals g. Dispute honour during temple festivals h. Double – Tumbler systems and discrimination in any other form

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i. Any other disputes existing or issues which may give rise to any such problem To redress the above grievances of SCs/STs, the intelligence has been shared with

concerned authorities of the districts and most of them were settled amicably, the relief has reached the needy and breach of peace has also been prevented. In addition to this, necessary preventive and precautionary measures are being taken to tackle the up coming issues, like demonstrations, Road – roko, Rail – roko, etc and law and order situations are avoided.

7) The surveys are conducted and recorded in a professional manner and the output of the

intelligence collected and surveys conducted are put to effective use.

8) Monetary Relief to the SCs/STs victims are being sanctioned as per the SCs/STs (PA) Rules, 1995. The Collectors as well as the Secretary, Adi-Dravidar & Tribal Welfare Department are being informed regularly for necessary sanction.

9) The State Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee has been formed under the

chairmanship of Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the Director of National Commission for SCs/STs, Chennai is also a member in the committee. The District Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of respective District Collectors have been formed in all the districts for the better implementation of the SCs/STs (PA) Act, 1989.

10) The Law & Order police in Tamil Nadu is fully sensitized to the problems listed above faced by the people belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. The police in Tamil Nadu is also kept on alert on the issues affecting Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes people by the Social Justice & Human Rights Unit.

All these measures have helped in removing disparities to a great extent. There was no specific assessment

In addition to the above measures, the State Government have taken the following measures to create awareness on the various constitution provisions on abolition of untouchability and on the provisions of the PCR Act, 1955, the SCs/STs (POA) Act, 1989 and its' Rules, 1995:

(i) Adequate numbers of Tamil version of the PCR Act, the SCs/STs (POA) Act, 1989 and the SCs/STs (POA) Rules, 1995 have been printed and distributed to

various associations / NGOs who works for the welfare of SCs/STs, to all the Special Public Prosecutors, to all the Police Stations and Social Justice & Human Rights Units in Tamil Nadu

(ii) All the District Superintendents of Police - 49 in number and all the Deputy

Superintendents of Police in the Sub-divisions in the State -193 in number were trained at the Police Training College, Ashok Nagar, Chennai, on the enforcement and nuances of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989.

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They were also sensitized with Court and Judicial procedures in order to have successful prosecution. Many judgements of cases were discussed and defects regarding investigation were emphasized, so that, satisfying investigation can be made with all pros and cons and results achieved and better police - public rapport is developed.

(iii) Asian Network for Innovation Training Trust (ANITRA) with the assistance of this

wing organized 6 training programs during 2004 to create an awareness on the implementation of PCR and SCs/STs (POA) ACT. The training/seminar was organised at Madurai, Tirunelveli, Trichy, Salem, Thiruvallur and Arani.

(iv) Utilizing the services of Friends of Police, the Social Justice and Human Rights units in

the districts are organizing awareness campaign every month in the villages to create awareness among the SCs/STs and other castes.

(v) A proposal to an amount of Rs. 5.00 Lakhs has been sent to the Secretary, Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, Secretariat, Chennai – 9 in this office letter Rc.No.1871/A1/2006, dated 25.07.2007 for conducting training classes to all the SC/ST elected representatives of local bodies, to all the members of District Level Vigilance and monitoring Committee and other representatives of public, FOPs and NOGs.

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2A1 Girl Child 1) What mechanism does the State Government have to monitor sex ratio at birth for institutional

deliveries? Provide details of trends in sex ratio since January 2004.

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Sex ratio at birth for institutional deliveries

2) How has the State Government involved the support of political, religious and community leaders

to eradicate traditional practices and attitudes, which discriminate against girls? Provide details. 3) What kinds of comprehensive public-education campaign/s has the State Government undertaken

to prevent and combat gender discrimination with a view to changing social attitudes? Provide details of coverage.

4) What gender impact studies have been conducted by the State Government? How have these been

used in formulating policies on gender equality? Provide details. 5) What are the various studies on sex selection/female foeticide/ female infanticide conducted by the

State Government? What are the key issues emerging from these studies? 6) What are the various awareness campaigns conducted by the State Government for parents,

communities, law enforcement officers, etc. to end the practice of selective abortions and female infanticide? Provide details of campaigns, target groups and agencies involved.

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B. Respect for the Views of the Child 1) How does the State Government ensure children's participation in civil proceedings, which affect

their rights and well-being? Provide details. 2) What kind of educational programmes does the State have for parents, teachers, administrative

officials, judiciary and children themselves on the rights of children and to have their views considered in all matters affecting them? Provide details. Also provide details of number of persons trained.

As for as Police Department, child welfare officers have been nominated for each PS and they attend on the problems of children exclusively. These officers have been trained to handle them properly.

Programmes under Juvenile Justice conducted from 2002-2006

• Orientation to Probation Officer on Juvenile Justice of 2000.dated 13.3.2002. • Vertical Interaction programmes on Child Rights 30.4.2002 • 2 day training programme to Watch and Ward staff in Child Care Institution on • Juvenile Justice Act. 17.7.2002 • Training Programme to Chairman and Members of Child Welfare Committees

20.1.2004. Training Programme to Watch and Ward staff on Child Rights, Juvenile Justice

• and prevention of trafficking 27.10.2006, 28.10.2006, 2.11.2006, 3.11.2006 • Training Programme to Assistant Superintendent, managers of child Care Institution

18.12.2002 • Orientation programmes to Headmasters/Teachers of Child Care Institution

23.1.2003 • Orientation programme to members of DLAB on trafficking 1.4.2003 and 8.4.2003

9.5.2003 & 10.5.2005 • Training Programme to Assistant Superintendent, Headmasters and Managers on Child

Rights, • Juvenile Justice and prevention of trafficking, 12.12.2006 • Working Group meeting on child Protection and Development, 5.12.2006.

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3) What kind of skill-training programmes has the State Government developed in community setting

for teachers, social workers and local officials in assisting children to make and express their decisions? Provide details on the number of persons trained from January 2004 onwards.

4) What studies have been undertaken by the State government/NGOs to assess the impact of child

participation in the formulation of policies and programmes meant for them? Please summarize and attach copies. The opinion of the students were collected and is kept at annexure 4

5) Does the State have child and youth organizations or associations, which promote their

participation and provides them a forum to express their views? What guidelines and procedures have been issued by the State Government for the registration and monitoring of these organizations? Please provide details of such organisations.

6) Does the State also have independent student councils in its schools? Provide details of the role

and importance of these councils in the promotion of child rights?

Students council are available in schools. The school authorities periodically interact with them, identify their problems and redress their grievances.

7) What steps have been taken up by the State Government to promote child participation to enlist the

views of children in the formulation of policies related to children? What institutional mechanisms are in place for children's participation in public discourses on important issues related to children?

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3. Civil Rights and Freedom (Articles 7, 8, 13-17 & 37 (a))

3A

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVEMEDICINE

FILLED BY N.C. SUBRAMANIYAN,

JOINT DIRECTOR (SBHI)

DATE 09 / 08 / 2007

BIRTH REGISTRATION

1) Provide estimated number and percentage of children who are registered after birth from 2004

onwards.

2004 2005 2006

M F M F M F

No.of live births

Registered in the

State

563396 527620 553874 517989Under

Consolidation

Number of districts

reporting more than

50% coverage of birth

registration

All Districts

(30)

All Districts

(30)---

Number of districts

reporting less than

50% coverage of birth

registration.

Nil Nil --

2) What efforts is the State Government making to ensure timely registration of all births by the year

2010? Provide details of measures being taken.

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(1) The State has developed a good supervisory system and the Board of Revenue had issued standing orders to Tahsildars, Revenue Inspectors and Deputy Tahsildars to scrutinize the registers and take legal action for their negligence.

(2) The Government have issued orders to Tahsildars to maintain control registers to monitor the receipt of Birth and Death returns and check for the quality receipt on 8th and 18th of every month.

(3) Periodical visits to Taluk Offices by Block Health Supervisors is ensured. (4) Frequent visits are made by the Officials to registration units and hospitals to

ensure timely and 100% reporting. (5) The Government have issued orders for the conduct of State level Inter

Departmental Committee meeting once in a year and District Inter Departmental Committee meeting once in 6 months in district

(6) The Government have issued orders to all Village Administrative Officers to be present on every Friday without fail for easy notification/ reporting of events by health staff/Public

(7) Compulsory production of Birth Certificate in Schools is enforced. (8) Continuing education and Brain stroming sessions are organized periodically. (9) The Village Health Nurses of Health Sub Centres/ Health Staff are declared as

notifiers. (10) Various publicity materials with the messages on time limit for the reporting events

are supplied to all the Medical Colleges District Collectorates, Corporations, Municipalities , Taluk Offices, etc

(11) Publicity is being given through AIR and Doordarshan (12) Digital display in the central Railway Station. (13) Stickers in Buses. (14) Flute Boards are supplied to schools

3) What guidelines have been issued by the State Government to the districts in this direction?

Provide details.

All the District Registrars of Revenue Departments have been issued and executive instructions, guidelines given to all Primary Registrars of the district for proper reporting as per Registration rule in force by he chief Registrar of Births and Deaths, Tamil Nadu to the District Registrars and they are given orientation training frequently with Training Materials..

4) Which agencies are working with the State Government for strengthening birth registration?

Provide details.

Plan International, New Delhi is funding for the IEC activities on Birth and Death registration in the state .Registrar General is financially supporting for training and IEC materials .UNICEF has supported for printing birth certificates and for data entry for statistical report compilation.

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5) Have the officials responsible for registration at birth been provide any training? Provide the total number of officials involved in registration and the percentage trained.

The Primary Registrars were trained during 2005-06, 2006-07. So far in 20 districts training activities completed. Total number of Birth and Death Registrars in the state- 14820 Number trained during 2005-2006 - 4720 Number trained during 2006-2007 - 5160 Percentage trained 2005-2006 31.8 Percentage trained 2006-2007 34.8

6) Is there a provision for mobile birth registration offices in the State? If yes, are these registration offices located in districts? Provide details. Have birth registration units been set up in schools? Provide details of the percentage of schools covered in the State. What have been their experience? Provide details.

In Medical College Hospitals and in all District Head Quarters Hospitals separate Birth and Death Registration counters are proposed and partly established but not in Schools and Medical mobile registration office.

7) What are the key constraints faced by the State Government in universalizing both registration and what is the State Government doing to overcome these constraints?

Inspite of high level of Registration of Birth it is found that the names of children are not entered in the registers till such time the Birth extract is needed. The school authorities have been requested to enforce Birth Certificate and create awareness on importance of Births registration along with the name among parents.

8) Have awareness-building programmes for the community been conducted on birth registration in the State? Provide details on the nature of these programmes and their coverage.

Yes. Various publicity materials like stickers, wall hangers, Hoardings etc erected in prominent places. The digital display in major railway station like Central Railway Station, Chennai displayed during April, May, June of 2006 and 2007 for creating awareness among general public. The Government have issued orders for sticking the message in Buses/ Trains. As a pilot basis Birth and Death Registration messages printed in the Ration Card cover and supplied to Kallakurichi HUD.

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B. Right not to be subjected to Torture or other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1) What are the mechanisms/ guidelines or provisions in the State to prohibit cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment to children in?

– Penal institutions – Institutional care – Schools – Any form of alternative care Provide details. (Attach copy of legislation/guideline) Institutional Care Corporal punishments and other Inhuman or degrading treatments are prohibited in all juvenile institutions.

2) What are the child sensitive mechanisms in the State where a child may complain of ill- treatment during questioning, institutional care, etc? If yes, provide details.

Complaint boxes have been please in juvenile institutions for this purpose. Otherwise they can complain to the institution heads or his subordinates Child help line are setup in all AWPS in the Districts to receive complaints from children and Inspector of Police/AWPS who are the child welfare officers in their jurisdiction can take action on their complaints.

3) Under what circumstances a child less than 18 years is taken into police custody? How many children in the State are there under such custody? What are the processes which a child under police custody has to undergo before review by a magistrate and what is the average time period for this review? What mandatory child friendly procedures are being followed by the State Government? A child less than 18 years is taken into police custody when the child commits any criminal offences. 89 children are taken into police custody since 2004. As soon as the child is taken into police custody they are being produced before the Juvenile Justice Board.

4) What mechanisms does the State Government have in place for conducting judicial enquiries in cases of alleged rape, death or injury of children in police custody/institutional care in the State?

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What are the State provisions for compensation for child victims of custodial abuse? What are the existing prosecution mechanisms in the State for cases of custodial abuse of children?

In cases of alleged rape, death or injury of children in police custody / institutional care, the matter is referred to Revenue Divisional Officer concerned for an enquiry under PSO 151 and action is taken on the results of enquiry.

Abuse in Institutional Care

If the Child Welfare Committee either on enquiry or on a status report of the Police or on the report of the Probation officers or on the report of the Medical officer arrives at a conclusion or finds any prima facia evidences that conform the abuse of child, the Child Welfare Committee shall direct the police to file an FIR and Investigate the cases as per law. On receipt of investigation report from the police the Child Welfare Committee shall require the issue to the Juvenile Justice Board for further proceedings. When a child is produced before the committee, members of the committee shall ensure that the proceedings of the committee are carried out in a language that the child understand or arrange for an empanelled interpreter to help the child understand the proceedings.

5) Provide details of the kinds of complaints received, prosecutions and number of children receiving compensation from 2004 onwards.

Priyanka, a girl child from Coimbatore has been abused sexually by her own father. She escaped from her home along with her brother was spotted by an NGO and produced before the Child Welfare Committee, Coimbatore. Coimbatore Child Welfare Committee after due enquiry sent the child Priyanka to the Government Children’s Home for girls, Chennai and her brother to Government Children’s Home, The Hon,ble High Court of Judicature, Madras constituted a committee and directed the Government to amend the Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of children) Rules, 2001 and pass appropriated orders. Accordingly orders have been issued by the Government amending the Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules,2001.

6) Have law enforcement officials been given training on the rights of children and child friendly procedures? If yes, provide year-wise details of number of persons in contact with children and percentage trained since 2004.

The Inspector of a Police Station is the Juvenile Welfare Officer and they are being given proper training to safe guard the rights of children. Training programmes are organized in the districts every year besides courses organized in Police Training College.

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7) What are the State Government special care programmes for child victims of torture and/or ill-treatment in order to ensure the physical & psychological recovery and social reintegration? Provide details of such programmes taken up by the State Government for such children.

NGOs are taking care of the victim children in liaison with Social Welfare Department. Counselling compensation, rescued from the employer, prosecution of the abuser/ employer

8) What are the specific achievements of the State Government in this regard and what challenges does the State Government plan to address?

Public awareness to protect the children is being made by the state. The law enforcing authorities are sensitized against such offences. The crimes against children is very very minimum and a rare occurrence in the State which itself is a great achievement.

Children are not coming forward to make complaint about the abuser.

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C. Corporal Punishment 1) How many cases have been reported so far since 2004 for violating such ban? What action has been taken on such cases? Provide details.

Under this head no case has been reported to the police.

Corporal punishment has been removed from the rule book but one case has come to the notice of the social defence department and the concerned watchman was place under suspension.

2) What specific measures have been taken by the State Government to issue orders/ guidelines to ban corporal punishment in the State? Provide details.

In this Office circular No. 10200/D5/2007 dated 29.6.2007. It was instructed to all the it of the Institution not to impose corporal punishment on any child

3) What specific challenges have been faced by the State Government to implement ban on corporal punishment and how does the State Government propose to address these challenges?

__________ 4) What are the specific studies/surveys undertaken by the State Government on the extent of corporal punishment in the State? Attach copies (electronic version) of the studies/surveys.

__________

5) What kind of educational campaigns have been undertaken by the State Government to educate families, teachers and other professionals working with children on alternative ways of disciplining children? Provide year-wise details from January2004 onwards.

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Total no. of beneficiaries in all campaigns

(i)Parents

(ii)Teachers

(iii)Care givers in institutions

(iv) NGOs (v) Children (vi)Others (specify)

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4. Family Environment and Alternative Care (Articles 5, 18 (para 1-2), 9-11, 19-21, 25, 27 (para 4) and 39)



A. Family Support 1) Provide the number of available childcare services and programmes including child-rearing

responsibilities in the State. What percentage of children and families in need have access to these services? Provide statistics from 2004 onwards.

2) What are the problems related to access? Provide details.

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B. Children without Parental Care 1) Provide the number of orphans/ children without parental care in the State and those under

institutional /non-institutional child care in the State from 2004 onwards.

Year Children

Without parental Care

Orphan Children

2002-03 109 42 2003-04 120 53 2004-05 104 50 2005-06 107 41 2006-07 97 40

2) What measures have been taken up by the State Government to give recognition to parents that

both parents have common responsibilities for the upbringing and development of their child? ____________

3) What measures have been taken by the State Government for parents to avoid the need for seeking

alternative care for their children

The parents are being counselled when they come to admit their children in Institution. 4) What standards and supervision/monitoring mechanisms have the State Government set up for both

institutional and non-institutional child care in the State? Provide details.

Probation Officers are monitoring the children who have been discharged. Programme Development Monitoring and Evaluation Cell monitor the mechanism in the institution. Annual Inspection of all Institutions are done by the Department.

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4C Department of Directorate of Social Welfare,

Chepauk, CHENNAI – 600 005.

Filled by Tmt. S. Vimala Deputy Director (Child Welfare)(I/C)

6-08-2007

C. Illicit Transfer and Non-return/Missing Children 1) What measures have been taken by the State government to record and monitor illicit transfer of

children/missing children? What are the total number of such cases and number of prosecutions in the State?

The details of the Children missing, district wise is given in Annexure 5. A total of 646 cases of missing children were reported. No case was prosecuted.

State Government have formed a three tier system to check the illicit transfer are trafficking are children such has been State Level Co-Ordination Committee headed by the Chief Secretary, the District Level Advisory Committee headed by the District Collector and the Village Level Watch Dog Committees headed by the Panchayat President.

Police Department has done mapping of an areas that are prone for commercial sexual exploitation of women and children. One Police Officer in every police station has been designated as child welfare officer as per section 63 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 to deal with the issues concerning persons less than 18 years of age. Railway Police have installed 26 Help Booths in different railway station across the state to keep vigilance on runaway children and women and guide them in the rehabilitation. The Department of Social Defence through its Crisis Intervention Programme provides necessary healing techniques and counselling and guidance’s services to the abuse children. NGOs involvements in producting women and children from abuse, exploitation, and ill treatment have been ensured. Childline has also been launched at Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Tirunelveli and Tiruchirappally with the financial support from Government of India. As far as the Adoption scheme is concerned, the transfer of children to other agencies are done only with the consent of the District Social Welfare Officer/ Adoption Cell.

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2) What challenges are faced by the State Government in dealing with the problem of illicit transfer of children/missing children? How does the State address these challenges?

No problem experienced in dealing with the cases of illegal transfer of children and missing children. Whenever complaints are received on missing children police register a case and take up investigation quickly and get in touch with neighbouring stations and districts for locating the child. The photo of the missing child is also made available to the Press and Electronic Media for facilitating detection. In this regard special parties have also been formed in all districts to monitor the missing persons cases and this is reviewed by Senior Officers on monthly basis. As for illegal adoption of children, the police authorities take action in liaison with District Social Welfare Officers who lodge complaints in such cases when a prima facie case is made out during the enquiry.

The traffickers frequently might change the routes and modus operandi, hence the Village Level Watch Dog Committee Member are oriented about prevention of trafficking .

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D. Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Maltreatment 1) Provide statistics as described below:

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 1.Number of children reported as victim of abuse and/or neglect

1.1.Number of cases registered 1.2.Number of prosecutions of offenders

2.Number of children who received special care

3.Number of children missing and kidnapped in the State

3.1Number of cases registered 305 201 143

305 201

3.2 Number of prosecutions of offenders 60 50 58 60 50

2) What measures have been adopted by the State Government to address the issues of violence,

abuse, neglect and maltreatment among children?

Neglected children are treated as children in need of care and protection and there are admitted in the institution if they cannot be rehabilitated in other way.

Stringent action has been imitated as per penal section.

3) What are the new legislative measures and/or amended outdated legislation adopted by the State

Government since 2004, to prohibit all forms of physical and mental violence, including sexual abuse of children in the family, in schools and in institutions?

Existing laws ensure safety of the children from all kinds of violence against them in the family, in

the schools and other institutions Amendment of Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2001 in

2006.

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4) What measures have the State Government put in place for investigating, prosecuting and monitoring cases of ill-treatment, ensuring that the abused child is not victimized in legal proceedings and that his/her privacy is protected? Provide details of measures taken and challenges faced in filing, investigation and monitoring of complaints.

All cases of ill-treatment of children are taken care of by initiating criminal action against the persons concerned. A police officer in the rank of SI and preferably a lady police officer is investigating such cases. The victim child is allowed to give the statements in verbatim and investigation is also carried at their home instead of police station. Such friendly approach, help the children to take the help of the police without any fear. During trial of such cases, examination of witnesses is also held in-camera and video conferencing facility can also be used.

5) Which agencies in the State provide assistance for prohibiting all forms of violence, neglect, abuse

and maltreatment among children? Provide details. What has been the impact of such assistance? Apart from Police Department, Social Welfare Department also provide assistance to the children

in liaison with other welfare organizations.

As for as possible in-camera proceedings are conducted. Abused cases are dealt by the child welfare committee initially and direct the police to file it in regular coats. Children are called as witnesses only.

6) What specific programmes does the State have for providing facilities for the care, recovery and reintegration of victims? What are the challenges and constraints faced in executing these programmes?

Institutional Care, Counselling by psychologists/Counsellers, Probation Officers enquiry.

7) What training programmes has the State Government taken up for parents, teachers, law

enforcement officials, care workers, judges, health professionals and children themselves in the identification, reporting and management of cases of ill-treatment, using a multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral approach? Provide details of coverage and number of people trained.

Training programmes are held frequently for the officers and men in Police Department in the implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act 2000. Similar training programmes are also conducted by the respective departments.

8) What specific studies have been conducted by the State Government on violence, abuse, neglect

and maltreatment? Provide details.

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9) What efforts have been made by the State Government to create public awareness on these issues?

Has the State Government conducted any public education campaigns and other appropriate measures concerning the negative consequences of ill-treatment of children?

Public awareness on these issues have been created by the Government through media, campaigns, seminars and cultural programmes.

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4E Please ensure this table is filled in before sending the format to Director, DSW


E. Adoption 1) What is the total number of adoptions in the State under various Acts?

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (upto June)

Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (GAWA)

69 116 135 130 104 43

Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA)

254 305 323 348 321 139

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000

- - - - - -

2) Provide details of the orphanages and other charitable homes in the State.

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Number of children in orphanages

Number of children adopted from orphanages

Number of children in charitable homes

Number of children adopted from charitable homes

3) Which recognised agency/agencies in the State is/are responsible for carrying out adoption?

Sl.No.

Name and Address of the Institution

1. Guild of Service 32, Casa Major Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

2. Karnaprayag Trust,

Sl.No.


No.7, Rajakrishna Rao Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018.

3. Holy Apostle Convent, St. Thomas Mount,

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Sl.No.


Chennai 600 016.

4. Concord House of Jesus, C-23, Anna Nagar East, Chennai 600 102.

5. Grace Kennett Foundation No.34, Kennet Road, Madurai 625 010.

6. Families for Children, 107 Vallalar Road, Podanur, Coimbatore 641 023.

7. Congregation of the Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod, (SOCSEAD) P.B.No.395, Old Goods Shed Road, Theppakulam, Trichy-2

8. Christ Faith Home , 3/91 Mettu Colony, Manapakkam, Chennai 600 116.

9. Bala Mandir Kamaraj Trust, Old No. 126, New No.8 G.N.Chetty Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 600 017.

10.

St. Joseph's Charity Institute, Adaikalapuram, Tuticorin District.

11.

Missionaries of Charity, Nirmala Shishu Bhavan, 79, West Madha Church Road, Royapuram, Chennai -13

12.

Anantha Asharamam, Thenkanikottai Road, H.C.F. Post, Mathigiri, Hosur - 635 110

Sl.No.


Dharmapuri.

13.

Kasturiba Hospital Gandhigram - 624 302 Dindigul District.

14.

Claretion Mercy Home Azahagusirai Ponnamangalam Post, Thirumangalam, Madurai District.

15.

Avvai Village Welfare Society, Kilvellore Nagapattinam District

16.

Tirunelveli Social Service Society, 283/2A Babuji Nagar, Opp. to Hotel Ariyas Tirunelveli Junction Tirunelveli District.

17.

Life Line Trust, 8, E. Raghuram Colony, Salem.

18.

Kalaiselvi Karunalaya Social Welfare Society, 3/PP1, Mogappair West, Chennai -58.

19 PEACE (Poor Economy and Children Educational Society) Kurumpapalayam Post, Kalapatti Panchayat Coimbatore-35.

20 Saranalayam, 34, Thiruvengada nagar, Palagat Road, Pollachi – 642 001Coimbatore

21 Bethel Agricultural Fellowship, Danishpet P.O, SALEM, PIN- 636 354.

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5) What is the number of agencies registered for running child care institutions for adoption?

• Number of Shishu Grehs nil • Number of other agencies 21 agencies as given in previous para

5) Are there any specific State court orders on adoption procedures? Provide details. Attach copy.

No

6) What specific efforts have been made by the State Government in promoting adoption locally? What special challenges are there in this area? Provide details.

Seminars, Workshops and Campaigns are regularly organized through State Funds in

order to create public awareness and help Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) to find a child for their family , thereby encouraging local adoptions and ensuring the rehabilitation of abandoned and surrendered children in a family environment.

7) Are there any support mechanisms for adoptive parents? Provide details. (Attach copy) Provide the

number of such groups, the number of adoptive families covered and the range of activities. There exists NGOs to help adoptive parents, but as on date there is no state programme. 8) What mechanisms are there in the State to follow-up on adoptive children/families? What is the

number of children adopted through different modes?

• As a result of surrender by parents - 3101 for 6 yrs • As a result of abandonment - 1263 for 6 yrs

9) What programmes does the State Government have for providing parenting skills to parents who

adopt children? Provide details.

So far no such programme has been framed.

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5. Basic Health and Welfare (Articles 6, 18 para3, 23, 24, 26 &27, para 1-3)

5A

Please ensure this table is filled in before sending the format to Director, DSW

Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Filled by

N.C.Subramanian (Name)

Joint Director (SBHI)

(Designation)

7-8-2007

(Date) Please, ensure whether all data sources, date and other references are included Remarks

A. Basic Health

1. What are the specific health problems concerning children in the State? What measures have been taken by the State Government to address these problems? Does the State have a State specific health policy? Provide details and attach copy.

Health Problems

The specific Health problems concerning children in the States are mainly :

• Anaemia • Vitamin “A” deficiency • Worm infestation • Skin Diseases • Diarrhea • Acute Respiratory Infection

Measures

To eliminate anemia among Children, FST(S) tablets are provided through Primary Health Centre / Urban Health centre to all the Children who suffer from anemia. Further malnourished children are identified through ICDS centers and they are supplemented with supply of specially prepared nutrient foods. In adolescent age group, girls also found anemic and the State Government launched a programme through which IFA (L) tablets are given to all adolescent girls from 11 years to 19 years of age at the rate of one tablet per week .

Vitamin “A" deficiency causes eye defects, commonly Night blindness etc. In order to prevent eye defects, the State Government started giving 10 doses of Vitamin “A” to the Children from 6 months to 60 months of age at 6 monthly interval. This measure considerably reduce the incidence.

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Worm infestation is the common problem seen in most of the school children. The physical and mental growth of the children are affected where there is no de-worming done. The State Government has regularly administered de-worming drugs (Alphendozole tabs) to all children once in 6 months upto 15 years of age. Regular School visits are made by the Staff of Primary Health Centre all over the State to deduct skin infection and other diseases prevailing among school children. Referral is made to the needy children and follow up of treatments are monitored by the concerned Health personnel of that area. Adequate quantity of ORS and ARI drugs supplied to Primary Health Centre and Health Sub Centre to tackle the problem of Acute Diarrhea Disease and to manage respiratory infections respectively. In addition, ISM drugs are supplied to control ARI problem. ISM drugs are also being experimented in Thiruvannamalai District on trial basis to provide iron supplementation to mother and children instead of IFA tablets.

Strategy in Health Sector

The strategies of the Health Programme in the State is to provide Health care services mainly for reducing Infant and Maternal deaths as they are major components deciding the health of the community as a whole. The IMR was 53 in the year 1998 and now it is 37 per thousand live births (SRS 2005 ). Teenage delivery, malnutrition among pregnant mothers , babies born with low birth weight and pre-term are major contributing factors for Infant deaths. In order to prevent infant and maternal deaths, the State Government has taken several measures which includes,

a) Increasing Institution deliveries / skilled attention deliveries. b) Establishing 24 hour delivery care services in 780 selected PHCs with 3 staff nurses c) Establishing 385 Basic Emergency Obstetrics and New Born Care (BEmONC) services in

PHCs at the rate of 1 per block. d) Establishing Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics and New Born Care (CEmONC) in

Selected hospitals at the rate of 2 to 3 per district with Specialists blood bank facilities , scan services etc.

e) Timely and quality Immunisation to all infants and pregnant mothers f) Introduction of Ambulance services at PHCs for transporting Emergency cases

particularly pregnant women and high risk mew born to hire medical institutions. g) Referral control rooms are established at Districts to facilitate ambulance services

whenever required. The above interventions facilitate to increase institutional deliveries and there by reducing infant and maternal mortalities The State Government is implementing the Reproductive Child Health programme for a decade with the aim of reducing maternal and infant mortality and morbidity in addition to addressing the issues relating to adolescent health The present IMR for the State is 37 per 1000 live births.

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The neo-natal mortality was 33.8 in 1971 and 32.1 in the 1987. As per the latest Sample Registration System, the neo-natal mortality Rate is 26 for the year 2005 for Tamil Nadu.

2) What steps have been taken by the State Government to ensure access to primary, free and quality health services in the State? Provide details of primary health care including qualified health workers in the State.

Tamil Nadu Government has well developed health care delivery system. Separate Department called Directorate of public Health and Preventive Medicine has been established to provide mother and child care services, Control of epedemic, vector borne & vaccine preventable disease, improving Hygiene & sanitation.

There are 1421 Primary Health centers established in the State at the rate of 1 PHC per 30000 population. Each PHC is having 4 or 5 Health sub centes having around 5000 population each. There are 8683 Health sub-centres in the State in rural areas and about 1500 Health centers in urban areas. One ANM is posted to each centre to render the hearth care services. Deliveries are also conducted in HSCs. Referred cases from the field and other cases are attended at the PHCs. It is proposed to strengthen the 385 block PHCs as 30-bedded upgraded PHCs in a phased manner. Already 130 PHCs have been upgraded and 75 more being upgraded. These PHCs are provided with 30 bedded ward, ultra sonogram, semi auto analyzer, ECG and x-ray machine. All the upgraded PHCs will be provided with 5 doctors to provide round the clock medical care services. Among the 5 doctors there will be one obstetrician and anesthetist.

The State adopted fixed day strategy to achieve desired result. Monday is AN clinic day, Wednesday is Immunisation day, Thursday is school health day. , Weekly review will be conducted by Medical Officers on all Tuesdays at PHCs and monthly review will be conducted by District Officers with Medical Officers on first Friday of every month. PHC activities are monitored every month at State level through OMR formats and feed backs are sent to districts. Regional & State level reviews are conducted every month and whenever necessary to discuss issues and to take corrective measures etc., The State Government has filled all posts of Medical Officers and Para Medical Staff for smooth functioning of various Programme. Timely and quality service rendered by the Health staff have increased confidence of the people in availing treatment at Government Health facility.

The State is now implementing two major new schemes; one is Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit scheme and the other is Varumun Kappom Thittam. Under Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy scheme, a cash assistance of Rs.6000 each is given to all pregnant mothers falling below poverty line in two installments of Rs.3000/- at 7th month of pregnancy and Rs.3000/- at the time delivery with the aim of increasing nutritional status of mother and baby. This programme has got overwhelming response from the public. About 4.5 lakhs mothers have been benefited so far. The State Government have spent more than Rs.192 crores on this programme for preventing malnutrition among mother and infants.

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In order to render Health services to the community at their doorsteps, Varumun Kappom Thittam is implemented. People are screened for diabetics, Hypertension, cancer cervix, eye, dental, skin problems, heart diseases etc., with advance laboratory equipment like ultra sound scanner, semi auto analyzer etc. Specialist doctors under various disciplines are involved in the camp for providing treatment at the camp site. Patients who require higher treatments are referred to higher medical institutions. 2759 camps have been conducted so far from which 30.31 lakhs persons are benefited. About 95,000 people are found with diabetic, 92,000 are affected with Hyper tension, 48,000 cataract, 57,000 severe anaemia Treatments are provided at free of cost. Govt. allocates Rs. 18 crores for this scheme for conducting about 9000 camps in the state before 2008-09.

A Good surveillance system has been established in the state to identify vaccine preventable diseases water borne and vector borne diseases. Integrated diseases surveillance programme is being implemented at the state, district and peripheral level by strengthening the existing laboratory facilities at the block PHC level district and hospital labs.

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Non Municipal Population(Estimated) 47653116 45967571 46506311

Total no. of Community Health Centres

(CHCs) 152 162 163

No. of Community Health Centres (CHCs)

per 100,000 population 476 459 * 465

Total no. of Primary Health Centre (PHCs 1413 1415 1417

No. of Primary Health Centres (PHCs) per

30,000 population 1588 1532 * 1550

Total No.of Sub centers(SCs) 8682 8682 8682

No.of Sub centers(SCs) per 5000 population 9530 9193 * 9301

Total No.of Specialist at CHCs 85

Released

to DMS 85

Total No.of Doctors in PHCs 2780 2464 2759

Total No.of ANMs / FHWs in SCs 8682 8682 8682

Population per bed 1/1000 1/1000 1/1000

• The reduction in the number is due to conversion of town panchayat into Municipalities which is not covered under CHCs / PHCs / HSCs services.

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3. What is the trend of privatization of the health sector in the State? What are its implication and impact on the marginalized sections of society in the State? Provide details.

There is no significant privatization activities in medical and health field in the stat of Tamil nadu. However, in some areas like utilzation of ambulance services, hiring of specialist doctors, hiring of vaccinators wherever shortage of manpower arises. The Medical college Hospital, District Hospital Privatized, the Hospital security system, Environmental sanitation, Linen washing,Transportation of drugs and so on. Some of the diagnostic services like C.T. Scanning is done by different organization called Tamil Nadu Medical Service Corporation(TNMSC). Tamilnadu AIDS control Society implements the Health care projects through private organization. There are many NGOs run by private agencies for the HIV / AIDS cases are financially supported by the TANSACS. In order to supply of Blood Units qualitatively, Govt have taken steps to support for the establishment of private Blood Banks and monitor to ensure infection free blood supply.

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B. Malnutrition 1) What is the level of malnutrition of children in the State? Provide trends in malnutrition status. Are

there specific areas in the State with high malnutrition? Provide details. As per the NFHS III survey , 33 percentage of children under age of 3 years are underweight. 22 percentage are too thin for height and 25 % are too short for age. 72.5% of children of age 6-35 months are found anemic.

2005-06 NFHS – 3

Underweight 33% Wasted (too thin for height) 22% Stunted (too short for age) 25%

Trend in malnutrition (%)

NFHS I NFHSII NFHS III

Underweight 46 37 33 Wasted - 20 22 Stunted - 29 25

For detailed ICDS Data - See Annexure 3 2) What specific measures have been taken in the State since 2004 to combat malnutrition? Provide

details. What is the impact of these measures? Provide details. (Attach evaluation reports)

Malnutrition is is commonly prevalent among pregnant mothers. In order to prevent this 100 IFA tablets are given to all pregnant mothers as prophylactic durg. Additional 100 IFA are given to mother with severe anemia as therapeutic drug. Today’s girls are tomorrow’s mother. Due to menstruation cycle adolescent girls are likely to get anaemic. To prevent this the state government has launched a programme giving one IFA tablets per week to all adolescent girls. Further, the nutritional status of the children precisely depend on the socio economic conditions of parents. Under Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit scheme cash assistance of Rs.6000 are given to pregnant mothers of below poverty line to improve their nutritional status of mother and child during pregnant and lactating period.

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In addition, world bank assisted ICDS programme is also taking care of preventing malnutrition among children by providing nutritional supplement. Under Chief Minister Nutritious Noon meal programme 3 eggs are giver per week per child with mid day meal to improve their nutritional status.

People are educated through mass media about locally available nutritional foods like greens, vegetables fruits etc.

3) What is the State specific plan to accelerate decline in child malnutrition? How is this being

monitored? 1)ICDS services are now available to all the children. Anganwadi workers and supervisors are reviewed for improvement in children’s growths in PHCs every month, and this synergy works well in all the Districts. 2) All the PHCs Medical officers have now taken up the task of growth monitoring of all under 5 children in their areas. 3) Sensitizing the mothers for early identifications of growth faltering and for seeking help of health personnel has been made the priority task of the PHC health team so that early interventions are made to effect decline in child malnutrition. The following steps have been taken for reduction of Malnutrition Level in the ICDS areas of our State.

The State Programme Officers have been directed to strengthen the component specific activities and improve their monitoring.

The District Programme Officers have been instructed to sensitise the field functionaries about

the levels of Infant Mortality Rate and the role of improved Maternal Nutrition in reduction of % of low birth weight babies and pre-mature births due to the maternal anaemia, the most common, easily preventable, nutritional causes of early infant mortality.

(i) The District Programme Officers have been given instructions to supervise (ii) Provision of quality services with 100 % growth monitoring, cent % coverage of the project population. (iii) Strengthening of IEC activities, to the beneficiaries of the Community regarding Adolescent Nutrition and empowerment, age at marriage. Institutional Monitoring of Ante-natal weight gain and IFA consumption, motivation for institutional deliveries and care by Trained Health, personnel, colostrum feeding and exclusive breast feeding, regular growth monitoring of infants at AWC’s, role of proper complementary feeding, immunization and megadose Vitamin “A” supplementation and use of Idoised salt at household level, periodic deworming and IFA prophylaxis to children and adolescent girls in control of undernutrition related Infant/child deaths.

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Government of India’s Kishori Sakthi Yojana Scheme, hitherto operating in 37 projects in 11 districts, has been extended to all 434 Projects in all the 30 districts. This would empower the Adolescent girls on Nutrition and Health Education using Life Cycle Approach along with skills for extension of the scheme to all districts.

Government of India’s Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls Scheme is at present

operational in Ramanathapuram and Tiruvannamalai districts. All Adolescent Girls with less than 35 Kgs body weight are being provided with 6 Kgs free rice every month. Government have been addressed for extension of the scheme of all districts.

Children in the age group of 2-6 years are covered under the State Government’s Free Noon-

Meal Scheme with distribution of protein rich food for 5 days a week. The Health Department has been requested to ensure supply of deworming medicines and IFA

tablets to all the project beneficiaries by the Health field functionaries. The Director of Public Health has also been requested to organise monthly Health and Nutrition

days at Anganwadi Centres level for better convergence so as to achieve the goals of both the Departments at the earliest.

In the proposed “ Varumon Kappom ” Health Scheme of Government of Tamil Nadu, specialist health camps will be orgainsed at Health sub centre level in all the districts. ICDS field functionaries will be instructed to ensure that the Project beneficiaries avail the services with out fail.

The Project Director, RCH & NRHM has been requested support for implementation of Rubella Vaccination to Adolescent Girls along with the services of KSY Scheme in all 434 Projects as a primary preventive measure against Rubella infection for control of congenital abnormalities.

4) What steps have been taken to strengthen infant and young child feeding practices in the State?

Provide details. What has been the impact? Provide details.

The state is promoting healthy feeding practices through IEC. All mothers who delivers new born babies are advised to provide exclusive breast feed upto 6 months and also they are advised to feed the child with colostrums milk immediately after birth. After 6 months they are advised to feed weaning along with breast feed. Tined foods and bottle feed should be avoided.

5) What integrated measures are being taken to improve the situation? What challenges are being

faced by the State Government regarding marketing of infant foods? What measures have been taken by the State Government to prevent unscrupulous marketing of infant foods? Provide details.

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In the present scenario, more women are employed for their livelihood and they have to leave their children at home resulting to depend on tinned food. Also extensive advertisements on tinned foods in the market attract the parents to buy and use the food. Moreover, people have misconception about the nutritional value of locally available low cost green and vegetables.

At the same time, to prevent the sale of adulterated / sub standard quality, the state government, under prevention of food adulteration act, lift food samples regularly from the market and analyze them in the govt. labs. Prosecutions are launched against the offenders. The following are the details of food samples lifted and analyzed.

Category Year Samples lifted

Analyzed Adultrated

2003

8 7 0

2004 0 2 02005 1 2 0

Infant milk substitutes

2006 0 0 0

Category Year Samples lifted

Analyzed Adultrated

2003

0 1 0

2004 1 1 02005 1 0 1

Infant food (wearing food

2006 1 2 0

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5C



Filled by Dr.M.Senthamizhan (Name)

Join Director (Imm) (Designation)

7-8-2007

(Date)

Please, ensure whether all data sources, date and other references are included Remarks 1. What measures have been taken by the state government to increase runtime immunization including polio?. What special provisions have been made by the State Government to address the issue of immunization among marginalized groups? Tamil Nadu started immunisation during 1978, which was further strengthened in 1985 after introduction of universal immunisation programme aiming to achieve 100 % coverage of infants and pregnant mothers. The State continue to report good coverage over the years. The evaluation surveys done by external agencies, NFHS, UNICEF etc. have supported the results. The State had so far vaccinated about 2.5 crore children and 3 crore pregnant mothers against vaccine preventable diseases.

The State Government has taken following measures to increase routine Immunisation. • With the Assistance of Government of India, mobility support has been provided to deliver

vaccine at the Immunisation site. • Hired vaccinators are engaged to conduct missed Immunisation sessions due to the absence of

regular VHN. • Special session in remote and urban slum areas. • One time usable Auto disable syringes are used to improve injection safety and also to create

confidence among parents for availing fresh /pain free / injury free sterile injections every time. • Maintaining proper cold chain system to preserve vaccines in appropriate temperature at State,

District, PHC and field. • Ensure adequate vaccine availability at all levels. • Good surveillance system adopted in the State. Implementing integrated disease surveillance

system for polio and measles cases with weekly monitoring. • Mobility support provided to State and District officer for supervision of Immunisation

sessions. • Timely containment measures taken,if any outbreak of disease occurs. • Creating motivation in the community to avail vaccination services voluntarily. • Weekly review at PHC, monthly review at District and State to assess the quality of the

programme and solve issues if any.

Special provision for marginalized groups.

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As far as Tamilnadu is concerned, the vaccination programme has been implemented as peoples programme

• Remote and urban slum areas specially covered by providing additional manpower with logistic support.

• Publicity made through inter personal communication Dhai’s meeting. • Visit by Health worker to habitation of marginalized population and explain them about

Immunisation importance to get their children vaccinated in time.

2. What challenges are being faced by the State Government in implementing programmes related to immunization in the State.

8683 Health sub centers have been established long back at the rate of 5000 population per HSC. In view of increase in population, most of the HSCs have crossed more than 5000 population and some HSC have more than 10000 population wherein Immunisation services are singly carried out by the existing VHN. About 900 new HSCs are proposed to Government of India to overcome the heterogeneous distribution of population and to share the work burden of highly populated HSCs so as to improve the coverage level. It is experienced lack of manpower in urban areas. The local bodies are expected appoint Health staff as per their need. There are more posts remain vacant at local bodies. These posts are to be filled up expedietly to strengthen urban Immunisation. As newer vaccines like Hep.B , JE are introduced, each District store (43) may be provided additionally one large ice lined refrigerator(ILR) to store vaccines without any storage problem. During the inception of National Immunisation Programme, Government of India had arranged lot of publicity through Radio, TV spots with display of slides at cinema theatres. As Immunisation has been implemented for longer years, its importance is getting decreased which needs to be revitalised in the community to achieve better results. Hence Government of India may undertake IEC through various media in vernacular languages to improve routine Immunisation. Improving Immunisation simultaneously in all states is highly essential because virus may get transmitted from low performed State to better performing States and the efforts taken by those State may become futile. For example, the States like, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Karnataka have seen fresh polio cases after a gap of 2 to 3 years due to importation of polio virus through migrant population from northern States like Uttarpradesh, Bihar due to their less Immunisation coverage.

Hence it is suggested that Government of India may take massive publicities through various media’s to create community awareness for availing Immunisation services voluntarily by the

parents.

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D.HIV/AIDS 1) Provide statistics on the number of children infected/affected by HIV/AIDS, in the state from 2004 onwards

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 TotalNumber of children infected/affected by HIV/AIDS

509 674 1244 1149 1467 5043

Number of children who received assistance

200 2017 3519 5736

Number of child headed households as a result of HIV/AIDS

Source: TN State MIS

2) What measures have been taken by the State Government to prevent HIV/AIDS? TANSACS is implementing the following prevention programmes: 1. Integrated Counselling and testing Centres (ICTC) 2. Intervention programmes among high risk population 3. Condom promotion 4. Awareness Programmes 5. Provision of Safe blood 6. Reaching out to the young people

School AIDS Education programme Out of school youth programme Red ribbon club programme

7. Programme for Rural women Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres: Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres (ICTCs) have been established up to the Block PHC level. They serve as entry points for all the HIV related services. ICTCs personnel namely Counsellor and Lab technician provide the crucial counselling services and testing for HIV. They provide services

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like Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission (PPTCT), Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT), Blood Safety, RTI/STI treatment, HIV-TB and Anti-retro viral therapy (ART) under one roof. 760 Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres have been set up in Government Medical College Hospitals, Private Medical College Hospitals, District Headquarters Hospitals, Taluk Hospitals, Corporation Health Posts, Community Hospitals etc. including all the 385 Block Primary Health Centres (PHCs). These ICTCs ensure that the essential services are available to people at the community level. During 2006, 10.4 lakhs people have accessed the ICTC services. This represents a 73% increase in the client load when compared to the previous year i.e. 2005. During this year new ICTCs will be established in select 24 hours Primary Health Centres, private hospitals and Industrial Establishments. Intervention Programmes among high-risk population: The intervention programmes are specially designed and implemented for prevention and control of the spread of HIV infection among the High Risk and vulnerable population groups such as Commercial Sex Workers [CSWs], Men having sex with Men [MSMs], Injection Drug Users [IDUs], Truckers, Migrants, Youth and Adolescents. The main objective of the targeted intervention is to change the High Risk Sexual Behaviour of the targeted population into safer/responsible sexual behaviour so as to prevent further spread of the infection among the High Risk Groups (HRGs) and to the general population through their sexual partners/bridge population. The main components of the Targeted Intervention programme are (i) Behaviour Change Communication, (ii) counselling. (iii) Referrals for STI Treatment and voluntary testing for HIV Status, (iv) Condom Promotion and (v) Advocacy. Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society is implementing the TI programmes in partnership with Non Governmental organizations (NGOs) and Community Based Organizations (CBOs). Condom Promotion: In the absence of the vaccine against HIV, Condom is the effective option for prevention of HIV infection. Condoms are being distributed free of cost among the core population viz. Commercial Sex Workers, Males having Sex with Males, Intravenous Drug Users through Government Health Care Institutions, STD Clinics and NGOs/CBOs. For the rest, TANSACS is encouraging them through the IEC and general awareness programmes to avail priced condoms at subsidized rates from the numerous Social Marketing Condom Outlets developed through out the State, particularly in and around the areas where targeted intervention programmes are implemented. Apart from this, as a generic promotional effort, social marketing condoms are also promoted through all the Fair Price Shops existing in the State. Awareness Programmes: Information sharing and awareness creation are essential pre-requisites for any successful campaign. In the field of HIV/AIDS, successful communication initiatives are the backbone for all prevention and Care & Support activities.TANSACS is implementing social mobilization activities to create awareness on HIV/AIDS issues through utilizing the services of Electronic Media, Print Media, and Outdoor Publicity activities, Multi-sectoral / Media Campaigns, Folk Art Campaigns and Awareness Rallies etc.

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Provision of safe blood: In general, Transmission of HIV through Blood and Blood Products is 2%. To ensure safe blood availability it is important to reduce the transmission of infection. The Government of Tamil Nadu is committed to provide safe blood to all through the following.a. Improving voluntary blood donation b. Ensuring universal work precautions –Sensitization and training programmes are being conducted to ensure that all the Government institutions follow Universal Work Precautions and Hospital Waste Management. Programme for rural women TANSACS has framed an unique intervention programme for women in rural areas in Collaboration with Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta. The Programme aims to equip the women members of Self Help groups (SHGs) with adequate knowledge about STI, HIV/AIDS and necessary Capacity and Skill Building required to make informed decision on their sexual and reproductive health. It could decrease the vulnerability of HIV infection among women in rural areas. The programme is being implemented in seven districts of Tami Nadu and covered 52,228 Self Help Groups with the women population of 8,35,432 in the year 2006 – 2007. With the vision of reaching out to all 30 districts and covering 31 lakhs women, it has been planned to initially upscale the programme to 11 districts covering 1,12, 052 Self Help groups and 17,92,832 self Help Group women, in this year. 3) What measures have been taken by the State Government to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS?Has the state Government combined and coordinated this with activities aimed to reduce maternal mortality? Towards achieving the mission of "No new infection to newborns in 2007", various strategies have been developed and implemented in the Prevention of Parent To Child Transmission(PPTCT) Programme. The various strategies includes demand creation through IEC activities, testing of the AN mothers coming to the centres after counselling, increased follow-up of all ANC mothers through Out Reach Workers in all the 385 Blocks of the State, provide women - friendly services in ICTCs, promote institutional delivery and administer Nevirapine to all the Mother – Baby pairs. In the year 2006-07 about 6.5 lakh AN women have been tested and around 2600 women were found to be positive.Also a mapping of all the positive pregnant women has been undertaken so that every woman is followed up through the Out reach Workers and ensured that appropriate services are given to prevent mother to child transmission. The nevarapine administration to the new born within 72 hours of delivery has been increased from 42% to more than 75%.Also a sensitisation seminar was conducted to all the gynaecologists in the Government system about the PPTCT programme. In order to ensure good quality testing services, an External Quality Assurance Scheme (EQAS) is being implemented in Tamil Nadu. From this year, EQAS will be conducted twice a year with the help of Madras Medical College, which is a National Reference Laboratory (NRL). All medical colleges are also involved in the EQAS program. Also private hospitals are encouraged to follow this

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4) What protective mechanisms does the state have for children whose parents, teachers, and others die of HIV/AIDS? Provide details with reference to reduced access to family life, adoption, emotional care and education for the affected children. As National Policy is not to open special homes and to mainstream the children into the existing homes, for the children orphaned due to their parents dying of HIV/AIDS, counselling is done to the existing relatives like grand parents to provide care for them. If there are no relatives to take care these children are rehabilitated in the orphanages. However, there are already a few special homes operational by NGOs for the infected and affected children run by NGOs. These homes are given some financial support by the TANSACS. The children are enrolled in the Government schools for their educational needs. Counsellors are available in these homes to provide the psycho social support and emotional care. The children are also given nutritional support and medical care including Opportunistic Infection management. 5) What networks does the state have to support HIV /AIDS infected/affected persons? How many people have benefited from these networks? Provide details. There are both state level networks and District Level Networks for HIV positive people present in TN supported by TANSACS. About 26 District level networks are present in the state of TamilNadu. These networks conduct support group meetings and participate in various advocacy meetings to create awareness about the various services available for HIV Positive people. Also TANSACS ensures that preference is given to the HIV positive people for appointment as out reach workers, counsellors and for various other positions whenever possible. Apart from these, leveraging of various government programmes is done to avail more benefits for the PLHAs (People Living with HIV and AIDS) 6) What training /Sensitisation programmes have been conducted by the State Government for HIV/AIDS infected/affected children and to reduce discrimination against these children? Provide details of such programme and coverage. No training is given to the children for addressing discrimination issues. But training is given to the caregivers and the parents for addressing these issues. Also teachers are trained under the School AIDS Education Programme and sensitised so as not to discriminate HIV infected and affected children. Also sensitisation is given to the District Officials including the District Collectors for addressing the discrimination. Also sensitisation programmes are conducted among the service providers both in the field and at the state level, for the Opinion Leaders in the villages and faith based organisations to address discrimination issues. All the Positive networks are involved in the sensitisation programmes. 7) What measures are taken by the State Government to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS among adolescents, particularly those belonging to vulnerable groups? Provide details of awareness programmes conducted year wise and their coverage in terms of numbers and category of beneficiaries? According to the estimates of UNAIDS 50% of new infections happen in the age group of 15-24 years. Young people are vulnerable as they often indulge in high-risk behaviour due to lack of information and knowledge. TANSACS has designed programmes to target young people to empower them with

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necessary information to protect themselves. TANSACS is implementing three major programmes targeting youth. The measures taken under this section can be grouped as follows: School AIDS Education programme (SAEP): The School AIDS Education Programme (SAEP) has been developed by the Government of India to provide accurate information on HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention in the context of growing up, and for imparting related life skills to students in all senior secondary schools in India. In Tamil Nadu this programme is implemented through DTERT. Tamil Nadu State AIDS control society has been funding SAEP since 1997. Now the programme has been extended to all the schools in Tamil Nadu (9423 schools) with a budget of Rs.5 crores. Two teachers and two peer educators from each school are given training on Growing Up and Adolescence, STIs / RTIs, HIV/AIDS, Life Skills for HIV Prevention. They in turn sensitize all students of IX and XI Standard in Government, Government Aided, Private, Corporation, Matriculation and Anglo Indian Schools for based on the 16 hours module. The coverage for SAEP is as follows:

Year No. of Schools No. of Beneficiaries

1997 357 1 lakh

2004-2005 8438 14 lakhs

2005-2006 9244 15 lakhs

2006-2007 9423 15.5 lakhs

Out of school youth programme: At present the formal education system is catering to the learning needs of about 65 percent of the population. The out of school youth constitute a sizable percentage of the population, who rarely have any educational programme to make them understand the dynamic of their decision making and its consequent effects on HIV/AIDS. They add to the eligible couple groups every year. Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society and State Resource Center last year implemented an out of school youth project in 6 districts. District continuing education (Arivoli Valarkalvi Thittam) is collaborating with SRC in operationalising the project. Out of school youth in the age group of 10-24 are trained on Growing up, sex, sexuality, youth vulnerability, STD and HIV/AIDS for 6 weeks. to adopt a healthy life style behaviour. It is proposed to form Red Ribbon clubs at village level .This year it is planned to extend the programme in five more districts The coverage in the out of school youth programme is as follows: In six districts ,2805 Continuing Education centers have been started

Reached 1,40,250 youth Training of 10 state level master trainers,420 District level Continuing Education (CE) workers

and 5610 youth as Peer Educators completed.

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Red Ribbon Club programme: Red Ribbon Club (RRC) is an on-campus youth intervention in higher education institutions initiated by TANSACS. This programme is duly supported by Higher Education Department, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports with technical assistance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta demonstrating the importance of intersector collaboration. The programme is implemented with the twin objectives of reducing HIV infection among youth by raising their risk perception and to prepare youth as peer educators and agents of change. The RRC programme is currently being implemented in 830 higher education institutions including Arts and Science Colleges, Engineering and Polytechnics. With the success of Red Ribbon Clubs as an ideal social support platform for youth to understand sexual health, it has been planned to extend the programme to 1,150 colleges covering Agriculture, Law and B.Ed Colleges and to introduce a standardized curriculum on adolescent health. The programme covers Universities (except medical and allied institutions), Arts and Science colleges, Polytechnic and engineering Colleges. Currently, Red Ribbon Clubs are formed in 874 colleges, reaching out to nearly 7 lakh students all over the state and has a strong volunteer base of above 50,000 students.

Outcomes:

Red Ribbon Clubs formed 874 Number of RRC Volunteers 51,170 Students reached out to 7,00,000 Number of functionaries trained 865 Number of Peer educators trained 800 Blood donation

• Camps 525 • Blood donors (approx.) 25,000

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E. Children with Disabilities 1) What systems have been established by the State Government to collect adequate and

disaggregated statistics on children with disabilities? Are these statistics used in developing/strengthening policies and programmes to prevent disabilities among children and to assist disabled children?

A Database of Disabilities in Tamil Nadu is being created. The following indicators will be

studied. 1. Type of Disabilities and other information 2. Family Details 3. Education details 4. Benefits Received 5. Impact of Rehabilitative services 6. Employment / Occupation status

Apart from this, a detailed category of disability wise emphasis on etiology of Disability will also be studied. These statistics created will be used to strengthen policies and programmes to prevent disabilities and to rehabilitate the disabled.

2) Kindly specify the number of State-run institutions for the rehabilitation of children with

disabilities in both urban and rural areas. What are the special provisions in these institutions for such children?

SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE DISABLED IN TAMIL NADU

No. of Schools

Government Recognised Municipal Sl. No:

Nature of School

Aided Un-Aided

Total

1. Visually Handicapped

10 11 5 26

2. Hearing Handicapped a) Pre-School for Hearing Impaired

11 2

20 -

41 4

1 73 6

3. Mentally Handicapped

1 12 88 101

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4. Locomotor Handicapped

1 14 44 59

5. Leprosy Cured - 1 - - 1 Total 25 58 182 1 266

FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU FOR THE CHILDREN IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS

1. Free Special Education 2. Free Supply of Books & Note books 3. Free Boarding & Lodging 4. Two sets of dresses per year. No. of children benefitted : 8,400 Expenditure : Rs. 14.70 Crores

SCHOLARSHIP:

Sl.No: Class Amount per annum

1. I to V Rs.250/- 2. VI to VIII Rs.750/- 3. IX Rs.1100/-

Institutions registered under Section 52 of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995.

S.No: Year No. of Institutions Registered 1. 2004 34 2. 2005 104 3. 2006 155 4. 2007 80

3) What measures have been taken by the State Government to increase financial as well as human

resources for special education programmes including vocational training for children with disabilities? Provide year-wise break up to show any increase.

MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION

a) Courses for Special Education run by the Government of Tamil Nadu

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Sl. No:

Name of the Course conducted for teachers for

Place

1. The Visually Handicapped Regional Training Centre, Poonamallee, Chennai 600 056.

2. The Hearing Handicapped Little Flower Higher Secondary School for the Deaf, Chennai 600 006.

3. The Mentally Handicapped Bala Vihar Training School, Chennai 600 010.

Total no. of trainees per year: 75 Allotment for 2006-07: Rs.16.13 lakhs

B) PROGRAMMES RUN BY OTHER AGENCIES

(Rehabilitation Council of India Approved Courses)

Sl. No:

Name of the Institution Disability

1. Clarke School for the Deaf, Chennai-4.

Hearing and Visual Impairment (multiple)

2. Holy Cross College, Trichirapalli. Visually, Hearing and Mentally Handicapped.

3. Bala Vidyalaya, Chennai. Young Hearing Impaired children.

4. Sri Rangammal Memorial School for the Deaf, Thiruvannamalai

Hearing Impaired.

B) PROGRAMME RUN BY OTHER AGENCIES (REHABILITATION COUNCIL OF

INDIA APPROVED COURSES)

Sl.No: Name of the Institution Disability 5. College of Education,

Sri Ramakrishna Vidyalaya Mission, Coimbatore

Visually Impaired.

6. Sri Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore.

Visually Impaired.

7. S.B.T. College of Education, Anbagam, Madurai

Mentally Challenged.

8. Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Hearing Challenged.

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Research Institute, Porur.

9. Ecomwel Orthopaedic Centre, Salem Mentally Challenged. 10. Bethaniya Special School for the

Mentally Retarded Children, Erode. Mentally Challenged.

11. Rawttakuppam Hemerjickx Rural Centre, Villupuram District.

CBR Training

12. Navajyothi Trust Institute of Mental Retardation, Tiruvallur District.

Mentally Challenged.

13. St. Jude’s School for Ortho, Salem. Mentally Challenged.

Head Masters and Teachers are given Orientation training under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. 4) What programmes does the State Government have for early detection and prevention of

disabilities? What measures are taken by the State Government to further strengthen these programmes?

Ten early Intervention centres for the deaf have been started in the following Districts in 2006-07

1.Chennai 2. Thiruvallur, 3. Salem, 4. Trichy, 5. Madurai 6. Thiruvarur, 7. Coimbatore, 8. Sivagangai, 9. Tirunelveli 10. Kanniyakumari Early Intervention Centres for the Deaf are now being planned for the entire State. Early Intervention Centres for the Mentally Retarded Children: One Centre per District has been

planned for the year 2007-08. As far as prevention is concerned, Awareness programmes are conducted regularly by this Department and also by the Health Department. State Commissioner for the Disabled involves the NGOs/private sector in the following programmes.

a. Early Intervention b. Education c. Training d. Placement

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The following measures have been taken to improve the supervision of NGOs 1. Officers in the cadre of Assistant Directors in the Office of State Commissioner for the Disabled are placed as zonal officers to supervise the delivery of services provided by the NGOs. 2. The District Disabled Rehabilitation Officers inspect the NGOs periodically in the Districts. 3. It has become mandatory to register all the Institutions for the Disabled under Section 52 of PWD Act. 4. The Special Schools are also accorded recognition under Tamil Nadu Private Schools Regulation Act, 1973. The Special Schools for the disabled are accorded recognition only on production of Structural Stability Certificate and Sanitary Certificate, No Objection Certificate from Fire Service and Building License from the Tahsildar. Temporary Recognition is granted only after ensuring satisfactory Teacher Student Ratio.

5) What special education programmes does the State Government have for disabled children?

Provide details. What measures are taken to include these children in the regular school system?

Integrated Education: Thirteen NGO’s are involved in the promotion of Integrated Education for Disabled in different Districts. A sum of Rs.148.00 Lakhs has been sanctioned by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development for this purpose. Facilities for I.E.D Children: 1. Scholarships to I to XII Std and College students. 2. Mobility Assistance. 3. Medical assessment. 4. National Programme for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities / DRC. 5. Centres for Persons with low vision. Inclusive Education: SARVA SIKSHA ABHIYAN: Head Masters and Teachers are given Orientation training. No. of disabled children identified : 1,13,009 No. of disabled children enrolled : 95,913 Budget allotment (2006-2007) : Rs.1150.95 lakhs

6) Are services in the State adequate to meet the needs of disabled children? What percentage of children benefit out of these services.

III Affirmative Action:

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Aids and Appliances

S.No: Type of Aid No. of Beneficiaries

1. Tricycle 700 2. Wheel Chair 42 3. Hearing Aids 828 4. Folding Stick and Goggles 1000 5. Solar Battery 828 6. Braille Watches 310 7. Caliper 210 8. Crutches 500 9. Artificial Limb 80 Total 4498

Free Travel Concession: Children up to 14 years are given free bus pass which is reimbursed by Government. Preferential Allotment of Lands 1. Land allotted to NGOs a) Spastic Society of Tamil Nadu b) Vidyasagar c) MITHRA d) NETHRODAYA & Other NGOs 2. G.O.(Ms) No.182, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, dated: 4.12.2002. The Government authorised District Collectors to allot land, the value of which is less than Rs.5.00 Lakhs. 3. G.O.Ms.No.100, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department,dated: 16.2.2000.

• Provision is made for installing ramps in 6252 School buildings under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, during 2006-2007.

• Development Control Rules (DCR) of Chennai Metropolitan Area have been

amended to provide ramps and other facilities for the disabled in public places vide G.O.Ms.No. 42. Housing and Urban Development Dept. Dated 18.03.03

• Ten Zonal offices of the Chennai Corporation are provided with ramps. The

Metropolitan Transport Corporation has designed two buses with low floors. It has also given an undertaking to the Hon’ble High Court of Madras to purchase

• 10 buses with disabled friendly features and has already launched one.

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• Panchayat offices, Village Administrative Offices, PDS shops, BDO’s Offices, Bus-stands, District Rehabilitation Centres are provided with ramps.

• 32 parking places at important points in Chennai are exclusively allotted for

disabled by the City Police. IV Non-Discrimination: The Government of Tamil Nadu sanctioned Rs.65.00 lakhs for construction of ramps. (1) Ramps were constructed in the District Collector’s Office in 13 Districts. Vellore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Nammakal, Erode, Thiruvarur, Pudukottai, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Sivagangai, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari, Thiruvannamalai and Karur. (2) Provision is made for installing ramps in 6252 School buildings under Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, during 2006-2007. (3) Development Control Rules (DCR) of Chennai Metropolitan Area have been amended to provide ramps and other facilities for the disabled in public places vide G.O.Ms.No. 42. Housing and Urban Development Dept. Dated 18.03.2003. Ten Zonal offices of the Chennai Corporation are provided with ramps. The Metropolitan Transport Corporation has designed two buses with low floors. It has also given an undertaking to the Hon’ble High Court of Madras to purchase 10 buses with disabled friendly features and has already launched one. Panchayat offices, Village Administrative Offices, PDS shops, BDO’s Offices, Bus-stands, District Rehabilitation Centres are provided with ramps. (4) 32 parking places at important points in Chennai exclusively allotted for disabled by the City Police. Maintenance Allowance for Severely Disabled Children Monthly allowance : Rs.500/- No. of beneficiaries : 7000 Annual expenditure : Rs. 4,41,21,000 (including postal charges) Maintenance allowance is sent directly to the residence of the beneficiary by Money Order.

7) Has the State Government sought technical cooperation for the training of professional staff,

including children working with and for children? Provide details of the number of professional staff and children that have been trained.

Necessary cooperation and technical support is sought from the AYJ National Institute for Hearing Impaired, Mumbai, NIMH, Secunderabad, NIVH, Regional Centre at Poonamallee, Chennai and National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities at Muttukadu, Chennai and also from reputed NGOs in the field of Rehabilitation of the Disabled.

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8) What kind of awareness -raising campaigns has the State Government conducted for general public and parents in particular about the rights and special needs of children with disability? Provide details of coverage of these campaigns

Awareness raising campaigns are conducted by the District level Officers of the Department during the Mass Contact programmes organized by the District Collectors every month, besides organizing exhibitions to explain about the needs of disabled children during the various programmes conducted by the District Collectors.

Village level Awareness programmes are organized to disseminate information on Prevention, Detection, Early Intervention and Rehabilitation. Special Camps are organized to identify and assist the disabled.

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Filled by Dr.M.Senthamizhan

Join Director (Imm)

7-8-2007

Please, ensure whether all data sources, date and other references are included Remarks F. GIRL CHILD / ADOLESCENTS 1) What are the special girls child / adolescent health issues in the State and what are the

challenges faced by the State Government?

97% Adolescent girls have any Anemia 29% mildly, 50% moderately and 18% severely anemic in Tamilnadu. This status constitute to increase morbidity and mortality both among mothers and children at the later years. Adolescents (10-19 years) represent one fifth of the population. Sizable number of them get married early and give birth to their first child at a very younger age. It is important to influence the health seeking behavior of adolescents as their health status will be important determinant in mortality and morbidity and population growth scenario. Adolescent girls need stronger inputs in areas of reproductive child health for preventing reproductive tract infections

Female Infanticide was prevalent in the state in some areas like Theni, Salem, Madurai, Dindigul, Dharmapuri districts. Govt. launched cradle baby scheme, mobilizing public support by street theaters to prevent killing of female child. Govt. initiated strict measures against sex selective abortions by registering scan centre and conducting scan audit.

2) What special measures have been taken by the State Government to deal with health of adolescents particularly girls? Provide data on adolescents deaths, causes of these deaths, especially of girls, in the State.

• Weekly IFA supplementation for anaemia correction • RTI /STI clinics • De-worming

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• Pear group training to act as link volunteers

2004 2005 2006

Male Female Male Female Male Female 1. Adolescent deaths ( in lakhs)- Estimated 9.52 11.2 9.62 11.14 9.71 11.24

2. No. of adolescents affected by: a. Early Pregnancy

b. Sexually transmitted infections / HIV / AIDS 685 1786 632 1692 671 1547

c. Mental health problems

3) What studies has the State Government conducted on the socio-cultural factors leading to practices like female infanticide and sex selective abortions? What strategies has the State Government developed to address the findings?

Auditing of scan centers through field staff are being carried out to prevent female feticide. Under this scheme, scan centers are inspected regularly and details of pregnant women who had undergone USG testing before 20 weeks of gestation are collected. These mothers are followed up in the field by MCH staff to know the status of pregnancy. Suspected scan centers are brought under surveillance and action are being taken against the centers

4) What kind of reproductive health education and mental health programmes does the State

Government have for adolescents? What kind of sensitive counseling services especially for

adolescents are provide by the State? Government? Provide details.

Reproductive Health Education for adolescents are carried out through school AIDS education programme of Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society in all the schools of Tamil Nadu and though RTI clinics, educational and services component programme of primary health centers. Apart from offering services, examining and checking up of l health condition, the adolescent girls are provided counseling by the Doctors and maternal and child health staff. The female medical officers, female health supervisors and female health workers provide counseling to adolescent girls regarding reproductive health issues in the community. TANSACS has established ICTCs (Integrated Counseling And Testing Centers) in all the Hospitals (Medical college, District Head Quarters, Taluk and Non-taluk Hospitals) and in all block PHCs (385 block PHCs). Trained counselors and technicians are employed in these centers. These counselors are accompanying school health teachers on Thursdays as per scheduled programme, and during these visits to schools, counseling is done for adolescent girls and the teachers are also requested to advice the adolescent girls who need further counseling and to send these girls to the counseling centers in Block PHCs. This is being carried out as a routine activity.

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5G Please ensure this table is filled in before sending the format to Director, DSW


G. Harmful Traditional Practices 1) What is the trend in reported cases of dowry, domestic violence and dowry deaths? Provide figures

from January 2004 onwards. 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 No. of dowry cases reported

710 454 299No. of dowry deaths 110 84 65No. of domestic violence cases reported

6 6 9No.of domestic violence deaths

- - -No. of awareness raising programmes on dowry

872 796 838

2) Provide trends in the number of reported cases of child marriages from January 2004 onwards. Also provide statistics on complaints and prosecutions.

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07Number of child marriages in the State

5 3 4

Total complaints registered 5 3 4 Total complaints addressed 5 1 3 Total number of prosecutions 14 15 13

3) Has the State Government enforced the necessary legislation pertaining to dowry prohibition and Devdasis prohibition? (If relevant to the State)

Yes, the State Government have enacted legislations prohibiting Dowry and Devadasis system.

4) What measures have been taken by the State Government to prevent child marriages? Provide examples of best practices in the State. How is the State Government proposing to implement the amended Child Marriage Act?

The Government have enacted child marriage act to deal with such marriages. The parents as well the organizers are punishable under the act.

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5) What awareness-raising/sensitization programmes has the State Government undertaken to prohibit and eradicate all kinds of harmful practices such as child marriage, dowry and Devdasis? Provide details of these programmes and coverage. Attach copy. Public awareness on these issues have been created by the Government through media, campaigns, seminars and cultural programmes. 6) How has the State Government involved NGOs in these programmes? Provide details of programmes and involvement of NGOs

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H. Adequate Standard of Living 1) Does the State Government have statistics on such displaced persons/migrants, especially ? Provide details. How many children have been affected by displacement/ migration? Provide statistics from January 2004 onwards 2) What are the key factors contributing to forced eviction/displacement/migration of persons/children in the State? 3) Are there specified resettlement procedures in the State, including provision of housing and family reunification, and ensuring access to basic services? Provide details. 4) What are the existing schemes/programmes for such displaced/migrants people in the State? 5) Does the State Government have mechanisms for resettlement of families who have undergone forced evictions or have been displaced/ migrated and need resettlement? 6) Does the State Government have legal provisions to prevent occurrence of forced relocation, displacement/migration or any other type of involuntary population movement? Provide details (Attach copy)

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I. Water and Environment 1) What measures have been taken by the State Government to increase access to safe drinking water

and adequate sanitation? How has the situation improved since January 2004? Provide trends. 2) How has the issue of environmental pollution been addressed in the State? What are the specific

concerns in relation to children? What measures have been to taken to address these concerns? Provide details.

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6. Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities (Article 28)



A. Statistics 1) What State-specific mechanisms does the State Government have to collect statistics on children's

education? Provide details. Which departments in the State are involved in the collection of these statistics? Provide gender-wise statistics on school enrollment, drop-out and retention rates at primary and secondary levels.

1. To assess the school age children, Household survey is conducted involving teachers through DISE (District Information and Education) by State project Directorate. DISE is the Computerised School Data base system developed for educational planning and management at school level to National level.

2. The reports are generated by the software developed by the national institute of Educational planning (NIEPA)

3. Data is also collected through SSA at school level verification by Block Resource Teacher Educators and Block Resource Centres at Block level. The details of school age children from 6to14 years are collected and compiled every 5 years.

4. School wise children enrolled and basic infrastructure facilities available are also collected every year as on 30th September from each school through [“District Information System for Education”] a designed format on NCERT guide lines.

5. Gender wise enrolment, dropout and retention rates at Primary level is enclosed.

Age wise enrollment- in Lakhs (2006-2007)

Age Boys Girls Total 6-11 34.78 32.82 67.6011-14 20.87 19.40 40.2714-16 11.31 10.69 22.0016-18 5.79 6.31 12.10

72.75 69.22 141.97

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SSA 2006 – 2007 – Enrolment

All SC ST Age

B G T B G T B G T

Primary

(6-11) 3178265 2980247 6158512 777495 738724 1516219 68322 62679 131001

Upper

Primary

(11-14)

1871668 1745452 3624120 460439 434731 895170 37658 35581 73239

Source : DISE

Droup Out Rate Retention Rate CR Age

All B G All B G All B G

Primary (6-11) 1.94 1.88 1.91 12.38 10.70 11.54 85.68 87.42 86.55

Upper Primary

(11-14) 4.53 3.63 4.08 8.62 6.08 7.35 86.85 90.29 88.57

Source : DISE

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B. Infrastructure 1) What measures have been taken by the State Government to develop better infrastructure in

schools? Provide details of measures and trends.

The Government provides Rs.2966.97 lakhs as budget estimates during the year 2007-2008 for maintainance And repairs of Government School Buildings Under NABARD, the infrastructure requirements of schools such as constructions of class rooms, laboratories, toilets, providing drinking water and electrification to all the needy, high and higher secondary schools are provided. Infrastructure facilities have been sanctioned for these schools in 3 phases at the cost of Rs.182.74 crores and have been completed successfully. Under phase IV to VII an amount of Rs.525.25 have been sanctioned to 978 schools and the work is in progress.

The details of work done is given below

Academic

year Phase No of Schools

Class Rooms Laboratory Toilet Drinking

water Expenditure (in Crores)

2002-2003 I 96 412 43 137 7 18.362003-2004 II 250 1954 208 425 242 80.642004-2005 III 259 1964 230 433 229 83.742005-2006 IV 351 2558 346 704 319 130.102006-2007 V 198 2392 172 455 172 102.032007-2008 VI 234 3699 210 1047 234 161.312008-2009 VII 195 2970 183 887 195 131.69 1583 15929 1392 4088 1398 707.87

Type of Schools

Type of Schools 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007

Primary 31678 32242 33470 34208 35146Middle 6383 6825 8017 8017 8126High 5028 4859 5046 5046 5095

Hr.Secondary 4109 4136 4536 4536 4736 47198 48062 51807 51807 53103

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Infrastructural development through SSA 1. SSA is providing 2 class room / 3 class room buildings to all newly started or upgraded schools

since 2001 – 2002. 2. Additional Classrooms are provided where there are dire need. 3. Every year Rs.5000/- for Primary & Rs.10,000/- for Upper Primary schools are provided for

Maintenance of School buildings. 4. Rs.2000/- to Primary & Rs.4000/- to Upper Primary schools are provided to each school for

provision of furniture and allied expenses. 5. Buildings of Panchayat Union schools are maintained by Rural Development Local

Administration Department. The maintenance repair etc and additional buildings are also provided through RDLA Department. The buildings of High & Higher Secondary Schools are maintained by PWD. Repair & New Construction are also carried by PWD.

6. Information regarding requirement and maintenance of building are collected by using the Data Capturing forms (District Information System for Education -DISE).

2) What have been the key achievements with regard to infrastructural strengthening in the State?

Which are the key areas where the State is lagging behind and needs support from the Central Government?

1. Building facilities are provided in all schools within the allotment of funds. 2. In a very few areas due to non availability of land the buildings are to be constructed. 3. Out of the total outlay 33% of the amount alone can be spent for construction of Buildings.

Hence we could not provide additional classrooms to all the required schools. 4. Necessary funds have to be provided to provide additional classrooms to all needy schools.

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C. Quality Education 1) What measures have been taken by the State Government to improve the quality of education

which entails the overall development of the child’s personality, talents and mental and physical abilities, and to ensure better management of education? Provide details.

The budgetary Provision for education in Tamil Nadu

Year Elementary

Education (In lakhs)

Secondary Education (In lakhs)

2006-2007 275814.93 244726.00 2007-2008 359780.48 319272.69

The literacy rate in Tamil Nadu increased to 73.47 (Male 82.33, Female 64.55) during 2001 as against 62.66 (Male 73.05 female 51.33) during 1991. Based on the recommendation of the high level committee the Government has enhanced the syllabus on par with NCF 2005. Also Government sanctioned Rs.50 lakhs during 2006-07 for in service training in High and Higher Secondary School Teachers. About 400 teachers were trained in the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training and about 100 teachers trained I the national Council for education Research and Training during 2007 -2008. A scheme is being implemented to conduct a battery of 5 tests to discover the major qualities in children studying in standards VI, VII, and VII in all schools. These major qualities help the students identify speed, endurance, strength, explosive power and ability levels in a child and also indicate the child’s potential to play a particular game or sport. To improve will power memory and IQ and to develop normal and ethical behaviour, yoga is helpful to the teachers and children. It is therefore proposed to train physical education teachers in yoga to train the students. During rhe year2006-07, Government have sanctioned Rs.38 lakhs for the purchase of Library Books for 220 Government High and Higher Secondary Schools.

1. Since 2004 – 2005, to ensure quality education to primary school children a new approach

called Activity Based Learning is made in practice as a pilot project. Teachers are trained on the new methodology. Remarkable improvement is seen in the ability of children’s in Reading

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and Speaking skills and Mathematical talents. This system ensures children to improve their creative activities and mental abilities.

2. Since the new approach is quite encouraging, this system of classroom transaction is extended to all the schools in the State from 2007 – 2008.

3. Co-curricular activities such as Physical Education, Health Education and Art Education are in practice in schools.

Number of Teachers

Type of Schools 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007

Primary 120524 121236 119969 115568 114644Middle 59680 60079 56958 62156 64297High 57621 68212 69065 74168 77392

Hr.Secondary 122845 139789 142362 152574 154597Total 360670 389316 388354 404466 410930

3) Does the State Government seek assistance from international agencies for improving the

quality of education in the State? If yes, provide details of assistance in terms of programmes undertaken, budgetary provisions and the impact of such programmes year-wise from January 2004 onwards.

Not Applicable 4) What are the mechanisms used by the State Government to monitor the performance of schools in

terms of overall development of the child’s personality? Provide details.

• Capabilities of teachers are enhanced through training programmes and workshops and monthly meetings.

• Cluster Resource Centre and Block Resource Centre are formed to ensure Resource, monitoring and supervision system effective.

• Block Resource Centre is formed in each block, Cluster Resource Centre is formed at cluster level for 4-10 schools situated with in a radius of 4 to 5 Kms.

• Cluster Resource Centre co-ordinators and Block Resource Centre Co-ordinators will visit the schools almost twice a week and render necessary assistance to the teachers in classroom transaction.

• In addition, to that District Elementary Education Officer, Asst. Education officer, Addl. Assistant Elementary Educational officers are of help teachers in their need.

• Quality assessment formats are used to capture children’s achievements. 5) What is the status of teacher’s absenteeism in the State? Provide trends. What measures have been

taken by the State Government to check teachers’ absenteeism? Provide details

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Teachers’ absenteeism is not a matter of great concern in Tamilnadu.

6) What training programmes have been taken by the State to improve quality of teaching in schools?

Provide details with coverage.

1. ABL Training - BRTEs 2. ABL Training to teachers - Primary teachers 3. Training on child development - BRTEs 4. Training on child development - Primary teachers 5. Training on Active Learning Methodology for Upper Primary - BRTEs 6. Training on Active Learning Methodology for Upper Primary teachers 7. Induction Training - Newly recruited BRTEs 8. Training on Toys Making & basic science experiments - BRTEs 9. Training on story writing – BRTEs & Teachers 10. Training on cartoon, drawing and painting - BRTEs and Teachers 11. Capacity building training - BRTEs

7) What measures have been taken by the State Government to ensure retention in schools and check

drop-outs? Provide details.

• Every year cohort study details are collected. • Students Tracking System is followed is all schools with the help of Village Education

Register maintained in all schools. • Through Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Special Residential and Non Residential Camps are

conducted exclusively for Dropout children for a specific period and then children are mainstreamed into formal schools.

8) What studies have been undertaken in the State to address the prevailing disparities in access to

education and to improve the quality of teacher training programmes and the school environment? Provide summary and attach copy.

1. Main Objectives of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan are • All children in school, Education Guarantee Centre, Alternative school or ‘Back to School’

camp by 2005. • Bridge all gender and social category gaps at primary stage by 2007 and at Elementary

level by 2010. • Universal Retention by 2010. • Focus on Elementary education of satisfactory quality with emphasis on Education for life.

2. 1610 Primary schools are newly opened, 3362 schools are upgraded to cater the needs of the

Rural Children.

3. Girls Education, SC / ST Education and Education for challenged children are shown special attention through special focus group activities to minimize the gaps.

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4. Teacher training programmes are planned to provide assistance to the teacher to build up and equip their talents. Training on child development and care is also given to teachers.

5. Teachers are given a minimum of 20 days in-service training every year using new techniques in the field of Elementary Education.

6. Cluster Resource Centre at Cluster level, Block Resource Centre at Block level, District Institute of Education and Training in District level provide necessary resource to all the teachers.

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Please ensure this table is filled in before sending the format to Director, DSW Department of _______________________________________________________________ Filled by (Name) (Designation) (Date) Please, ensure whether all data sources, date and other references are included Remarks

D. Child Rights Education 1) Has the State Government been able to introduce the human rights issues including child rights into

the school curricula? Since when? Provide details.

Human rights and child rights issues are incorporated in the school curriculum, in Std VII & Std

VIII Social science subject.

Source : VII Std Social Science Text book Page 132 to 140

VIII Std Social Science Text book Page 178 to 184

2) Are school teachers given training on issues of child rights and respect for children’s participation?

Provide details of training programmes conducted and coverage from 2004 onwards.

Content based trainings are given through SSA for 20 days in a year to all teachers. During the training on social science subject and the contents are also included.

No separate trainings on Human rights or child right is given so far. Training on content and general topics are given to teachers for 20 days through SSA. Issues

on child rights and respect to all children are included while giving training on social science subject.

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E. Participation/Equal Access 1) What mechanisms have been adopted by the State Government to ensure and encourage all

children to have equal access to educational opportunities at all levels of school life? Provide details.

• Major objectives of SSA is to bridge all gender and social category gaps at Primary

stage by 2007 and at elementary level by 2010. • All children should be in school, EGS, Alternative school or Back to school camps. • To achieve these two objectives primary schools, Education Gurantee Scheme Centres

are opened as there is a need to cater to the needs of the deprived section and first generation readers.

• Out of 80,593 habitations 79,944 habitations have easy access to primary schools. 210 Primary schools are approved for this year. In total 80,154 habitations have easy access to primary schooling facility. In the remaining habitations the school age population is very low, Education Gurantee Scheme centres are proposed where ever necessary in these areas.

• Out of 80,593 habitations, 80220 habitations have upper primary schooling facility. In 338 habitations schools are to be upgraded this year. So 80,558 habitations have easy access to upper primary schooling facility.

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F. Early Childhood Education 1) What measures have been taken by the State Government to create awareness on the importance of

early childhood education? Provide details

1. Under Early Childhood Care Education pre school children are prepared for regular schooling and sociability. The activities carried out are opening of new centres in unserved areas under Intergrate Child Development Scheme norms, upgradation of the existing centres and providing infrastructure facilities.

2. Each child is fostered by giving a chance to participate in a wide variety of play based

activities. The activities allow the child to engage actively in the process to learn, to practice and master skills at each level and explore at the next level to develop self confidence. Following activities are carried out through SSA 1. Opening of new centres 2. Strengthening the existing centres. 3. Providing Learning Materials 4. Training teachers on child Psychology and care

3. Creating awareness among the public on importance of Early Childhood Education and care.

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G. Education for Marginalized Groups 1) What are the main reasons for disparity in education in the State and what mechanisms have been

adopted by the State Government to reduce disparity? Provide trends from January 2004 onwards. What are the continuing challenges to reduce these disparities and what specific mechanisms/programmes have been taken up by the State Government in this regard?

a) No disparity is noticed nowadays. b) Providing equal opportunity to all the people alike. c) Strictly following the equity and equality principles. d) Uplifting the marginalized group by providing additional support to them. e) SC/ST, Physically challenged, and Girls Education are given special attention through special

focus group activities under SSA. 2) What mechanisms have been established by the State Government to ensure quality of

programmes? Provide details.

1. A special wing Research Evaluation and monitoring is functioning in SSA with experienced officials.

2. All the activities are properly monitored and evaluated at frequent intervals – and as of when necessary support and guidance also offered.

3. Action Research is undertaken to find solution for problems that prevail in the field level. 4. External agencies are involved in research activities to evaluate the process of implementation

of the scheme and to suggest various measures for improving the quality. 3) What mechanisms have been established by the State Government to ensure that working children

and children belonging to marginalized groups have access to different forms of education including non-formal education? How are such children being integrated into mainstream education? Provide details.

1. As on date drop out rate is 1.94 at Primary and Upper Primary the rate is 4.08. Nearly 1,03,261

lakh children are out of school as per Village Education Register. 2. These children are covered through Residential Bridge Course, Non-Residential Bridge Course,

Residential Bridge Course for mentally challenged children, through Kasturibha Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya, NCLP and INDUS Project TEC Schools.

3. Children are enrolled in any one of these centres and trained for a specific period providing all facilities.

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4. After the specific period the children are mainstreamed into formal schools. 5. A special programme under ILO, Child labour project is now implemented for child labour 6. INDUS child labour project is in vogue in 5 districts. 7. TEC schools are functioning exclusively for the child labour. 8. LEAD schools are identified and strengthened to provide continuous Education to the CL after

training at TEC school with all assistance. 4) What is the trend in the State for privatization of education? What are its implications and impact

on marginalized sections of society in the State? Provide details.

• SSA is taking all steps to provide schooling facilities in all the areas, with a guarantee to provide quality education, the queries of privatization of education is not a concern.

• At the primary level an innovative system Activity Based Learning is being introduced in all schools in the State.

• This system provides ample opportunities for children for creative activities of learning at their own pace.

• The question of privatization of education may not in any way create any impact on marginalized section.

5) What schemes have been made available by the State Government for children from the most

vulnerable groups to ensure their participation in secondary education? Provide details (Attach copy). All the activities of SSA are up to Upper Primary level as on date.

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H. Leisure and Cultural Activities 1) What measures have been taken by the State Government to ensure provision of leisure and

cultural activities such as parks, playgrounds, community centers, etc. in schools and in the community? Provide details. Are these provisions mandatory and part of the overall planning process?

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7. Special Protection Measures (Articles 22, 30, 32-36, 37 (b)-(d), 38, 39 & 40)



A. Childline 1) How many districts in the State have set up childline facilities? How many children in the State

have access to childline services?

Childline has been established in 10 places in Tamil Nadu 2) Has the State Government set any target for setting up childlines in all the districts of the state? If

yes, what is the target?

Yes, to setup in all Districts in a phased manner 3) What support mechanisms has the State Government put in place to ensure effective participation

of NGOs for providing services to children? Provide details.

In Chennai, Childline Services is run by the Department of Social Defence with NGOs as Collaborative and Support Organisations. In other places the District Collector is the Chairman of Childline Advisory Board.

4) What are the existing services available to children through childline? Are these services adequate

to respond to the calls received from children?

Rescue repatriation, Health care, Institutional Care, Protection from abuse, action against the abuser, production before the Child Welfare Committee

5) What are the new services that the childline proposes to establish in the State?

___________

6) What are the evaluation/review mechanisms of childline services in the State? What issues have emerged from them? How are these been addressed? Provide details.

The Childline Advisory Board frequently meet and discuss the issues

Issues • Lack of co-operation from the public • Lack of co-operation from Public call Office • Lack of co-operation from Police.

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B. Children in/affected by Conflict Situations 1) Since January 2004 have there been any conflict situations which disrupt normal life and the

security of children in the State? Provide details. What have been the contributory factors? Provide details and statistics on the number of women and children affected by such conflict situations in the State.

No

2) What measures are being taken/safeguards being put in place by the State Government to check

violation of child rights under such circumstances? Provide details.

_________ 3) What measures have been taken by the State Government to prohibit and prevent the recruitment of

children under the age of 18 in relation to their rights? Provide details. _________

4) What measures have been adopted by the State Government to ensure to various services such as

access to education, health care including nutrition and protection of children in/affected by conflict situations? Provide details of children having access to these services.

_________ 6) What measures are being taken by the State Government to ensure confidentiality and

protection of children affected by conflict situations from media exposure and exploitation?

_________ 6) How does the State Government ensure proper investigation of violation of rights of children

in/affected by conflict situations, prompt prosecution of perpetrators and adequate reparation to child victims in conflict situations?

_________

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C. Refugee Children (if applicable) 1) What mechanisms does the State Government have to elicit information on refugee children?

Provide details. What are the situations under which these children have become refugees? Provide details.

_________ 2) What support does the State Government receive from the Government of India and other agencies

for addressing the problems of refugee children in the State?

_________ 3) What mechanisms does the State Government have for proper investigation of violation of rights of refugee children? Provide details.

_________ 4) What measures are being taken by the State Government for the physical and psycho-social rehabilitation of refugee and asylum seeking children in the State? Provide details.

_________ 5) What mechanisms have been adopted by the State Government to ensure physical safety, proper health, education and social welfare to refugee children and to facilitate their family reunification? Provide details.

_________ 6) How is the situation of refugee children in the State being monitored? Provide details.

_________

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D. Children Affected by Man-made/Natural Disasters 1) Has the State witnessed any man-made or natural disasters (like earth quakes, floods or famine,

tsunami, etc.) in the last three years? Provide details from 2004 onwards.

This State has witnessed the Tsunami during 2005 . 2) How many children have been affected by such disasters?

About 4,700 children were affected, including deaths 3) How many children affected were separated from their parents?

About 340 have been separated from their parents.. 4) What measures have been taken by the State Government to provide protective services to such

children? Provide details.

1. Immediately 3 orphanages have been opened by the Government in the most affected Districts, Nagapattinam, Kanyakumari and Cuddalore. Such children were admitted in the orphanages where no other alternatives were available

2. Children were produced before the Child Welfare Committee for rehabilitation 3. Adoption of such children were banned 4. They were provided with psychological counselling 5. Financial Assistance

a. A sum of Rs. 5,00,000 for each child in the Age group of 0-14 who are utter destitute was sanction as Fixed Deposit

b. Distributed free Books and Note books to the children studying from 1 std to XII std along with Uniform

Village Level Watch Dog Committees Member was oriented to prevent trafficking of children

5) What preventive measures and disaster preparedness programmes have been taken up by the State

Government? Provide details. _______________

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E. Economic Exploitation including Child Labour 1) Does the State Government have State-specific statistics from 2004 onwards on children working in hazardous occupations, including those working as bonded labourers, especially in the informal sector, in household enterprises, as domestic servants and in agriculture? If yes, provide details.

There is no specific statistics on children working in hazardous occupations including those working as bonded labourers especially in the informal sector and in household enterprises, as domestic servants and in agriculture.

2) What has been the State’s experience on the implementation of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986? What are the specific problems related to the implementation of this Act in the State? Provide details on structures/ mechanisms, staff, capacity, resources, conviction rates and monitoring of enforcement. Answered in Annexure – 2 3) How many districts in the State have been covered under the National Child Labour Project (NCLP)? Provide figures for number of districts/ children removed from work/and receiving education. What measures are taken by the State Government to prevent these children from falling back into the labour force? Has the State Government conducted any evaluation to reflect the achievements/constraints in the implementation of the NCLP? If yes, provide details.

Answered in Annexure – 2

4) Is the Supreme Court Judgment on child labour being implemented in the State? How is this being monitored? Provide number of cases registered and number of prosecutions. Specify the problems faced for non- implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on child labour.

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Number of working children Total complaints registered Total complaints addressed Total number of prosecutions

Answered in Annexure – 2

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5) Has the State Government set up Vigilance Committees to ensure proper implementation of the Child Labour Act? Provide details.

District committees were formed in all the districts under the Chairmanship of District Collector for identifying child labour in hazardous employment and undertake measures to relieve the children from employment and rehabilitate them. Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories is the member Secretary for this District Committee. In all the districts, inspection teams have been formed for inspecting the registered and unregistered establishments, which are hazardous in nature.

6) What are the State-specific studies conducted by NGOs or international agencies on the incidence and elimination of child labour in the State. Provide summary and attach copies.

There is no specific study conducted by NGOs or International Agencies on the incidence and elimination of child labour in the State.

7) Has the State Government conducted public awareness programmes for elimination of child labour? If yes, provide details of each programme year-wise from 2004 onwards for: parents, children, employers, labour enforcement officers and inspectors, trade union leaders, judicial officers and other relevant professionals. Provide details on programmes and coverage by category. Answered in Annexure – 2 8) Does the State Government receive any technical or financial assistance from international agencies to reduce child labour? Provide details.

International Labour Organization renders the technical assistance and financial support in running the INDUS Child Labour Project in the State. UNICEF supports the State Government’s initiative in eradicating child labour whenever required. Funds to the tune of Rs.7,60,09,300/- has been provided by International Labour Organisation, New Delhi for running the INDUS Project upto 31.08.2007

9) Has the recent circular (effective from October 2006) issued by the Ministry of Labour, Government of India, adding domestic work and work in road side tea shops and restaurants in the list of hazardous occupations, been implemented in the State? Provide details on the number of cases registered under the new circular and the number of prosecutions.

Yes, (Details on the number of cases registered under the new notification enclosed vide Annexure – B)

10) What special measures have been taken by the State Government to spread awareness about the new circular issued by the Ministry of Labour? Provide details Answered in Annexure – 2.

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11) What steps have been taken by the State Government for the management of children out of work? Provide details

Children who are withdrawn from labour force are admitted into the NCLP/INDUS special Schools, regular Schools and Alternative Innovative Education Centres, Education Guarantee Scheme and Residential Camps. Children who attain certain level of education are mainstreamed into formal schools and are monitored by the Special School Teachers in NCLP and by the Community workers in the INDUS Project.

Beneficiary Tracking:-

The INDUS Child Labour Project tracks all beneficiaries by providing them with a unique identification number. The main purpose of tracking all Child Labour is to a) ensure retention of the children in educational and vocational training interventions and b) follow up mainstreamed child and adolescent workers. Index cards and Progress cards have been filled for all the child Labour identified and enrolled in formal Schools for the children in the age group 5 to 8 years, in the age group 9 to 13 years who are are enrolled in Transitional Education Centres and 14 to 17 years who are enrolled in Vocational Training Centres. Community workers and Teachers track the children and fill up the progress cards and the data is uploaded in the ILO web site.

Child Labour Monitoring System:-

In order to keep track of the mainstreamed children of TECs as well as migrant children so as to ensure continued education, a mechanism has been evolved by a Consultant in consultation with ILO. Child Labour Monitoring system has been evolved in Tamilnadu to identify and withdraw children from labour and refer them to schools and continuously track their attendance and progress. It is a tool to monitor that there is no child labour at the village, block and district levels, and in any ward, zone or city. CLMS could be adopted as an exit strategy

Follow up of the mainstreamed Children – Dharmapuri Experience

In Dharmapuri National Child Labour Project, the mainstreamed Children from the special Schools are followed up by the special School. Teachers. The Teachers are given an incentive of Rs 50/- per child by the Unicef. One special School Teacher is able to follow up nearly 15 children and she gets an incentive of Rs 750/- for following up the mainstreamed children and this has proved to be a success. Teachers meet the mainstreamed Children who are studying in the special schools , meet the School teachers to know the progress of these children. They also meet the parents of these children and try to cover these families under poverty alleviation schemes.

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F. Substance Abuse 1) What mechanisms are in place in the State to collect information on children (street children, children in institutional care, school-going children, etc.) affected by substance abuse? What measures are being taken by the State Government to prevent substance abuse among children and to tackle the affected children? Provide details.

Collection of details from children admitted in institutions for case history for prevention- NGOs supported by Government of India NGOs supported by Government of India are creative avernas June 26th of every year is observed as the Inter National Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Awareness – programmes are conducted in schools

2) What mechanisms does the State Government have for rehabilitation of children affected by substance abuse?

Counselling Treatment cum rehabilitation

3) Which agencies (government/NGOs/private sector) in the State are working on programmes related to substance abuse? Provide details.

S.No Name of the NGO 1. SOC-SEAD,

P.B.No.395, Old Goods Shed Road, Teppakulam Post, Trichy – 620 002. (Ayikudi Centre)

2. Tiruchirapalli Multipurpose Social Service Society, Melapudur, P.B.No.12, Trichy – 620 001.

3. Khajamalai Ladies Association, Khajamalai, Trichy – 620 023.

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4. M.S. Chellamuthu Trust and Research Foundation, No.643, K.K.Nagar, Madurai - 625 020.

5. Sri. Victoria Educational Society, Enathukkanpatti Post Puthukkottai Road, Mathakkottai, Thanjavur – 613 005.

6. Indian Institute of Women & Child Health Trust,

Battalagundu Road,

Sempathi (P.O) Dindigul District - 624 707.

7. Foundation for Infrastructure Reconstruction and Employment, 1/82. E. Anna Nagar, Sirumugai- 641302 Coimbatore District.

8. Community Action for Rural Development (CARD), Samathuvapuram, Pulivalam - 622507 Pattukottai District.

9. Centre for Action and Rural Education (CARE),

No.6, Kambar Street, Teacher’s Colony, Erode – 638 011.

10. Athencottasan Muthamizh Kazhagam 7-46.B, Naduvoorkarai, Mondaikad – 629252. Kanniyakumari District.

11. Sri Ramakrishna Seva Nilayam, 306,Kalakodi street, Tenkasi- 627811 Tirunelveli District.

12. T.T.Ranganathan Clinical & Research Foundation No.17, 4th Main Road, Indira Nagar, Chennai – 600 020.

13. Bharathi Women Development Centre, Kattur-Post,

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Manakkal Ayyampattai (via), Thiruvarur District – 610 104.

14. Khajamalai Ladies Association, Khajamalai, Trichy – 620 023.

15. Gramiya Social Welfare Society, No.35, Railway Street, Malliyam, Nagai Dist.

16. Sri Ramakrishna Seva Nilayam, 306,Kalakodi street, Tenkasi- 627811 Tirunelveli District.

17. Kalaiselvi Karunalaya Social Welfare Society, Chennai.

18. SARAS TRUST, 203, Main Bazar, Ooty, The Nilgiris.

19. Centre for Action and Rural Education (CARE),

No.6, Kambar Street, Teacher’s Colony, Erode – 638 011.

20. Centre for Development & Communication Trust, Kamachipuram, Theni Dist.

21. CARE,

12, Maha Rishi Nagar, Sanyasi Karadu (P.O), Mohanur Road, Namakkal.

22. The Voluntary Health Services, Adyar, Chennai – 600 113.

23. SUPPORT, No.162, Sholinger Road, SBI Complex, Arokkonam – 631001 Vellore District.

24. PARKKAVAN TRUST, 32, East Street, Pullambadi, Lalgudi Taluk, Trichy.

25. Mass Action Network India Trust, (Manasha De-addition Centre) No.53/21, 1st Floor, Arcot Road, Saligramam, Chennai – 600 093.

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26. Society for Rural Development Promotion Services (SRDPS), 533, Durai Nagar, Tirupathur, Vellore District.

4) Has the State Government developed a drug control plan based on the National Drug Control Plan? Is the Plan being properly implemented? If no, provide reasons for non- implementation.

__________ 5) Are there programmes on awareness generation related to prevention of substance abuse in the State? If yes, provide details of coverage and target groups.

Two NGOs are provided funds by the Government of India for exclusive awareness. Other 24 NGOs are receiving grants from Government of India for awareness creation as part of their

programmes

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G. Sexual Exploitation of Children/trafficking in Children 1) What are the specific problems related to trafficking of children in the State? Is there an estimate of

the number of children involved in trafficking for different purposes? Provide details from January 2004 onwards.

Poverty, Illiteracy lack of social control, lack of awareness among community, gender, discrimination, cheap labour, Dys-functional families, inadequate enforcement of law, abandoned / neglected children due to natural disasters like floods, draught, Tsunami etc. No case of trafficking of children was reported.

2) To what extent is the ITPA being implemented in the State? Has the State Government framed any

rules for the implementations of ITPA if yes, provide details.

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Total number of children trafficked Nil Nil Nil Total complaints registered Nil Nil Nil Total complaints addressed Nil Nil Nil Total number of prosecutions Nil Nil Nil

3) What measures have been taken by the State Government to ensure punitive action against the perpetrators?

Police is taking action against perpetrators who organize such crimes. Now provisions under Goondas Act is invoked to detain such offenders.

4) What programmes of rehabilitation and social reintegration of child victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation being taken up in the State? Provide details of the number of children receiving services under each programme.

Traffic child victims are treated as children in need of care and protection and are produced before the Child Welfare Committees. They follow the procedure prescribed in the Juvenile Justice Act and if it is not possible to rehabilitate them in any other method, they are admitted in children’s home they are given free food, shelter, clothing and bedding and educational and vocational training. Children who have aptitude for higher studies are also sent to higher education in out side school and collage.

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Once they complete the period of training in the institutions, they are given assistance in the form of tools and equipments relating to the trade in which they are been trained under Lump Sum grant ranging from Rs. 500 to 2500 They are also provided with financial assistance of Rs. 5000 each or materials assistance for Rs. 10,000/- from the Tamil Nadu Social defence Welfare fund for their self employment. Girls children are also rehabilitated through marriages and a marriage grant of Rs.5,000/- being provided.

5) Which agencies are actively working in the State on the issue of child trafficking? Provide details. Has the State Government received technical assistance from these agencies? Provide details.

Besides Police Department, Social Welfare Department is also working on the issue in association with NGOs and Women Organizations.

Chennai

Marialaya No.29,Pedariyar Koil Street, Chennai – 600 001.

Mass Action Network India Trust

19, west Sivan Koil Street, Vadapalani, Chennai – 26.

Indian Community welfare Organisation

Plot No.1369, 18th Main Road, 1st Block, 6th Street, Valluvar Colony, Anna Nagar west, Chennai – 40.

Kancheepuram 1. We Care Social Service Society

4/88 Nethaji Street Singaperumal Koil, Chengalpattu.

2. Duraiswamy Generous Social Education Association

Villvarayanallur, Pakkam post, Mathuranthagam, Kancheepuram District. Kancheepuram District 601 301.

3. Guide

215 J.C.K. Nagar Chengalpattu – 603 002.

Vellore 1. Community Development Society (CODES)

CMC Campus,

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Bagayam Arani Road Vellore – 632 002.

2. Society for Rural Development and Projects(SRDP)

195/15 Vallalar Nagar, Tirupattur.

3. Vanniyambadi Madhar Sangam 250 Mariamman Koil Street New Town, Vaniyambadi.

Thiruvanamalai 1. Community Oriented Rehabilitation Association (CORA)

38/16,1st Street, Puthu theru, Polur Road, Ezhil nagar, Vengikkal, Thiruvannamalai.

2. Rural Women’s Development Society

No.1,Chinnakadai Street, Thiruvannamalai- 606601.

3. Terre-Des-Hommes Core Trust

Perumbakkam Road, Thiruvannamalai- 606603.

Villupuram 1. Annai Karunalaya Social Welfare Association,

No.25/2/7, Gingee Road, Tindivanam.604001.

2. Association for Rural Mass India

89/A, Shanmugapriya Street, Vallalar Nager, Vanimedu, Villupuram.

3. Bullock Cart Workers Development Association

P.B.No.93, 858,East pondy Road, Villupuram.

Cuddalore 1. CREED ( Centre for Rural Education and Economic Development)

P.B.No.9, 18, Siva Nagar, Chidambaram – 608001, Cuddalore District.

2. Karunalaya North Periyar Nagar, Near TNCSC Godown, Virudhachalam.

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3. Madhar Nala Thondu Niruvanam

Pathirikuppam, Cuddalore – 607401.

Salem 1. Terre Des Hommes Core Trust,

No. 8, E, Raghuram colony, Gandhi Road, Salem - 636007.

2. Good Shephered Community Development Project No.9, Adaikkala Nagar, Hasthampatti, Salem – 636007.

3. Panpagam Social Service Organisation

8, Rajiv Gandhi Street, Meyanur Main Road, Five Roads, Salem.

Dharmapuri 1. Bommanur Society for Village Development

Bommanur P.O, Palacode Taluka, Dharmapuri District – 636805.

2. Rural Integrated Development Organisation

Sevagram, Morappur, Dharmapuri District – 635305.

3. World Vision of India

35/4, Thenkanikkottai Road, Shanti Nagar, Hosur, Dharmapuri District – 635109.

Krishnagiri 1. Kingsly Community Centre

Kandi kuppam Post, Krishnagiri Taluk, Krishnagiri Distirct.

2. Annai Kasthuri bai Gandhi Boys and Girls Home 714, South Mada Street, Krishnagiri – 635001.

3. IVDP

No. 201, Gandhi Nagar, Krishnagiri – 635001.

Tiruchirapalli 1. Tiruchirapalli Multipurpose Social Service Society

49K, Bharathiyar Salai,

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Trichy – 620001.

2. Rural Action for Co-operation and Economic Development Trust Valanadukaikatti, Pirampatti P.O,Manaparai Taluk, Trichy District.

3. Anbalayam Vairam Memorial Complex, By pass Road, (opp. To Siva Automobiles) Subramaniyapuram, Trichy.

Madurai 1. Foundation for Human Rights and Development(FoHRD),

Plot No. 206, K.K.Nagar. Madurai - 20.

2. Women Development Resource Centre 45, Harvey Nagar, 2nd Street, Arasaradi, Madurai – 16.

3. Society for Community Organisation Trust(SOCO Trust)

V.R. Krishnayer Mahal, Lake Avenue, K.K.Nagar, Madurai – 20.

Coimbatore 1. Imayam Social Welfare Association

20 B, K.R. Nagar, Sathi Road, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore – 641012.

2. Thayagam

Vellaloor Road, Singanallur, Coimbatore.

3. Families for Children

Vellavedu Road, Pothanur, Coimbatore

The Nilgiris 1. Myrada

Coonoor, Nilgiris District.

2. Nilgiri Adhivasi Welfare Association

Kothagiri.

3. Rural Development Organisation Aruvangadu, Coonoor, Ooty – 1.

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Erode 1. Positive Association Network

2/67, Nachiappa Second Street, Erode – 638001.

2. Women’s Organisations in Rural Development

442, Tiruchenkodu Road, Pallipalayam, Erode – 638006.

3. Human Integrated Life and Learnings

2/93, Thimmayan pudur, Rangasamutharam, Sathyamangalam, Erode District – 638402.

Dindigul 1. People Education for Action and Emancipation Trust ( Peace Trust)

Near Police Housing Colony, Trichy Road, Dindigul.

2. Rural Educational for Action and Development

H.27, 5th Cross , 2nd Main Road, R.M. Colony, Dindigul.

3. Development Education and Environment Protection Society,

Aruna Meenakshi Nagar, Reddiapatti P.O.- 624003 Dindigul.

Virudhunagar 1. BLOSSOM

77.Sekkilar Street, Virudhunagar- 626001

2. Rajiv Gandhi Rural Women and Children Development Scheme

V.O.C. Nagar, Choolakkarai, Virudhunagar – 3.

3. Development Action for women in need ( DAWN)

8/192, By pass Road, Virudhunagar.

Theni 1. Reaching the unreached

G.Kallupatti, Periyakulam Taluk, Theni District -625203

2. Seva Nilayam Society Rajasthani post, Aundipatti – 625512, Theni District.

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3. SOPORT

106/1, North Agraharam, Periyakulam.

Karur 1. People Education and Social Action Trust

4/141-A, Arangapalayam P.O, Chinnadharapuram, Aravackurichi, Karur – 639202

2. Psycho Trust

248, Clarret Nagar Vennamalai post, Karur – 639009.

3. Sheperd Trust,

1/92, Panchayat union Office Road, K. Paramathi, Karur – 639111.

Sivagangai

1. AISSNMM 37.A,Valuthasamy KOIL Street, Sivagangai.

2. CRWD

5,Galileo Hall Street, Sivagangai.

3. Rural Education Development Society (REDS)

Co-operative Nagar, Kootturavupatti, Sivagangai.

Perambalur 1. Rural Education and Action Development

1926,Sakthi Vinayagar Street, Vilandai- Andimadam, Perambalur – 621801.

2. Indian Development Organisation Trust (Indo Trust)

Venkatesapuram, Near Krishna Theatre, Perambalur – 621212.

3. World Vision India

126, Avvaiyar Street, Thuraimangalam, Perambalur – 621220.

Namakkal 1. Women’s Organisation in Rural Development

442, Tiruchenkodu Road,

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Pallipalayam, Namakkal.

2. Joseph Chellmuthu Education Trust 4,Annai Arputham Nagar, Keerambal, Namakkal.

3. Society for Rural Development

34D/12, Thiru Nagar, Mohanur Road, Namakkal.

Kanniyakumari 1. Mahalir Association for Literacy Awareness and Rights(MALAR)

16/228, Kaliyankadu, Kanniyakumari.

2. Trinity Rural Development Service Centre

8D/8, Darshni, Bharathi Nagar, Nagarkoil – 629002 Kanniyakumari District.

3. V innarasu Association of India

Azhagiamandapam, Mulagumoodu post 629167, Kanniyakumari District.

Nagapattinam 1. Avvai Village welfare Society

Kilvelur – 611104, Nagapattinam District.

2. Nehru Social Education Centre

Ayakkaranpulam – 614707, Nagapattinam District.

3. Veed Trust,

Kamarajar Street, Velankanni.

Pudukkottai 1. Development Education for Rural Mass (DERMA)

1366, North Main Street, Pudukkottai.

2. MEDAL

3067 Kumaran Nagar, Thirukkattalai post, Pudukkottai.

3. Grama Suyaraj

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Chithupatti, Keelakurichi post, Pudukkottai District.

Ramanathapuram

1. Nehru Yuvakendra 1/392, Bharathi Nagar, Ramanathapuram.

2. Santhanam Foundation

1/1901, Pattinamkathan (South), Ramanathapuram – 623508.

3. Sarada Social Welfare Organisation 8/54, A3 Madhavan Nagar, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram District.

Thanjavur 1. Durga Women’s Organisation

9, Kamatchi Joshier Street, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District

2. Sri Victoria Educational Society

Enathukkanpatti, Pudukkottai Road, Mathakkottai, Thanjavur – 613005.

3. Thanjavur Multipurpose Social Service Society

2851/50, Trichy Road, P.B.No.77, Thanjavur – 613001.

Tiruvallur 1. Gnanammal Integrated Rural Women’s Development Society (GIRWDS)

St.Annes School’s Complex, Tiruvallur.

2. Tntegrated Rural Community Development Society (IRCDS) No. 13,Dr.Abdul Kalam Street, MDM Nagar, Tiruvallur – 602001.

3. Kalai Selvi Karunalaya Social Welfare Society

No. PP 1- III Block, Mugappair West, Chennai – 58.

Tiruvarur 1. Bharathi women Development Centre

Vilagam, Kattur- post, Manakkal Ayyampettai,(Via), Tiruvarur – 610104.

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2. Karunalaya 131,Arasaladi, opp.National ITI, Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur.

3. Bharatha Matha Family Welfare Foundation

23 B , Mannai Road, Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur District.

Tirunelveli 1. Arasan Rural Development Society

129 D, Anna Salai, Kalakad, Tirunelveli District.

2. Kalaimagal Kalvi Sangam

148,Ramaswamy Koil Street, Ambasamudhram.

3. Tirunelveli Multipurpose Social Service Society

2A, St. Mark Street, Palayamkottai – 627002.

Tuticorin 1. Bharathamatha Welfare Trust

20 B/1 Fathima Nagar 6th Street, Thoothukudi – 628003

2. Tuticorin Multipurpose Social Service Society

Bishop House, P.B.No.122, Tuticorin – 628001.

3. Women Education for Development Trust (WED-TRUST) Tiruchendur – 628215, Tuticorin District.

6) What educational and awareness generation programmes are conducted in the State to prevent and combat trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children? Provide coverage and indicate the focus areas of each of these programmes.

In each school one female teacher was trained as counseller to counsell the school children, especially the girl children about prevention of trafficking.

7) What studies have been conducted in the State to assess the causes, nature and extent of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children? Summarize findings and attach copy of the study/studies.

A study has proposed to be conducted during 2007-08

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H. Street Children 1) Has the State Government developed a comprehensive system of collection of disaggregated data on street children at the district levels? If yes, provide details. What is the estimated number of street children in the State?

A survey has been conducted during 2005 in 6 Municipals Corporation. The Total No. of street children are as follows. Chennai - 37,683, Madurai -1,897, Salem -1,734, Coimbatore - 1,484, Tirunelveli - 926, and Tiruchirapalli - 1610.

2) Does the State Government have a comprehensive programme for street children? What are the key components of this programme? What mechanisms does the State Government have to monitor the programme of street children at the State, district and local levels? What are the services undertaken through these programmes and what is the coverage? Provide details.

Yes, the State Government is implementing Comprehensive Programme for street children. The programme provide food clothing besides non-formal education and vocational training. The programes is monitored by the programme development and evaluation cell at the State Level and by the Probation Officer at the District Level. The objective of the programme is to provide a safe shelter to children on the street and to protect them from anti-social elements.

3) What provisions has the State Government made for street children who are victims of physical, sexual and substance abuse for reconciliation with their families and community? Provide details.

The Comprehensive Programme for street children is implemented through Non-Governmental Organisation with the State Government financial assistance. The child victims of abuse are given counselling through trained counseller/social workers. Whenever parents could be tracedout they are properly counselled and educated the protect their children further.

4) What are the specific challenges faced by these programmes for street children in the State? Which nodal department is responsible for programmes for street children?

Increasing incidences of alcohol and drug abuse among street children is one of the most challenging problems. The Department of Social Defence is Nodal Department responsible for implementing street children programmes.

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5) What studies has the State Government conducted on street children? Provide details and report key findings. Attach copies.

The State Government has conducted a Situational analysis of street children. 6) What partnership does the State Government have with international agencies/NGOs/ civil society networks in the implementation of programmes for street children? Provide details. What are the funding sources for programmes related to street children in the State? Provide details.

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7I Please ensure this table is filled in before sending the format to Director, DSW


I. Administration of Juvenile Justice Children in need of care and protection/juveniles in conflict with the law 1) What are the State-specific sources of data/information on children in need of care and protection

and juveniles in conflict with the law? Provide details.

A study about the number of children in need of care and protection in municipal corporation areas have been planned during 2007-08

Implementation/ Resources 1) Provide details of the implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2000 in the

State? Is the State Government following the Central rules for the implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act?

There are 31 Children Home (11 run by Government and 20 by NGOs), 8 Observation Home(6) run by Government and 2 by NGOs) 2 Special Homes 3 After Care Organisation run by Government 5 Shelter Homes (2 run by Government and 3 NGOs) 1 special care centre run by NGOs has been identified. 18 Child Welfare Committees and 8 Juvenile Justice Board were constitued covering the whole states to deal with the issues of children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with the law. As per section 63 of the Act Special Juvenile Aid Police Units where established and child welfare Officers were also appointed in every police station. District Advisory Committee under section 62(3) of the Juvenile Justice Care and Protection of children of which is also the inspection committees were formed in the Districts. Guidelines have been formulated for adoption, foster care and sponsorship. Guidelines for After Care Organisation were also formed. Fund under section 61(f) was created as Tamil Nadu Social Defence Welfare Fund. The State Government had its own rule –Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules 2001.

2) Apart from Central funding, what resources have been allocated by the State Government for the implementation of the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000? Provide details of the resources and their use. 50% cost on a specialized norms is only given by the Government of India. Balance is allotted by the State Government.

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3) What partnership does the State Government have with international agencies/NGOs/civil society

networks in the implementation of programmes related to juvenile justice? Provide details. International agency UNICEF is funding for conducting orientation and training programmes to the Stakeholders NGOs are running Children’s Home/ Observation Homes/ Shelter Homes and are also recognized as Fit Institution and Fit Persons under this Act. NGOs are involved in Co-management of Children’s Home, Observation Homes. Voluntary Escorts from the society are appointed for escorting children to their destination.

Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs), Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) and Children's Homes

1) Provide information on the number of districts covered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2000 in the State, number of JJBs, number of CWCs and number of districts with special police.

Provide information on the number of districts covered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2000 in the State, number of JJBs, number of CWCs and number of districts with special police.

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

Number of Districts 29 29 30 30 30Number of Juvenile Justice Boards 8 8 8 8 8

Number of Child Welfare Committees 18 18 18 18 18

Number of districts having special police for dealing with juveniles

29 29 30 30 30

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2) Provide details on number and nature of registered cases under the JJBs and CWCs. Also provide details of number of cases reviewed, number of pending cases and number of orders of placement of children (to be updated till June 2007)

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 JJB CWC JJB CWC JJB CWC JJB CWC JJB CWCTotal number of complaints registered

326

2247

970 2121 1735 2220

1546

1453 1221 2060

Total number of complaints addressed

197

1881

493 2068 1070 2210

1003

1699 671 1904

Total number of pending cases

215

229 655 240 1186 201

1385

214 1667 315

Total number of cases reviewed

--

480 -- 457 -- 576

--

440 -- 568

Total number of orders of placement of children

4

285 16 284 43 435

30

372 27 368

3) Provide year-wise information on the total number of children in various homes in the State.

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Number of various categories of homes a. Children's home

Govt. 11 Pvt. 20

11 20

11 20

1120

1120

b. Observation home Govt. 6Pvt. 2

62

6 2

62

62

c. Special home Govt. 2Pvt. - 2 2 2 2

d. Orphanages - - - - -

Capacity in each category of homes a. Children's home

Govt2300Pvt 1240

23001240

2500 1240

25001290

25001290

b. Observation home Gvt 350Pvt 100

350100

350 100

350100

350100

c. Special home Govt. 200Pvt. --

200--

200 --

200--

200--

d. Orphanages -- -- -- -- --

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Average occupancy of children in each category of homes a. Children's home

Govt. 883Pvt. 268 703

301

934 722

820732

889708

b. Observation home Govt. 154 Pvt. 29

16239

145 49

16045

16645

c. Special home Govt. 2 Pvt. -

2-

2 -

3-

1-

d. Orphanages -- -- -- -- -- 4) How many children have been located in Observation Homes for more than four months? Provide

details of the number of children in each Observation Home.

Observation Home 2002-03

2003-04

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Chennai 70 40 40 43 60Cuddalore 4 6 5 5 2Thanjavur 5 4 9 6 11Salem 4 3 3 4 2Tiruchirapalli - - - - -Tirunelveli 24 8 10 3 3Madurai - - 9 1 -Coimbatore - 2 3 5 7

5) How many children have been there in Special Homes for more than three years? Provide details of

the number of children in each Special Home.

Special Home 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Chennai 3 1 6 3 1Vellore - - 4 6 2

6) What is the mechanism for the registration of child care organisations? How many organisations

have been registered in the State? Provide details of number of children in each of these organisations?

Certification/ recognition and transfer of institutions:- If the management of any Organisation desires certification or recognition under this Act, a written application together with the copies of Rules, Bye-laws, Articles of Association, List of Members of Society of the Organisation, Office Bearers, their status, past record of the Society to be submitted to the Department of Social Defence. Inspection of the Organisation will taken up by an Officer from the Department of Social Defence on the provisions made in the Organisation for boarding and lodging, general health, educational facilities, vocational training and treatment services based on the recommendation of the Inspecting Officer, the State Government will issue orders for certification or recognition of any organisation under this organisation.

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Name of the Institution

Boys

Girls

1. Children’s Homes 446 521 2. Observation Homes 59 1 3. Short Stay Homes - 15

7) What problems are being faced regarding the registration of child care organisations? What measures have been taken by the State Government to address these problems? Provide details.

_______________ Training 1) How many magistrates, involved in the implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and

Protection) Act, 2000, have been trained? Provide details from January 2004 onwards.

Training Programme to the Chairman and members of Child Welfare Committees on 3.12. 2002

One day Orientation to Chairman and members of Child Welfare Committees at Chennai on 20.1.2004 and on 21.2.2004 at Madurai.

2) What measures have been institutionalized for the capacity building for the implementation of the

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2000 at all levels of the justice administration process including institutional care? Provide details of training, periodicity, numbers trained for each category year-wise starting from January 2004.

Orientation to Probation Officers on Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 on 13.3.2002 and 21.3.2002

One day consultation meet with senior Police Officers held on 12.6.2002 Two day workshop for NGOs on Juvenile Justice Act held on 5th and 6th August 2002 and 28th &

29th August 2002

Training Programme to Watch and Ward Staff in child care institutions on Juvenile Justice Act held on 16-17.7.2002, 25-26.9.2002 Training Programme to Chairman and members of Child Welfare Committees held on 3.12.2002 Training Programme to Assistant Superintendents, Managers of child care institutions held on 18.12.2002. Orientation Programme to Headmaster/ Teachers of child care institutions held on 23.1.2003 Training to Superintendents of Vigilance Homes and Probation Officers of the Department held on 13.2.2003

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Orientation Programmes to Judicial Officers, A.P.Ps., Police Officers and members of DLAC on Combating Trafficking held on 20.12.2003 Orientation Programme to Chairman and members of Child Welfare Committes held on 20.1.2004 and 21.1.2004 Orientation Programme to Railway Officials and Railway Police on Child Rights and Trafficking held on 27.4.2004 Orientation Programme to Police Officials on Juvenile Justice System and Trafficking held on 4.6.2004 Orientation Programme for NGOs on Child Rights and Trafficking held on 18.6.2004 Orientation Programme with Government Departments on Child Rights and Trafficking held on 17.8.2004

Rehabilitation 1) What measures are in place for the rehabilitation of children coming out of institutional care

including special homes? Provide details. What are the specific challenges faced by the State Government regarding the rehabilitation of these children? Provide details and give examples of best practices.

Trafficked Child Victims are treated as children in need of care and protection and are produced before the Child Welfare Committees. They follow the procedures prescribed in the Juvenile Justice Act and if it is not possible to rehabilitate them in any other methods they are admitted in Children’s Homes. There they are given free food, shelter, clothing and bedding and educational and vocation training. Children who have aptitude for higher studies are also send to higher education in outside schools and colleges. Once they complete the period of training in the institutions, they are given assistance in the form of tools and equipments relating to the trade in which they have been trained under lumpsum grant ranging from Rs.500-2500/- They are also provided with financial assistance of Rs.5,000/- each or material assistance of Rs.10,000/- from the Tamil Nadu Social Defence Welfare Fund for their self-employment. Girl children are also rehabilitated through marriages and a marriage grant of Rs.5,000/- is being provided. A run away boy from Orissa was institutionalized as the whereabouts of his parents were not known. He studied in the school section of the Children’s Home and after discharge he was referred to an NGO for an appointment. The NGO later traced out his address in Orissa with his help. By which time his parents expired. He was not able to communicate with the other relatives due to language problem and he was not found convenient there. Later he returned to the same NGO and worked there, got married and settled at Chennai. Recently, on the recommendations of the Probation officer he got an employment in Government as Office Assistant and settled in life.

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Challenges:- 1. Lack of employment opportunities. 2. Discontinuance of resevation for professional courses

2) Are the rehabilitation and social reintegration programmes for children in conformity with the provisions in the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2000? Yes Non-Institutional Mechanisms 1) Are there non-institutional mechanisms in the State for children in need of care and protection and juveniles in conflict with the law? Provide details. Children are rehabilitated through non-institutional services such as adoption, foster care and sponsorship, community service. Other than this a scheme called Family Support Scheme is also in practice in which each child being taken by the parent/ guardian on premature release from the institution and continue study in the outside schools are provided with Rs.200/- per month for their maintenance. Details of beneficiaries:-

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

13 - 11 6 14

J. Minorities/Tribal Children 1) Does the State Government have information on children belonging to minorities/ tribal groups?

Provide details on latest data and source. 2) What are the key issues in the State related to children belonging to minorities/ tribal groups? What

measures have been taken by the State Government to address the issues of these children? What has been the impact of these measures?

3) What schemes/programmes does the State Government have for these children? How effective are

these programmes in reducing disparities in the State? Provide trends on key indicators for such children as compared to the overall trends for children in the State.

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4) What measures have been taken by the State Government to monitor these programmes at the district and local levels? 5) Does the State Government receive financial assistance from the Centre/international agencies for implementing these schemes and programmes? Provide details and trends. 6) What study/s have been conducted by the State Government on children belonging to minorities/tribal groups? Provide summary of each study and attach copy of the report/s.

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8. Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography



A. General Measures of Implementation

1) Are there districts/areas in the State with specific problems on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography? What are the underlying factors contributing to these problems? Provide details.

No sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography exist.

2) What measures have been taken by the State Government for the implementation of the

legislation/s preventing the sale, prostitution and pornography of children? Has the State formulated any State-specific rules to the existing legislation? Provide details of all measures.

Though there have been no such incidents, appropriate action is being taken as per the provisions under IPC and Special & Local laws.

Formation of three tire structure i.e. the State Level Coordination Committee headed by the Chief

Secretary, District Level Advisory Committee headed by the District Collector and Village Level Watch Dog Committees headed by the Village Panchayat President for prevention of trafficking women and children.

Police at the District/ City Level has designated all Commissioners of Police and District

Superintendents of Police as Nodal Officers. All the Inspectors of Police including the all Women Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors have been

designated as Special Police Officers under section 13 of ITP Act, 1956. Child Welfare Officers have been appointed in every Police Station to deal with the issues of

children.

26 Help Booths have been established in 23 Railway Stations across the State to keep vigilance on women and children. Establishment of Anti-trafficking Cell and Anti-wise Squad in Chennai City for Combating Trafficking of Women and Children. Police Department have established Missing Persons Bureau to be monitored by Commissioners of Police and Range Deputy Inspector Generals every month.

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3) What monitoring mechanisms have been adopted to ensure effective implementation of the

legislations? Provide details. What are the challenges/problems faced in the implementation of these legislations? How are these problems being tackled? Provide details of tackling these problems at various levels. What have been the key achievements and progress of these legislations as far as children are concerned?

Strict enforcement of law through police department is being ensured for effective implementation

of the legislations. Anti Vice Squad in Cities and Local Police in District have been sensitized on the issue and they maintain constant vigil to detect such crimes against children.

• Police at the District/ City Level has designated all Commissioners of Police and District

Superintendents of Police as Nodal Officers.


• Child Welfare Officers have been appointed in every Police Station to deal with the issues

of children.


• Establishment of Anti-trafficking Cell and Anti-wise Squad in Chennai City for Combating

Trafficking of Women and Children. • Police Department have established Missing Persons Bureau to be monitored by

Commissioners of Police and Range Deputy Inspector Generals every month. 4) What has been the impact of budgetary allocations on the implementation schemes/ programmes

related to the prohibition of sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography in the State?

_________ 5) Has the government set up any departments or bodies which have been delegated primary

responsibility for the implementation of the Protocol and to ensure coordination between the State and local authorities, civil society, including the business sector, the media and the academia?

The State Level Nodal Officers have been appointed for the prevention of trafficking of women

and children.

1. Commissioner of Social Defence in the Social Welfare Sector.

2. ADGP (Law and Order) in the Police Department.

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6) What efforts have been made by the civil society/NGOs/private sector to eliminate the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography?

A core group comprising members of NGOs, Police, Doctors has been formed to review the status of children and decisions are evolved to eliminate the sale of children prostitution and pornography.

Village Level Watch Dog Committees constituted in Village Panchayats to prevent such activities 7) Has the State conducted any study/s on the sale of children, child prostitution and/or child

pornography? Provide summary on each and attach copy of the report/s. 8) Are there any harmful traditional practices affecting such children in the State? Provide details.

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B. Statistics Provide the incidence of (where appropriate provide inter-state or intra-state breakup): 1) Sale or transfer of children for the purposes of sexual exploitation

Nil 2) Sale or transfer of children for the purposes of trafficking other than for sexual exploitation.

Nil 3) Transfer of organs of children for profit

Nil 4) Number of children sold due to any traditional practice that involves the transfer of a child

Nil 5) Number of prosecutions and convictions of adults for sale of children

Nil 6) Number of child prostitutes linked to sex tourism in the State

Nil 7) Number of persons under 18 years engaged in prostitution

Nil 8) Number of prosecutions and convictions of adults for engaging children in prostitution

Nil 9) Children engaged in labour/forced labour

Nil

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10) Children adopted through the application of methods which are not in the best interests of children Nil

11) Does the State have any information on exploitation of children for pornography? If yes, provide

details Yes. In one case at Mahabalipuram an NGO Organizer was involved in such acts and has been prosecuted.

12) Provide statistics on the following aspects of child pornography :

a. photographs and other printed material b. videos, motion pictures and electronically recorded material c. internet sites containing photographs, videos, motion pictures d. or animated productions e. live performances

Nil

13) Number of prosecutions and convictions of adults forcing / engaging children in pornography.

Nil

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C. Prevention 1) What methods have been adopted by the State Government to identify children in vulnerable

situations-children who are sold off for commercial sexual exploitation, including prostitution and pornography and for use in activity other than sexual exploitation? Provide details.

Police is taking criminal action against such offences.

• Police at the District/ City Level has designated all Commissioners of Police and District

Superintendents of Police as Nodal Officers.


• Child Welfare Officers have been appointed in every Police Station to deal with the issues

of children.


• Establishment of Anti-trafficking Cell and Anti-wise Squad in Chennai City for Combating

Trafficking of Women and Children.

• Police Department have established Missing Persons Bureau to be monitored by Commissioners of Police and Range Deputy Inspector Generals every month.

2) What measures (administrative and legal) have been adopted by the State Government to prohibit

the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography? Provide details.

Police is taking criminal action against such offences. The Hon’ble High Court of Madras recently issued certain directions to the Police, Magistrates/ Juvenile Justice Boards/ Legal Services Authority and State Government for prevention of trafficking.

3) Does the State Government have any programmes targeting specific groups such as tourists,

transportation and hotel workers, adult sex workers, members of the armed forces, correctional personnel, etc.? If yes, provide details of these programmes and attach copies of the reports.

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Nil

4) Does the State Government organize any public awareness campaigns to promote public awareness

on the harmful consequences of the sale of children and child prostitution and pornography/ if yes, provide details of number of such campaigns and their coverage?

A core group comprising of members of NGOs, Police and Doctors is functioning and through the core group. Besides public awareness on these issues have been created by the Government through media, campaigns, seminars and cultural programmes.

Stakeholders are frequently oriented on the matter. The Village Level Watch Dog Committee members are also oriented.

5) What role has been played by the Government, NGOs, media, the private sector and the

community in awareness creation among children? Provide details.

An awakening is created in the minds of children by such conduct of campaigns and other programmes. Child Line / some NGOs conduct awareness programmes

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D. Prohibition and related matters 1) What measures have been taken up by the State Government to implement the legislation on sale of

children, child prostitution and pornography? Provide details. What monitoring mechanisms does the State have for the effective implementation of the legislation? What specific challenges are faced by the State Government in the implementation of the legislation?

The implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 is being implemented by the Social Defence Department. Constitution of Juvenile Justice Boards, Child Welfare Committee, Labour Department and Social Welfare Department are monitoring the implementation along with police.

2) What legal and other measures have been taken by the State Government to prevent illegal

adoptions? Does the State Government have systems for regulations and licensing of agencies and individuals acting as intermediaries?

Government have constituted Child Welfare Committee to prevent ill legal adoptions. The Social Welfare Department is authorized and empowered to register the NGOs and to monitor their functions. Many agencies are monitoring cautiously when a child is taken for adoption.

3) What measures have been put in place to prohibit the production and dissemination of material

advertising any of the offences related to sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography? Are these laws effective in preventing such offences? If yes, provide details.

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000 is invoked to prevent the offences relating to sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.

4) How effective is the implementation of the law in the State with regard to seizure and confiscation

of material, assets and / or other goods used to commit or facilitate offences under the Protocol?

Non reporting of such crimes will only reflect the effectiveness of the existing laws and the authority of the enforcing department. No cases of child abuse reported in the districts.

5) What challenges are faced by the State for imposing penalties for offences against sale of children, child prostitution and pornography? General awareness has to be created among the public to safe guard the interest and dignity of the children. The DO’s and DON’Ts need to be educated to the parents so as to ensure that their children are safe in the society.

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E. Protection of the Rights of the Victims 1) What measures have been taken by the State Government to protect the rights of child victims

during investigations and procedures? Provide details.

All the procedures prescribed in the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act are followed to protect Child Rights. The police officer in the rank of SI and preferably a lady police officer is investigating such cases. The victim child is allowed to give the statements in verbatim and investigation is also carried at their home instead of police station. Such friendly approach, help children to take the assistance of the police without any fear. During trial of such cases, examination of witnesses is held in-camera and video conferencing facility is also used.

2) What challenges are being faced by the State Government in providing adequate protection to

children who have been victims of various forms of exploitation?

No threat or challenges are faced while providing adequate protection to the victim children. Other issues are:

a. Witnesses are not coming forward. b. Many cases go unregistered. c. There are problem in getting shelters in rural areas.

3) What are the various public and private programmes that provide child victims with assistance in

social reintegration, family reunification and physical and psychological recovery? Which agencies in the State provide services for victims on these issues? Provide details. Give description of the type of services provided by each of these agencies. Are the services being provided in an institutional or non-institutional setting or both?

Besides the social welfare department, Central Govt. aided agencies are actively assisting the child victims for their social reintegration, family reunification, physical and psychological recovery. The victim children are being given rehabilitation by way of giving monetary assistance to promote their future lives.

• Counselling • Tracing out the family • Publishing in newspaper • Telecasting

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• Probation Officer’s enquiry • Medical treatment • Protection from abuse, ill-treatment etc. • Prosecution of the perpetrators

4) What measures have been adopted by the State Government to train all those who work with child

victims of such offences in the complete process of justice administration (registration, investigation, review, rehabilitation, reintegration, etc.)? Provide details.

Training programmes are frequently conducted by the departments concerned, in the process of investigation, justice administration and rehabilitation.

The Department in association with the NISD, UNICEF etc. provide frequent orientation programmes to stakeholders, Juvenile Justice Boards, Child Welfare Committee, Police etc.

5) What evaluation/studies have been done on the impact of such programmes/services on children in

the State? Give summary of each and attach report/s.

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F. Technical and Financial Assistance 1) Does the State Government receive technical/financial assistance other than the Central assistance

to strengthen programmes for the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography? 2) What measures have been taken by the State Government to promote inter/state cooperation and

coordination concerning the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution and punishment of the offences under the Protocol? What steps are taken by the State Government to support cooperation to assist the physical and psychological recovery, social reintegration and repatriation of the victims of such offences?

Cooperation between the Police of different States Police network and intelligence among various States For physical and psychological recovery the Government provides counseling, shelter, food, clothing, health care, contact with family, communication with family, social investigation by Probation Officers. Through strict enforcement of law, prevention, detection, investigation are made to control the offences. Besides the social welfare department, Central Govt. aided agencies are actively assisting the child victims for their social reintegration, family reunification, physical and psychological recovery. Police is taking all out efforts to nullify any attempt to engage children in any kind of illegal trade. There is coordination and cooperation between police wings of the states and there is no difficulty in enlisting the support of the other State Police Agencies.

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ANNEXURE - 1

Does the State Government undertake systematic education and training on the rights

of the child for all professional groups working for for and with children (in particular judges, lawyers, law enforcement officials, civil servants, municipal and local workers, personnel working in institutions and places of detention for children, teachers, health personnel, including counselors and social workers and NGOs? Provide details of training /sensitization programmes conducted by the State Government on Child rights for all professional groups.

S No. Details of training/awareness generation programme Participants No. of

participants1. State Level Workshop for Convergence of

Services of various Departments during June 2003.

50

2. Trainers Training Programme during March 2004.

Enforcement Officials 40

3. Women’s Day on 8th March every year during March 2004

Self Help Group women 500 SHG women

4. One-day workshop on eradication of child labour during June 2004

for Employers and Trade Union representatives

40

5. Orientation Programme during August 2004.

N.S.S Programme Officers 30

6. Orientation Programme during September 2004

N.S.S students 300

7. Orientation on ‘Child Labour and Child Rights’ during September 2004.

Fine Arts College Students and visual Communication Students

100

8. Drawing Competition on the theme ‘Child Labour and Child Rights’ during September 2004.

School students 1000

9. Poster Workshop during October 2004.

Government Fine Arts College Students

60

10. A Child to Child Programme was organized during November 2004

Children who are released from labour force school children from upper elite schools

1000

11. Women’s Day on 8th March every year during March 2005

Self Help Group Women 1500

12. A workshop with assistance of International Labour Organsiation, New Delhi during June 2005

Enforcement officials of the Labour and Factories Department, Project Directors of NCLP/INDUS Projects and District Revenue Officers

75

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13. Anti Child Labour Day during June 2005

Hon’ble Minster for Labour, Secretary, Labour & Employment, Commissioner of Labour, NGOs, Employers Association, Enforcement Officials, special school children.

500

14. A two days workshop on the issues of prosecution of child labour cases during June 2006

Chief Judicial Magistrates, Government pleaders, Medical officers and Enforcement officials

100


Hon’ble Minster for Labour, Secretary, Labour & Employment, Commissioner of Labour, NGOs, Employers Association, Enforcement Officials, Special school children.

500

16. A Stakeholders Workshop on Eradication of Child Labour during March 2007

Hon’ble Ministers for Labour & Health, Secretary to Government, Labour & Employment, Commissioner of Labour, District Collector – Virudhunagar, Chief Inspector of Factories & Enforcement Officials

70


Hon’ble Minster for Labour, Secretary, Labour & Employment, Commissioner of Labour, NGOs, Employers Association, Enforcement Officials, special school teachers and children.

2000

18. Sports meet for the NCLP/INDUS special school ch02 ildren during June 2007

Hon’ble Minster for Labour, Secretary, Labour & Employment, Commissioner of Labour, NGOs, Employers Association, Enforcement Officials, special school teachers and children.

250

19. Workshop for coordinating the stakeholders in eradication of child labour.

Chief Secretary to Government, Secretary, Labour & Employment, Commissioner of Labour, Enforcement Officials, NGOs, Employers and Corporate Sector.

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2. What has been the State’s experience on the implementation of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986? What are the specific problems related to the implementation of this Act in the State? Provide details on structures/mechanisms, staff, capacity, resources, conviction rates and monitoring of enforcement.

Officials of Labour and Factories Departments are enforcing Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 and other allied acts. The Monitoring Cell in the office of the Commissioner of Labour monitors the implementation of the Child Labour ( Prohibition and Regulation ) Act, 1986.

When the enforcement officers implement the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation), Act 1986, they face a lot of problems in proving the case beyond doubt. There is no reliable evidence to prove the age of the child in the absence of a birth certificate. Moreover, the administrative hurdles, paucity of time, non-availability of certifying surgeon etc. make their work more difficult. Neither the parents nor the child workers are prepared to make statements against their employers. Workers often do not give evidence against their employers even when they have given a statement at the time of inspection about the violations noticed by the inspectors. Such refusal generally owes to fear of victimization and harassment or of losing their employment. In many cases, even when the workers come forward and appear in the court, they either turn hostile or fail to remain inconsistent during cross-examination.

Courts of law generally decide matters on the basis of hard facts. Since the consequences of any prosecution can be punishment of the person charged with the offence, the courts take into account human considerations and suffering only after the charges are established by sufficient legal evidence. Therefore, it becomes essential to proceed carefully and collect sufficient documentary evidence well in advance before launching prosecution for violations of the Acts prohibiting Child labour. But it is nearly impossible for the inspectors to produce all the documents. When many prosecutions end unsuccessfully, inspectors are discouraged

Successful prosecution of an offender depends largely on establishing the age of the child labour. As birth of a child is not generally registered by the parents, age of the child is proved with the help of a medical certificate. This creates two types of problems. One, a medical certificate which is recorded on the basis of physical attributes cannot determine the age of the child accurately. There is always a margin of a few years on the plus or the minus side. In many cases, the benefit of doubt has gone to the offenders. Second, such a medical certificate regarding age can be given only by the authorized medical officer. He may not be available during inspections given the scattered nature of employment of child labour.

1. How many districts in the State have been covered under National Child Labour

Projects? Provide figures for number of districts/children removed work and receiving education. What measures are taken by the State government to prevent these children from falling back into the labour force? Has the State Government

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conducted any evaluation to reflect the achievements/constraints in the implementation of NCLP? If yes provide details.

National Child Labour Project is the result of the National Child Labour Policy and 10 projects commenced in the year 1987 and one such project was started in the match belt in Virudhunagar district in 1987. NCL Projects started in Thoothukkudi, Pudukkottai, Trichy, Coimbatore, Salem, Vellore, Dharmapuri districts from 1995-96 and in Tirunelveli District since the year 2000. In 2004, Chennai, Erode, Krishnagiri and Dindigul Districts have been sanctioned the projects. NCL Project was sanctioned for Theni District in 2005. National Child Labour Project is implemented by the registered Project Society under the Chairmanship of the District Collector. The Pudukottai District has given the proposal to Labour Department for declaring the district as ‘Child Labour Free’ and the National Child Labour Project was closed in May 2005.

Running of Special Schools:-

The National Child Labour Projects run special schools in each district exclusively for the rescued child labourers. The students studying in special schools are mainstreamed after a certain period. All the special schools in the Project districts are run by NGOs except in Vellore, Dharmapuri and Salem Districts. Efforts are being taken to handover the schools, which are run by the project societies to the local and reliable NGOs. The State Society has issued detailed guidelines for selecting NGOs for running special schools.

District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) and District Institute for Education and Training (DIET) staff train the teachers of special schools. The children are taught at three levels. Children are taught through play way method and they are mainstreamed into formal education. Special schools function smoothly with dedicated team of teachers. All the teachers are now trained in Activity based learning methodology. ABL Methodology is used in Chennai National Child Labour Project and in a few schools in Dharmapuri, NCL Project.

Details of special Schools as on 31.5.2007

Sl No. District No. of special schools No. of children enrolled

Sanctioned Started Sanctioned Enrolled 1 Salem 40 40 2000 2054 2 Coimbatore 50 16 2500 341 3 Dharmapuri 32 32 1600 1347 4 Trichy 30 30 (34*) 1500 1145 5 Tuticorin 40 33 2000 1465 6 Vellore 60 60 (97*) 3000 2832 7 Tirunelveli 50 50 (65*) 2500 1950 8 Dindigul 28 25 1400 680 9 Erode 28 28 1400 966

10 Krishnagiri 71 63 3550 2401

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11 Chennai 20 20 1000 819 12 Theni sanctioned in the year 2005

Total 449 397 22450 16000

Presently special school children are being mainstreamed into regular schools.

Nutritious meal is provided to the children of the special schools. Stipend of Rs.100/- p.m. has been given to each child. State Government has issued orders for Free bus passes excluding Trichy District and free uniforms for special school children. (G.O D.No: 427 dated 9.4.2003 and G.O.Ms.No.319 date 31.12.2004) Bus passes are given to children who require them and uniforms are distributed to all children.

Health Camps:-

Health Camps have been conducted by these NCLP Societies to look after the health care of these children admitted in the special schools of these Societies. Regular health check ups are undertaken by the Health Department by the nearby Primary Health Centres. Health cards are maintained for all special school children. Apart from the regular medical check up, medical camps are conducted. Children who need specialized medical care are referred to the nearby General Hospital for necessary treatment. For example,

• In Krishnagiri District, a Child named Mari ( 9 years ) who had been rag picker suffered an eye and hand injury while picking up rags was admitted in General Hospital, Krishnagiri. He was admitted in the Lakshmipuram residential Special School run by the NCLP Krishnagiri. Later he was sent to Chennai, Shri Ramachandra Hospital, Porur, Chennai for improving his eye sight. He regained his normal vision after the treatment.

• In Tuticorin District, three children namely Duraipandi, Yesuraj and Karrupaswamy who were studying in the special School run by NCLP were diagnosed to be suffering from heart ailments and they were treated in the General Hospital, Playamkottai.

• In Dharmapuri district, Madesh, a special school child was diagnosed to be a leprosy patient and he is being treated in the General Hospital, Dharmapuri.

Several Children who were found to have problem with eye sight were referred to General Hospital and got spectacles in many districts.

Pre Vocational Training:- Vocational Training is imparted to the special school children. Tailoring, Fabric painting, wire basket making, woolen work, handicrafts, candle making, chalk piece making, mushroom cultivation, soft toy making, book binding, bead work, basket making, palm leaf products, fibre products, doll making are taught to children.

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Craft Teachers are given given training in Children’s Theatre, Mask making, Painting, Pot painting, craft items using coconut shells, palm leaves etc. Moreover, Master craftsmen are engaged to impart vocational skills to Teachers and in turn teachers have taught various skills to Children.

Mainstreaming of children into formal schools:-

There is coordination with the State Education Department for facilitating the enrolment of the children passing out of the special schools. Instructions have been issued to the School authorities to admit the special school children who have completed a particular level of bridging into the appropriate standard in formal school. A G.O has been issued recently to admit children at any time of the year without insisting for any certificates. (G.O.Ms.No.165), Social Education Dept, dt. 9.12.04 Every year children are mainstreamed into formal schools. The mainstreamed children are followed up regularly to ensure their continuance and retention in formal schools. 43979 children were mainstreamed into regular schools from the inspection of the Projects till 30.5.2007. The details are as below:

District No of Children Mainstreamed

Chennai (Dec 2004 onwards) 738

Coimbatore (Sep 1995 onwards) 7416

Dindigul (Sep 2004 onwards) 247

Dharmapuri (Sep 1995 onwards) 4718

Erode (Dec 2004 onwards) 417

Krishnagiri (Mar 2005 onwards) 2307

Salem ( Oct 1995 onwards) 5141

Tuticorin (Sep 1995 onwards) 2761

Tirunelveli (Mar 2000 onwards) 2956

Trichy ( July 1995 onwards) 7552

Vellore (Sep 1995 onwards) 9726

Total 43979

Income Generation Activities

Self Help Groups:-

Self Help Groups among mothers of Child Labourers have been formed in all the NCLP districts to improve the economic status of the child labour families. SHGs practice thrift system and transact lending process within the group members. They are given orientation for maintenance of accounts and records and repayment of loans etc.,

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Few of the National Child Labour Project Societies like Coimbatore, Trichy, Vellore are registered as Non Governmental Organisation in the Tamilnadu Women Development Corporation and they receive grant for Entrepreneurship Development Training. They are graded after six months and loan assistance is provided to them. Self Help groups are involved in various trades. Few of them even run the NCLP special schools. Quarries have been taken for lease by few groups. They are running hire Autos, ration shops, groceries and other business activities.

• In Vellore District, SHGs formed for the mothers of the Child Labaourers are functioning well. One SHG group has leased out a Palm grove for gathering the dry palm leaves. Another group They received a loan amount of Rs 2 lakhs and within a period of two years they have repaid 75% of the loan amount. On the whole 4120 families have been oriented with EDP Training.

• In Coimbatore District 3681 Child Labour families have been benefited through SHG Scheme. 362 SHG groups have received a a loan assistance of Rs 1, 66,88,000/-

The details of SHGs formed are as follows:

NCLP - Details of Self Help Groups formedSl. No. District No. of Self Help Groups

( Mother Groups) 1 Chennai 22

2 Coimbatore 362

3 Dharmapuri 3

4 Dindigul 18

5 Erode 8

6 Krishnagiri 9

7 Salem 42

8 Tirunelveli 45

9 Trichy 41

10 Tuticorin 105

11 Vellore 80

TOTAL 735

Community involvement:-

There is a lot of community participation in running the NCL Projects. The Panchayat President and local body leaders are sensitized on the issue of child labour and they have passed resolutions to declare their panchayat/local body free of child labour. In Coimbatore district, two lakhs rupees was awarded for four ‘child Labour Free Town Panchayat’ and one lakh rupee was awarded to two village Panchayats for making the panchayats child labour free.

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The employers and trade unions are also sensitized on the issue of child labour and they have assured their genuine cooperation in many ways. The employers associations have strictly instructed their members to disengage child labour and not to engage child labour in future. They have also asked their members to exhibit a notice that ‘No Child is employed’ in their establishment.

Social Mobilization Activities

Nila Palli ( Full Moon Court) meetings are held in Trichy District to mobilize the community and discuss the issues related to child labour and seek the support of community in resolving the issues. This activity has gained the support of the local community in the process of eradicating child labour.

Awareness Generation:-

Massive awareness generation programmes are conducted in all the NCLP districts. Human chain, rallies, Kala Jathas, poster exhibition, competitions for children and college students are held. Anti Child Labour Day is observed in all the districts on 12th June every year with the cooperation of all departments, NGOs and local bodies. Advertisements in cable Television network and mass media are undertaken. A pledge is taken on that day by all Government/Private offices, factories, establishments, schools to eradicate child labour. During Anti Child Labour Day, Child Labour awareness slogans are also made with the help of Telephone department to hear at the time of pick up the phone.

Poverty alleviation programmes for the Child Labour families:

Instructions have been issued to the District Collectors to give preference to the child

labour families in all the poverty alleviation programmes. The Coimbatore and Trichy, Salem districts have shown good performance in targeting the child labour families in the poverty alleviation programmes.

In Coimbatore,

• 1486 Child Labour families have been covered under SGSY schemes and a tune of

Rs 83,99,000/- have been disbursed

• 137 Child Labour families have been covered under SJSRY schemes and a tune of


• 909 Child Labour families have been covered under THADCO schemes and a tune

of Rs 42,75,000/- have been disbursed

• 1605 Child Labour families have been covered under NABARD schemes and a

tune of Rs 38,87,000/- have been disbursed

• 80 Child Labour families were sanctioned loans to the tune of Rs 8,00,000/-

through various Banks

In Trichy District

• 37 Child Labour families were issued free housing pattas under THADCO Scheme

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• 20 Child Labour families were provided Group houses under IAY scheme

• 13 child labour families were provided with individual loan assistance through

SGSY Scheme.

• 48 child labour families were provided with individual loan assistance through SJSRY

Scheme.

• 41 child labour families were provided with individual loan assistance through Co-

operative Department.

In Vellore District

• 960 Child Labour families have been covered under SGSY schemes and a tune of


• 60 Child Labour families have been covered under THADCO schemes and a tune

of Rs11,60,000/- have been disbursed

In Salem District

• 29 Child Labour families were provided Group houses under IAY scheme during

the last two years Bridge course – process of mainstreaming – Trichy experience

Every year, the special school children who are going to be mainstreamed into the formal Schools are taken to the nearby regular schools thrice in a week for one month and they are made to sit with the regular school children and attend the class. The object of this Bridge course is to create a friendly environment in the regular schools by sensitizing the Teachers and Headmasters to understand the problems of child labour and help them in their studies. This also enables the special school children to have smooth transition from the special schools to the regular school. Monitoring and Tracking system

In Krishnagiri District, the District Administration has developed s software for

monitoring the out of school children which include Child Labour.

Corporate Social responsibility – Lakshmipuram residential School at Krishnagiri District

One residential NCLP school for 40 children is functioning at Lakshmi Puram in

Thally Block in Dharmapuri district. Children who are rescued from inspections are enrolled in this special school. The FLEXTRONICS Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore bears the extra expenditure of the children towards the night dinner and other miscellaneous expenditures. The staff of this organization visit this school in the week ends and motivate the children to study. They have provided two computers to the school for imparting computer literacy to the children.

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Follow up of the mainstreamed Children – Dharmapuri Experience

In Dharmapuri National Child Labour Project, the mainstreamed Children from the

special Schools are followed up by the special School. Teachers. The Teachers are given an incentive of Rs 50/- per child by the Unicef. One special School Teacher is able to follow up nearly 15 children and she gets an incentive of Rs 750/- for following up the mainstreamed children and this has proved to be a success. Teachers meet the mainstreamed Children who are studying in the special schools , meet the School teachers to know the progress of these children. They also meet the parents of these children and try to cover these families under poverty alleviation schemes.

Utilizing local resources for the National Child Labour Projects

• Smt.Saraswathiyammal, retired professor of Kaveri College, Trichy district has donated one lakh of rupees for helping the mainstreamed children of the NCLP, Trichy. This amount is being utilized by the Project to attend to the needs of the mainstreamed children during the time of admission into regular schools.

• Bharathiyar SHG for men had contributed Chairs, Table for special schools in Bhavani Block

• Salem Round Table and Arthanari Clothing donated Rs 3.50 lakh worth clothing material for NCLP Children in Salem District

Enforcement

District Enforcement Committees are formed in all the Districts. District Collector is the

Chairman and the Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories is the Secretary of this Committee. The Project Director is a member in this committee. Inspection teams are formed and Joint raids are conducted. The Project Director and Field officers also participate in all the Joint raids. Convergence Periodical meetings of the District Project Societies are conducted in all the Districts and follow up action are taken by the Project office. All the Departmental officers and representatives from the Non governmental Organizations attend the meetings. INDUS Child Labour Project

In pursuant to the joint agreement signed by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and the Department of Labour of the United States of America in August, 2000 to eliminate child labour among the select districts in India including 5 Districts in Tamilnadu, the ILO has been designated as the Implementing Agency. The Indus Child Labour Project was started in the 5 districts of Tamilnadu viz., Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Namakkal, Tiruvannamalai and Virudhunagar.

Identification of children:- In order to identify the children at risk in hazardous and non-hazardous occupations, M/s. TNS Mode, a Private Agency in Tamilnadu was engaged by ILO to conduct the survey

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known as the Baseline Survey in the aforesaid five Districts. The Survey revealed prevalence of child labour in the Five Districts as shown below:

No. of children identified in the District by TNS Mode Survey5-8 years 9-13 years 14-17 years District

M F T M F T M F T

Kancheepuram 33 18 51 250 310 560 4661 4589 9250

Namakkal 39 44 83 1784 829 2613 2840 1933 4773

Tiruvallur 39 26 65 509 626 1135 4622 4410 9032

Tiruvannamalai 99 99 198 355 440 795 7393 7182 14575

Virudhunagar 29 22 51 1224 2036 3260 4106 6447 10553

Total 239 209 448 4122 4241 8363 23622 24561 48183

Consequent to the Baseline survey, action was taken by the District Administration concerned to rescue child labour. The rescued children in the age group of 5-8 were admitted directly into formal schools, as follows:

Admission of Children in Formal Schools - 5-8 years.

Children identified by TNS Mode Survey + identified by Field Officers

Children Enrolled in Formal Schools ( 5-8 years) Sl.

No. District

Male Female Total Male Female Total

1 Kancheepuram 33 18 51 33 18 51

2 Namakkal 39 44 83 39 44 83

3 Tiruvallur 38 27 65 38 27 65

4 Tiruvannamalai 85 131 216 85 131 216

5 Virudhunagar 29 22 51 29 22 51

Total 224 242 466 224 242 466

The difference between the number of children in the age group of 5-8 in respect of Thiruvannamalai District is due to further identification of child labour by Field Officers.

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Transitional Education Centres:

Participatory Rural Appraisal Exercises were conducted in villages, Wards and Municipalities to involve the community in implementing the Indus Project. The parents of child labourers were motivated to send their children to the Transitional Education Centres. Transitional Education Centres were opened in the five districts for the child labourers in the age group of 9-13 years.

The sanctioned strength of TECs, students, and actual admission of children in the TECs are as follows.

Transitional Educational Centre

District Sanctioned Started No. of children admitted Kancheepuram 60 40 951

Namakkal 50 41 1671

Tiruvallur 25 21 667

Tiruvannamalai 32 32 1588

Virudhunagar 83 54 1622

Total 250 188 6499

The sanctioned strength of every TEC is 50 children. There are two Educational Instructors and one Craft Instructor to teach the children. There is one Helper to cook the mid-day meals for the children. There is one Clerk for every 5 TECs. The TECs also functions as Resource Centres in the evening hours. So far 4,346 children were mainstreamed into Regular Schools from the Project till August 2006.

District No of Children Mainstreamed

Kancheepuram 374

Namakkal 730

Tiruvallur 838

Tiruvannamalai 99

Virudhunagar 2305

Total 4346

Pre-vocational Training: The children are taught to make simple crafts using locally available materials. Children make wire bags, soft toys, bead work, dolls, greeting cards etc., Children also learn to draw and paint.

Health Check up is conducted regularly for all the TEC children once in a month. Once in three months, a Team of Specialized Doctors conducts Health Camps. The children who need

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treatment with regard to Eye, Skin, Dental, heart etc., are referred to the Government Hospitals. Health Cards are maintained for all children. In Tiruvallur District Health camps are organized to diagnose not only the children but also the

teachers.

Benefits provided to Children: Free Text books and Note Books and School Bags are provided to all children studying in TECs. The State Government had provided children one Set of free Uniform to the TEC. Nutritious Mid day meal and Snacks in the evening are also provided. Resource Centres: Resource Centres are managed by the Resource Centre Volunteers. Resource Centres are functioning in the evening hours. The State Resource Cell to every Resource Centre supplies nearly 121 books. The children are encouraged to read books on their own. RC Volunteer also reads stories for children. The children are provided with indoor and outdoor play materials. They are also taught Yoga, Music and Dance in certain Centres. RC Volunteers also conduct tuition for children and clarify their doubts.

A three day Master Training for Resource Centre Volunteers was conducted at Madagondapalli Education Centre in Krishnagiri District. They were trained to use ‘play’ as therapy , teach values through games and develop the children’s personality. They were also trained to improve the reading skills of children. Sathithu Kattuvom – a programme to reveal the potentials of the children is being organized in Virudhunagar district every month. Gifts are awarded to children who exhibit their talents. “Vasanthathai Nokki”(Towards Spring) a newsletter is brought out by Virudhunagar district for the general public about the Indus child labour Project in the district. Vocational Training for Adolescents:- The prevalence of Adolescents in the age group of 14-17 years as per the Survey was 48184. Centre for Entrepreneur Development, Madurai conducted a Labour Market Survey to identify potential trades for employment and identified about 250 Trades. In order to impart Vocational Training to the adolescents, a tie up was made with the Commissioner of Employment & Training and Private Industrial Training Centres. An Officer in the cadre of Junior Training Officer from the Commissionerate of Employment & Training was deputed to the Indus Project in each District to supervise and coordinate the vocational Training Component. The beneficiaries who had completed Vocational training have been employed and few are engaged in Self Employment. The status of the Vocational Training is given as below:

Vocational Training:-

District Total No. of Vocational

Training Centres functioning

No. of Courses offered

Total No of Beneficiaries

Kancheepuram 7 7 820

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Namakkal 4 6 627

Tiruvallur 24 32 1006

Tiruvannamalai 16 10 981

Virudhunagar 11 8 1002

Total 62 63 4436

The main vocations in which training is imparted are Garment making, Two wheeler mechanism, Three and Four Wheeler mechanism, Desk Top Publishing, house wiring, Pump repairing, Bakery and fast food preparation and Catering Technology. Income Generating Alternatives For Families:-

To enable the families of rescued child labourers, augment their income by alternative means, 245 Self Help Groups have been formed district-wise as shown below:

Sl. No. District No. of Self Help Groups Formed

1 Kancheepuram 65

2 Namakkal 50

3 Tiruvallur 24

4 Tiruvannamalai 37

5 Virudhunagar 69

TOTAL 245

Mothers of child Labourers are part of the existing Self Help groups apart from the SHGs which are exclusively formed for the mothers of Child Labourers. Self Help Groups receive loans with subsidy amount to run grocery shops, restaurants, vegetable and fruits selling, selling sarees and so on. They are given entrepreneurship training. Strengthening Public Education Of Child Workers:- Sarva Siksha Abhiyan Scheme is implementing the component in all the five Indus project districts. Guidelines have been evolved on different strategies for strengthening of public education by the State Project Director, SSA and sent to all Indus Project Districts for better implementation. Education Coordinators have been nominated by SSA in all the five Indus Project Districts. 40 Lead Schools have been selected and the Head Teachers of the Lead Schools have been trained. In all Districts, Activity Centres have been set up in all the Lead Schools and Volunteers have been placed to conduct special classes to the weak students. They also teach games and music to the children in the evening hours. Life Skill education is given to Lead School students. Beneficiary Tracking:-

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The Indus Project tracks all beneficiaries by providing them with a unique identification number. The main purpose of tracking all Child Labour is to a) ensure retention of the children in educational and vocational training interventions and b) follow up mainstreamed child and adolescent workers. Index cards and Progress cards have been filled for all the child Labour identified and enrolled in formal Schools for the children in the age group 5 to 8 years, in the age group 9 to 13 years who are are enrolled in Transitional Education Centres and 14 to 17 years who are enrolled in Vocational Training Centres. Community workers and Teachers track the children and fill up the progress cards and the data is uploaded in the ILO web site.

Child Labour Monitoring System In order to keep track of the mainstreamed children of TECs as well as migrant children so as to ensure continued education, a mechanism has been evolved by a Consultant in consultation with ILO. Child Labour Monitoring system has been evolved in Tamilnadu to identify and withdraw children from labour and refer them to schools and continuously track their attendance and progress. It is a tool to monitor that there is no child labour at the village, block and district levels, and in any ward, zone or city. CLMS could be adopted as an exit strategy Social Mobilisation:-

Awareness generation programmes are being conducted in the Districts to keep children away from work and prevent child labour in future. The awareness generation programmes in the Districts included conduct of Rallies, dissemination of messages through Hoardings, Handbills, Advertisements through the Print and Electronic Media in addition to meetings with the Employers, Trade Unions, NGOs etc.,. Anti Child Labour Day observed on 12th June every year and pledge is taken in all Government offices, Schools and in Factories. The Communication material such as Posters, Stickers, FAQ Booklet (designed by ILO), radio

song, were released on 10.01.2006 and they were printed and distributed to all districts.

Capacity Building:-

• Sensitization programmes have been conducted for Panchayat Presidents, Government Officials, Employers, NGOs etc., in the respective Districts.

• A refresher Training was organized for the Project Directors of National Child Labour Project and INDUS Project Directors and Field officers from 2nd to 3rd of March 2006 at Madakondapalli Education Centre at Krishnagiri District. One day exposure visit was organized for the same group to the Model schools run by Dharmapuri National Child Labour Project.

• A training for Community Workers & Field Officers was organized for 5 days at Virudhungar district in the month of December 2006. The Community Workers & Field Officers understood their roles & responsibilities. They visited the TECs and VTCs functioning in Virudhunagar District and also participated in the Village Education Committee Meetings, Parent Teacher Association Meetings, Self Help group meetings and interacted with the members of the committee. They also saw the Talent Show of TEC Children

• Government of India has undertaken the evaluation of National Child Labour Projects.

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2. Is the Supreme Court Judgment on Child Labour being implemented in the State? How is this being monitored? Provide number of cases registered and number of prosecutions. Specify the problems faced fro non implementation of the Supreme Court judgment on child labour.

Yes. Supreme court judgment is implemented in the State, The Monitoring Cell in the office of the Commissioner of Labour office is monitoring the implementation of the Supreme court judgment. • Most of the employers had denied the age of contended in the legal notices. They

have said that the identified child labourers are above 14 years and to prove that fact they have sent Form V under Factories Act 1948 (Central Act LXIII of 1948) and Form I under Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 (Central Act 61 of 1986) to the Inspectors who have issued legal notices.

• Some of the employers had denied that the child labourers identified in the survey were not actually workmen and they are the relatives of their workmen.

• Some of the employers are saying that the child labourers identified in the survey are not now working in their factories and their whereabouts are not known.

• Some of the child labourers identified during the survey were the sons/daughters of the employers and they are not child labourers as defined in the 1948 Act.

• Some of the child labourers identified in the survey have now crossed 14 years.

5. Has the State Government set up vigilance committees to ensure proper implementation of the Child Labour Act? Provide details.

District committees were formed in all the districts under the Chairmanship of District

Collector for identifying child labour in hazardous employment and undertake measures to relieve the children from employment and rehabilitate them. Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories is the member Secretary for this District Committee. In all the districts, inspection teams have been formed for inspecting the registered and unregistered establishments, which are hazardous in nature.

3. What are the state specific studies conducted by NGOs or International agencies on the incidence and elimination of child labour in the state? Provide summary and attach copies.

There is no specific study conducted by NGOs or International agencies on the incidence and elimination of Child Labour in the State.

4. Has the State Government conducted public awareness programme for elimination of child labour? If yes provide details of each programme year wise from 2004 onwards for parents, children, employers, labour enforcement officers and Inspectors, Trade Union leaders, Judicial Officers and relevant professionals. Provide details on programme and coverage category.

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• Trainers Training Programme has been conducted for Enforcement Officials on Eradication of Child Labour from 15.3.2004 to 19.3.2004. A Hand book for Enforcement official had been printed and distributed to all officers.

• One-day workshop for Employers and Trade Union representatives on eradication of Child Labour was organized on 9th June 2004.

• A workshop for Enforcement officials of the Labour and Factories Department and Project Directors of National Child Labour and INDUS Projects and District Revenue Officers was organized with the assistance of International Labour Organisation on 30.6.05. This workshop was organized mainly to enhance their capacities and enable them to organize the raids in an effective manner.

• A two days workshop on the issues of prosecution of child labour cases was conducted for Chief Judicial Magistrates, Government pleaders, Medical officers and Enforcement officials at the Judicial Academy, Chennai in two batches from 22.6.2006 and 23.6.2006 and 7.7.2006 and 8.7.2006.

• A Stakeholders Workshop on Eradication of Child Labour was conducted at Virudhunagar District on 14.3.2007.

Awareness Generation:

Government had issued orders in G.O (Ms) No.583, Labour and Employment, dated: 9.6.2003 to observe 12th June as “Anti Child Labour Day”. On 12.6.03, Anti Child Labour Day was observed in all the Districts. Government has also issued a pledge to be taken by the Government Departments, Factories, Schools, etc., on Anti Child Labour Day.

• Brochures, Booklets, Posters and Stickers have been printed and published, hoardings in buses and in public places erected for generating awareness on the issue of child labour.

• 10 seconds spot on awareness against the system of child labour was broadcast from 01.03.2004 to 29.04.04 before the morning Tamil News at 7.15 a.m. in All India Radio and from 1.6.04 to 31.8.04 in the FM Radio.

• Drawing Competition on the theme ‘Child Labour and Child Rights’ conducted for nearly 1000 school students and prizes awarded in September 2004.

• Women’s Day on 8th March 2004 was observed. 500 SHG women were sensitized on the issue of Child Labour on that day.

• Orientation Programme conducted for N.S.S Programme Officers of Chennai University in August 2004.

• Orientation Programme conducted for 300 N.S.S students at Pachaiyappa’s College in September 2004.

• Orientation on ‘Child Labour and Child Rights’ was conducted to Fine Arts College Students and visual Communication Students of Loyola College in September 2004.

• Poster Workshop for Government Fine Arts College Students conducted in October 2004.

• One day workshop for Employers and Trade Union representatives was organized on 9th June 2004.

• One day seminar on ‘Domestic Child Labour’ was organized for NGOs on 11th June 2004.

• One lakh hand bills were printed and distributed among all employers of shops, restaurants, workshops in Chennai city on 23rd Nov 2004 with the help of Chennai Corporation Arivoli Iyakkam Volunteers, NGOs and Labour Department officials.

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• A Child to Child Programme was organized on 24th Nov to mark the occasion of Children’s Day 2004. 500 Children who are released from labour force and presently studying in schools and 500 school children from upper elite schools had participated in the programme. They were divided into groups and had group dynamics and sharing.

• Table top Calendars to Government officials, Non Governmental agencies and NCLP/INDUS Projects and New Year Greetings to all NCLP/INDUS special school children were printed and circulated in January 2005.

• Hoardings in the 100 State Express Transport Corporation buses with Anti Child Labour message.

• Hoardings installed at Beach Road near University Hostel with Anti Child Labour message.

• Hoardings installed in the ECR road near Tiruvanmiyur bus stand with Anti Child Labour message.

• Women’s Day 2005 was celebrated on 8.3.2005 at Chennai. More than 1500 women from Self Help Group were participated in this function.

• Anti Child Labour Day 2005 was observed on 12th June 2005 at Kalaivanar Arangam, chennai. Hon’ble Minister for Labour presided over the function and released Posters, Booklet on the initiatives of Tamilnadu Government in eradicating child labour and a Hand book on Children’s Play.

• Hoardings, Jingles and Puppet Show have been arranged on Child Labour in the Indian Tourism and Trade Fair conducted at Chennai in 2007. Radio song and jingle on child labour are also broadcasted in the public announcing system in the Trade Fair.

• Hoardings in the 100 State Express Transport Corporation buses, Beach Road, road near Tiruvanmiyur bus stand , Koyambedu Bus stand, Central Railway Station against the system of Child Labour were displayed.

• Communication Tools (Small Banner, Posters), Radio Song and T.V. Module released at a function held on 10.01.06 at Anna Institute of Management, Chennai.

• June 12th 2006 was observed as Anti Child Labour Day in a fitting manner throughout the state with Rallies, Seminars, Essay competitions, Human Chain, etc., Stickers and Posters with slogans against employment of children were pasted on vehicles and in public places. At Chennai Anti Child Labour Day was observed and programmes were conducted at Kalaivannar Arangam in a grand manner. The Hon’ble Minister for Labour presided over the function. The fourth edition of Kuruthu bi-monthly magazine was released along with few posters on child labour. Cultural programmes were conducted by INDUS children of Kancheepuram district and Vidiyal kalai Kulu from Dharmapuri. In the morning a wall painting session was arranged for the NCLP students of Chennai District at the Slum Clearance Board Building, Chennai-5.

• Anti Child Labour songs were broadcasted in F.M Radio both in the morning and in the evening at the busy times from August 15 to September 15, 2006 to create awareness among the public.

• Anti Child Labour slogans were painted on 2 EMU trains plying between Chennai Central and Tirutani and between Chennai Beach and Chengalpetu.

• Tamil version of the feature Film ‘Lost Child Hood’ produced by ILO was released by Hon’ble Minister for Labour on 10.3.2007

• June 12th 2007 was observed as Anti Child Labour Day in a fitting manner throughout the state. At Chennai Anti Child Labour Day was observed and programmes were conducted at Kalaivannar Arangam. The Hon’ble Minister for Labour presided over

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the function. In the morning a “Run Against Child Labour” was organized at Marina Beach, Chennai, wherein more than 2000 students from various schools in the city participated. On 13th June 2007, sports meet for the NCLP/INDUS special school children was organized. On 14th June 2007, a workshop for coordinating the stakeholders in eradication of child labour was organized. Chief Secretary to Government inaugurated this workshop. NGOs, Employers and Corporate Sector took part in the workshop.

• Hoarding on ‘Domestic Child Labour’ has been displayed at the Central Railway Station in 2007.

8. Does the State Government receive any technical or financial assistance from International agencies to reduce child labour? Provide details.

International Labour Organization renders the technical assistance and financial support in running the Indus Child Labour Project in the State. UNICEF supports the State Government’s initiative in eradicating child labour whenever required. Funds to the tune of Rs.7,60,09,300/- has been provided by International Labour Organisation, New Delhi for running the INDUS Project upto 31.08.2007 9. Has the recent circular (effective from Oct 2006 ) issued by the Ministry of Labour, Government of India, adding domestic work and work in raod side tea shops and restaurants in the list of hazardous occupations, been implemented in the State. Provide details on the number of cases registered under the new circular and the number of prosecutions? Yes. ( Details on the number of cases registered under the new notification enclosed

vide annexure - .)

10. What special measures have been taken by the State Government to spread awareness about the new circular issued by the Ministry of Labour? Provide details.

All the District Collectors have drawn Action Plans to eradicate Child Labour in the domestic and Hospitality sectors

Meetings have been conducted for all Flat owners Associations, Hotel Owners Associations to sensitize this issue in the Districts by the District Collectors and in the State by the Commissioner of Labour.

Advertisement has been given through hoardings, notices, painting on electric trains, local televisions, jingles etc.

In the State Authority Meeting held on 11.10.2006, The social Welfare department assured that the Child Line 1098 will be made operational in all the districts in the state.

The Chief Secretary instructed to form a compliant cell in the Collectors office; the RDOs have been made responsible officers for rescue & rehabilitation of child labour.

The Labour department has to undertake registration of all Domestic workers.

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A separate Welfare Board for Domestic Workers has been formed for the Welfare of the domestic Workers in the State. All the domestic workers are registered in this Board by the Labour Department

Self Certification method should be adopted for Flat Owners Associations to declare that no child is employed in their residential campus. This should be monitored by Labour department.

It was decided in the State Authority Meeting that the Food Inspectors of Districts and Municipalities should certify that no children are engaged in the Hotels, restaurants, motels, road side eateries etc.

It was decided to include a Topic on ‘child labour’ in to the Curriculum of the students from VI to XII standard.

A Short film on Domestic child Labour will be produced and screened on all residential areas through PROs of Information & Public Relations dept.

A State Level Stakeholders Workshop was conducted on 10th October2006 on implementing the above Notification. The Chief Secretary to Government inaugurated this meeting. Secretaries to various Government Departments, Heads of various departments like Labour, Factories, Social Defence, Police, Health, Local Administration, Rural Development, Information & Public Relations etc. attended the meeting. The other Stakeholders like NGOs, Trade Unions, Employers Assn. UNICEF etc also attended the meeting.

An Action Plan to eradicate child labour in Domestic and Hospitality sector has been approved as per G.O. 2D, No.7, dated 6.2.2007, Labour and Employment Department, Chennai-9.

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ANNEXURE – 3

5. B. (1) Malnutrition

Weight Monitoring and Nutritional Status of Children in the Age Group ( 0-3 Years)

YEAR : 2004-05 Total No. of Children

Sl. No.

Name of the District

CNC /

AWC 0 - 36

Months Weighed %Normal % Grade I % Grade II %

Grade III & IV

%

1 Coimbatore 1702 96445 94445 97.93 72254 76.50 21085 22.33 1063 1.13 43 0.05

2 Cuddalore 1612 101190 99845 98.67 51231 51.31 42945 43.01 5571 5.58 98 0.10

3 Dharmapuri 2027 97675 95000 97.26 50204 52.85 39067 41.12 5664 5.96 65 0.07

4 Dindigul 1838 83657 82583 98.72 50488 61.14 28737 34.80 3221 3.90 137 0.17

5 Erode 2354 95241 93772 98.46 58180 62.04 34090 36.35 1472 1.57 30 0.03

6 Kaniyakumari 928 50225 49554 98.66 38632 77.96 10602 21.39 305 0.62 15 0.03

7 Karur 614 34730 34596 99.61 19828 57.31 12906 37.30 1801 5.21 61 0.18

8 Madurai 1751 108159 104806 96.90 58299 55.63 42048 40.12 4327 4.13 132 0.13

9 Nagapattinam 862 62494 61933 99.10 31763 51.29 24935 40.26 5136 8.29 99 0.16

10 Namakkal 1218 63408 55433 87.42 36794 66.38 17392 31.37 1191 2.15 56 0.10

11 Perambalur 921 60801 59422 97.73 31063 52.28 24245 40.80 4011 6.75 103 0.17

12 Ramanathpuram 916 53529 52643 98.34 31686 60.19 19881 37.77 1055 2.00 21 0.04

13 Salem 2186 134141 132474 98.76 86517 65.31 44631 33.69 1287 0.97 39 0.03

14 Sivagangai 904 45275 44767 98.88 26105 58.31 17008 37.99 1561 3.49 93 0.21

15 Thanjavur 1494 95591 92878 97.16 51784 55.75 34879 37.55 6082 6.55 133 0.14

16 Theni 966 58719 57885 98.58 36178 62.50 20629 35.64 1046 1.81 32 0.06

17 Thoothukudi 1004 55925 55350 98.97 33781 61.03 19652 35.50 1832 3.31 85 0.15

18 Tiruchirapalli 1362 80996 79747 98.46 51695 64.82 23835 29.89 4107 5.15 110 0.14

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19 Tirunelveli 2307 108325 107156 98.92 62785 58.59 39371 36.74 4780 4.46 220 0.21

20 Tiruvannamalai 1354 98476 94921 96.39 61114 64.38 29607 31.19 4130 4.35 70 0.07

21 Tiruvarur 853 47078 46279 98.30 24062 51.99 17699 38.24 4361 9.42 157 0.34

22 Vellore 2545 146896 144105 98.10 82595 57.32 55489 38.51 5698 3.95 323 0.22

23 Villupuram 2680 155266 149215 96.10 77906 52.21 61528 41.23 9647 6.47 134 0.09

24 Virudhunagar 1201 76470 75956 99.33 39474 51.97 31295 41.20 5086 6.70 101 0.13

25 Kancheepuram 1928 92961 88943 95.68 46131 51.87 37218 41.84 5443 6.12 151 0.17

26 Tiruvallur 1750 91043 88222 96.90 48427 54.89 36186 41.02 3508 3.98 101 0.11

27 Pudukkottai 1459 78496 77567 98.82 41399 53.37 32401 41.77 3659 4.72 108 0.14

28 The Nilgiris 397 15060 14461 96.02 8496 58.75 5201 35.97 751 5.19 13 0.09

29 Chennai 1146 71583 70252 98.14 41578 59.18 26665 37.96 1959 2.79 50 0.07

Total 42279 2359855 2304210 97.64 1350449 58.61 851227 36.94 99754 4.33 2780 0.12


YEAR :

2005 - 06

Sl. No. District Name No. of

AWCs

Total No. of 0-3 years

children

No. of children weighed

% Weighed Normal % Grade I % Grade II %

Grade III & IV

%

1 Coimbatore 2113 105397 104082 98.75 83028 79.77 20435 19.63 586 0.56 33 0.03

2 Cuddalore 1612 100603 99080 98.49 60695 61.26 34630 34.95 3729 3.71 26 0.03

3 Dharmapuri 959 53601 53288 98.19 27968 52.48 23359 43.84 1941 3.62 20 0.04

4 Krishnagiri 1068 61067 59863 98.03 31411 52.80 26057 43.53 2368 3.88 27 0.04

5 Dindigul 1838 85231 84798 99.49 55969 66.00 27813 32.80 966 1.13 50 0.06

6 Erode 2344 92230 90865 98.52 60143 66.19 29972 32.99 736 0.80 14 0.02

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7 Kaniyakumari 928 48900 48818 99.83 39848 81.63 8836 18.10 132 0.27 2 0.00

8 Karur 614 35649 35534 99.68 22259 62.64 12310 34.64 933 2.62 32 0.09

9 Madurai 1751 105664 103974 98.40 60698 58.38 40711 39.15 2504 2.37 61 0.06

10 Nagapattinam 862 63228 62751 99.25 32899 52.43 25118 40.03 4584 7.25 150 0.24

11 Namakkal 1218 61766 60989 98.74 43072 70.62 16979 27.84 897 1.45 41 0.07

12 Perambalur 921 62864 61973 98.58 35258 56.89 24054 38.81 2593 4.12 68 0.11

13 Ramanathpuram 916 53351 52766 98.90 31559 59.81 20646 39.13 536 1.00 25 0.05

14 Salem 2186 135133 132578 98.11 87111 65.71 44606 33.65 838 0.62 23 0.02

15 Sivagangai 904 44410 43831 98.70 26706 60.93 16184 36.92 905 2.04 36 0.08

16 Thanjavur 1494 93267 91754 98.38 53592 58.41 34342 37.43 3752 4.02 68 0.07

17 Theni 963 54812 54246 98.97 37017 68.24 16942 31.23 263 0.48 24 0.04

18 Thoothukudi 1004 54456 54144 99.43 35410 65.40 17593 32.49 1081 1.99 60 0.11

19 Tiruchirapalli 1362 79999 79045 98.81 53347 67.49 22609 28.60 3016 3.77 73 0.09

20 Tirunelveli 2307 107290 106031 98.83 63700 60.08 39645 37.39 2578 2.40 108 0.10

21 Tiruvannamalai 1354 98727 96280 97.52 62916 65.35 30707 31.89 2602 2.64 55 0.06

22 Tiruvarur 853 43776 43284 98.88 22057 50.96 17323 40.02 3825 8.74 79 0.18

23 Vellore 2545 143121 140554 98.21 85021 60.49 51797 36.85 3563 2.49 173 0.12

24 Villupuram 2680 162924 158401 98.26 83486 52.71 66333 41.88 8520 5.23 62 0.04

25 Virudhunagar 1201 76084 75609 99.38 41413 54.77 31389 41.51 2746 3.61 61 0.08

26 Kanchipuram 1928 91703 87393 95.30 46908 53.67 37424 42.82 2973 3.24 88 0.10

27 Tiruvallur 1750 93447 91106 97.49 52122 57.21 37796 41.49 1136 1.22 52 0.06

28 Pudukkottai 1459 74255 72870 98.13 38831 53.29 32010 43.93 1986 2.67 43 0.06

29 The Nilgiris 397 15232 14591 95.79 8923 61.15 5173 35.45 491 3.22 4 0.03

30 Chennai 1146 70443 69404 98.53 48319 69.62 19967 28.77 1065 1.51 53 0.08

Total 42677 2368630 2329902 98.36 1E+06 61.45 8E+05 35.74 ### 2.70 1611 0.07

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YEAR : 2006-07

Sl. No. District Name No. of

AWCs

Total No. of 0-3 years

children

No. of children weighed

% Weighed Normal % Grade I % Grade

II % Grade III &

IV %

1 Coimbatore 2138 104804 103678 98.93 82613 79.68 20428 19.70 599 0.57 38 0.04

2 Cuddalore 1745 100633 99498 98.87 61919 62.23 34715 34.89 2845 2.83 19 0.02

3 Dharmapuri 980 55558 54986 98.97 30170 54.87 22781 41.43 1996 3.59 39 0.07

4 Krishnagiri 1068 58263 57326 98.39 30136 52.80 24541 42.81 2619 4.50 30 0.05

5 Dindigul 1887 84502 84199 99.64 55898 66.39 27568 32.74 705 0.83 28 0.03

6 Erode 2392 92382 90916 98.41 61635 67.79 28513 31.36 746 0.81 22 0.02

7 Kaniyakumari 1134 54420 54284 99.75 43611 80.34 10504 19.35 159 0.29 10 0.02

8 Karur 716 37811 37689 99.68 23421 62.14 13102 34.76 1132 2.99 34 0.09

9 Madurai 1778 106578 104793 98.33 62534 59.67 40652 38.79 1570 1.47 37 0.03

10 Nagapattinam 885 65742 65349 99.40 33553 51.34 27663 42.33 4049 6.16 84 0.13

11 Namakkal 1368 62015 61244 98.76 43331 70.75 17019 27.79 843 1.36 51 0.08

12 Perambalur 1071 64298 63644 98.98 36654 57.59 24716 38.83 2256 3.51 18 0.03

13 Ramanathapuram 1060 53294 52785 99.04 31223 59.15 21032 39.84 511 0.96 19 0.04

14 Salem 2364 138840 136421 98.26 91565 67.12 44278 32.46 565 0.41 13 0.01

15 Sivagangai 1004 42896 42362 98.76 26518 62.60 15104 35.65 706 1.65 34 0.08

16 Thanjavur 1626 89038 87981 98.81 50205 57.06 34684 39.42 3046 3.42 46 0.05

17 Theni 1037 54375 53929 99.18 36887 68.40 16846 31.24 181 0.33 15 0.03

18 Thoothukudi 1310 53515 53162 99.34 35789 67.32 16494 31.03 839 1.57 40 0.07

19 Tiruchirapalli 1392 78552 77132 98.19 51940 67.34 22631 29.34 2489 3.17 72 0.09

20 Tirunelveli 2307 103003 102089 99.11 62321 61.05 37523 36.76 2128 2.07 117 0.11

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21 Tiruvannamalai 1611 98116 95928 97.77 62972 65.65 30383 31.67 2503 2.55 70 0.07

22 Tiruvarur 896 43078 42727 99.19 22954 53.72 16571 38.78 3162 7.34 40 0.09

23 Vellore 2724 144135 141882 98.44 87052 61.36 51576 36.35 3127 2.17 127 0.09

24 Villupuram 2721 158096 154279 98.26 81531 52.85 65495 42.45 7194 4.55 59 0.04

25 Virudhunagar 1368 74822 74325 99.34 40641 54.68 31509 42.39 2146 2.87 29 0.04

26 Kanchipuram 2096 95711 92309 96.45 51218 55.49 38350 41.55 2671 2.79 70 0.07

27 Tiruvallur 1976 96631 94572 97.87 54563 57.69 39212 41.46 778 0.81 19 0.02

28 Pudukkottai 1494 72431 71095 98.16 38788 54.56 30774 43.29 1504 2.08 29 0.04

29 The Nilgiris 432 15609 15188 97.30 9443 62.17 5318 35.01 424 2.72 3 0.02

30 Chennai 1146 70129 69129 98.57 47171 68.24 20967 30.33 953 1.36 38 0.05

Total 45726 2369277 2334901 98.55 1448256 62.03 830949 35.59 54446 2.30 1250 0.05

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ANNEXURE – 4

Children’s opinion

To get the opinion of the children on various issues connected with CRC, an

interaction session was arranged with them on 17th November 2007. Children of the

following institutions participated in the discussion.

No Name of Institution Number of Children

Participated

1 Annai Sathya Orphanage,

Ambasamudram 98

2 Holy Joseph Childrens home,

Eruthayakulam 400

3 Holy Family Orphanage,

Eruthayakulam 400

Total 898

In order to get the correct opinion of the children, it was decided to collect the

qualitative data using Focus Group Discussion (FGDs) in small groups of 25 children,

with expert moderators. 5 moderators were chosen for the purpose and they were

oriented on ht e need for the opinion and the methodology to be adopted. Two women

facilitators were included in the team to talk to adolescent girls. An Icebreaker was

given to each group, before the FGD to create a rapport and for better interaction.

The children’s opinion were collected on the following areas

• Infrastructural facilities such as

o Class rooms

o Play ground

o Library

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o Hobbies

• Education and related activities

• Food and related areas

• Boarding arrangements

• Child Protection areas like

o Abuse

o Maltreatment

o Child labor, etc.

The opinions expressed by the children on the various issues are as under:

• Majority of the children felt that the infrastructure like classroom, playground,

etc. is sufficient.

• Some children complain that they need to go out of the sufficient for errands like

bringing water, grinding flour, etc.

• Some children felt that they need more space in their staying arrangement.

• Majority of the children felt that the child labor must be stopped and children

from poorer families should be made to attend the schools.

• Some children felt access to recreation facilities like TV is limited and taking

books from the library is not very easy.

• Many children felt that newspapers should be provided to them.

• Some children felt that the quantity of cosmetic items like Soap, oil, toothpaste,

and powder needs to be increased.

• Majority of the children felt that they must be provided with a good computer

education apart from an intensive understanding of child rights.

• Many children said there is no discrimination among them and all of them are

treated equally by the staffs.

• Some of the students said that they need better dress and bags to carry their

books and notebooks.

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• Children were also interested in play materials, activities to develop their skills

like quiz, skits, etc. and karate.

• Some of the students felt that the procedures adopted to get the scholarship is

very cumbersome and steps must be taken to make it easier.

• Some of the dalit children felt that they are not able to receive certain schemes

which are made for their benefits.

• Majority of the children felt that the medical care that they receive is adequate

but sometimes they may not get appropriate medicines.

• Some of the girl children complained that the staffs do not trust them and use

abusive language.

• Some of the girl children said that they are using cloth during their periods.

During rainy season, sometimes they need to exchange clothes among

themselves.

• When girl children go out to attend schools, some men tease them are harass

them en route.

• Some of the girl children felt that the teachers / staff treat them like sisters and

their needs are satisfied immediately.

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ANNEXURE – 5

REPORTED, TRACED AND UNTRACED PARTICULARS OF BOYS AND GIRLS MISSING FROM THE YEAR 2004 TO 2007 (UPTO OCTOBER)

ABSTRACT

BOYS GIRLS TOTAL

S. NO YEAR

REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

REP

TRA

CED

REP

UN

TRA

CED

1 2004 999 952 47 1365 1345 20 2364 2297 67

2 2005 772 728 44 1143 1116 27 1915 1844 71

3 2006 727 628 99 864 812 52 1591 1440 151

4 2007 666 496 170 857 705 152 1523 1201 322

TOTAL 3164 2804 360 4229 3978 251 7393 6782 611

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REPORTED, TRACED AND UNTRACED PARTICULARS OF BOYS AND GIRLS MISSING FOR THE YEAR 2004 AS ON 31.10.07

BOYS GIRLS TOTAL

SL. NO DISTRICT/ CITY

REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

1 Chennai City / Che – (E)

445 423 22 786 772 14 1231 1195 36

2 Coimbatore 33 30 3 34 34 0 67 64 3

3 Coimbatore City 20 18 2 24 23 1 44 41 3

4 Cuddalore 32 32 0 23 23 0 55 55 0

5 Dharmapuri 10 8 2 6 6 0 16 14 2

6 Dindigul 25 25 0 22 22 0 47 47 0

7 Erode 13 13 0 14 14 0 27 27 0

8 Kanchipuram 35 35 0 65 65 0 100 100 0

9 Kanyakumari 18 18 0 14 14 0 32 32 0

10 Karur 9 8 1 8 8 0 17 16 1

11 Krishnagiri 22 22 0 16 14 2 38 36 2

12 Madurai 6 6 0 6 6 0 12 12 0

13 Madurai City 21 21 0 31 31 0 52 52 0

14 Nagapattinam 4 4 0 15 15 0 19 19 0

15 Namakkal 55 54 1 33 33 0 88 87 1

16 Nilgiris 7 7 0 16 16 0 23 23 0

17 Perambalur 7 7 0 9 9 0 16 16 0

18 Pudukottai 9 9 0 11 11 0 20 20 0

19 Ramnad 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

20 RP / Chennai 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0

21 RP / Trichy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

22 Salem 16 14 2 13 12 1 29 26 3

23 Salem city 16 16 0 4 4 0 20 20 0

24 Sivagangai 8 8 0 4 4 0 12 12 0

25 Thanjavur 21 18 3 40 38 2 61 56 5

26 Theni 11 11 0 7 7 0 18 18 0

27 Thoothukudi 12 12 0 8 8 0 20 20 0

28 Tirunelveli city 11 11 0 9 9 0 20 20 0

29 Tiruvallur 19 19 0 49 49 0 68 68 0

30 Tiruvannamalai 14 14 0 6 6 0 20 20 0

31 Tiruvarur 2 2 0 20 20 0 22 22 0

32 Tirunelveli 12 12 0 10 10 0 22 22 0

33 Trichy 9 9 0 4 4 0 13 13 0

34 Trichy city 12 7 5 6 6 0 18 13 5

35 Vellore 24 24 0 34 34 0 58 58 0

36 Villupuram 26 26 0 5 5 0 31 31 0

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37 Virudhunagar 13 8 5 12 12 0 25 20 5

Total 999 952 47 1365 1345 20 2364 2297 67

237

REPORTED, TRACED AND UNTRACED PARTICULARS OF BOYS AND GIRLS MISSING FOR THE YEAR

2005 AS ON 31.10.07

BOYS GIRLS TOTAL


REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

1 Chennai City 350 333 17 762 746 16 1112 1079 33 2 Coimbatore city 17 15 2 25 24 1 42 39 3 3 Madurai city 22 22 0 17 17 0 39 39 0 4 Salem City 8 8 0 14 14 0 22 22 0 5 Trichy city 16 14 2 8 6 2 24 20 4 6 Tirunelveli city 9 8 1 4 4 0 13 12 1 7 Kanchipuram 23 23 0 40 40 0 63 63 0 8 Thiruvallur 15 14 1 23 22 1 38 36 2 9 Villupuram 20 20 0 8 8 0 28 28 0 10 Cuddalore 24 24 0 13 13 0 37 37 0 11 Vellore 29 29 0 20 20 0 49 49 0 12 Tiruvannamalai 4 4 0 2 2 0 6 6 0 13 Salem 24 22 2 14 13 1 38 35 3 14 Namakkal 6 5 1 2 2 0 8 7 1 15 Dharmapuri 12 12 0 1 1 0 13 13 0 16 Coimbatore 20 18 2 17 16 1 37 34 3 17 Erode 17 15 2 17 16 1 34 31 3 18 Nilgiris 11 10 1 12 12 0 23 22 1 19 Trichy 13 9 4 8 8 0 21 17 4 20 Karur 2 2 0 4 4 0 6 6 0 21 Pudukottai 3 3 0 12 12 0 23 22 1 22 Perambalur 7 7 0 6 6 0 13 13 0 23 Thanjavur 14 13 1 11 10 1 25 23 2 24 Nagapattinam 3 3 0 8 8 0 11 11 0 25 Tiruvarur 6 6 0 13 13 0 19 19 0 26 Madurai 10 10 0 8 8 0 18 18 0 27 Virudhunagar 19 19 0 16 16 0 35 35 0 28 Dindigul 3 2 1 9 8 1 12 10 2 29 Theni 7 5 2 1 1 0 8 6 2 30 Ramanathapuram 6 5 1 3 3 0 9 8 1 31 Sivagangai 5 5 0 7 7 0 12 12 0 32 Tirunelveli 7 7 0 10 10 0 28 28 0 33 Thoothukudi 12 10 2 2 1 1 14 11 3 34 Kanyakumari 18 18 0 10 10 0 28 28 0

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35 RP Chennai 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 36 RP Trichy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 Krishnagiri 10 8 2 14 13 1 24 24 3

Total 772 728 44 1143 1116 27 1915 1844 71

239

REPORTED, TRACED AND UNTRACED PARTICULARS OF BOYS AND GIRLS MISSING FOR THE YEAR

2006 AS ON 31.10.07

BOYS GIRLS TOTAL


REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

1 Chennai City 305 272 33 575 546 29 880 818 62 2 Coimbatore 15 12 3 8 7 1 23 19 4 3 Coimbatore City 22 14 8 23 20 3 45 34 11 4 Cuddalore 14 13 1 8 8 0 22 21 1 5 Dharmapuri 13 7 2 5 5 0 18 12 2 6 Dindigul 14 12 2 1 0 1 15 12 3 7 Erode 11 8 3 3 3 0 14 11 3 8 Kanchipuram 26 21 5 31 29 2 57 50 7 9 Kanyakumari 12 12 0 7 6 1 19 18 1 10 Karur 5 5 0 4 4 0 9 9 0 11 Krishnagiri 19 14 5 5 4 1 24 18 6 12 Madurai 16 11 5 12 10 2 28 21 7 13 Madurai City 10 6 4 16 13 3 26 19 7 14 Nagapattinam 5 4 1 5 5 0 10 9 1 15 Namakkal 7 5 2 5 5 0 12 10 2 16 Nilgiris 5 3 2 0 0 0 5 3 2 17 Perambalur 11 10 1 6 6 0 17 16 1 18 Pudukottai 3 3 0 7 7 0 10 10 0 19 Ramnad 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 20 RP / Chennai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 RP / Trichy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Salem 9 8 1 8 7 1 17 15 2 23 Salem city 14 13 0 9 9 0 23 22 1 24 Sivagangai 3 3 0 3 3 0 6 6 0 25 Thanjavur 16 16 0 21 20 1 37 36 1 26 Theni 4 4 0 2 2 0 6 6 0 27 Thoothukudi 9 9 0 8 6 2 17 15 2 28 Tirunelveli city 5 4 1 6 6 0 11 10 1 29 Tiruvallur 22 21 1 14 13 1 36 34 2 30 Tiruvannamalai 15 12 3 6 5 1 21 17 4 31 Tiruvarur 4 3 1 6 6 0 10 9 1 32 Tirunelveli 7 7 0 10 9 1 17 16 1 33 Trichy 17 15 2 8 8 0 25 23 2 34 Trichy city 26 17 9 12 12 0 38 29 9 35 Vellore 33 32 1 10 10 0 43 42 1

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36 Villupuram 13 13 0 12 11 1 43 42 1 37 Virudhunagar 15 13 2 7 6 1 22 19 3

Total 727 628 99 864 812 52 1591 1440 151

241

REPORTED, TRACED AND UNTRACED PARTICULARS OF BOYS AND GIRLS MISSING FOR THE YEAR 2007 AS ON 31.10.07

BOYS GIRLS TOTAL


REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

REP

TRA

CED

UN

TRA

CED

1 Chennai City 252 204 48 479 423 56 731 627 104 2 Coimbatore 40 26 14 40 36 4 80 62 18 3 Coimbatore City 25 18 7 17 14 3 42 32 10 4 Cuddalore 15 7 8 11 10 1 26 17 9 5 Dharmapuri 19 13 6 2 1 1 21 14 7 6 Dindigul 5 3 2 4 2 2 9 5 4 7 Erode 36 24 12 33 27 6 69 51 18 8 Kanchipuram 19 8 11 32 10 22 51 18 33 9 Kanyakumari 14 8 6 8 7 1 22 15 7 10 Karur 14 14 0 8 6 2 22 20 2 11 Krishnagiri 12 10 2 7 6 1 19 16 3 12 Madurai 7 5 2 4 3 1 11 8 3 13 Madurai City 7 6 1 11 7 4 18 13 5 14 Nagapattinam 6 5 1 3 1 2 9 6 3 15 Namakkal 9 5 4 10 6 4 19 11 8 16 Nilgiris 8 7 1 7 7 0 15 14 1 17 Perambalur 5 4 1 4 4 0 9 8 1 18 Pudukottai 4 4 0 2 1 1 4 3 1 19 Ramnad 2 2 0 2 1 1 4 3 1 20 RP / Chennai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 RP / Trichy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Salem 8 7 1 7 7 0 15 14 1 23 Salem city 6 6 0 9 7 2 15 13 2 24 Sivagangai 7 7 0 8 5 3 15 12 3 25 Thanjavur 16 8 8 16 10 6 32 18 14 26 Theni 5 4 1 5 4 1 10 8 2 27 Thiruvallur 16 12 4 29 22 7 45 34 11 28 Thoothukudi 13 10 3 13 10 3 26 20 6 29 Tirunelveli 8 7 1 12 11 1 20 18 2 30 Tirunelveli city 10 9 1 1 0 1 11 9 1 31 Thiruvannamalai 8 8 0 5 5 0 13 13 0 32 Tiruvarur 3 3 0 3 3 0 6 6 0 33 Trichy 4 3 1 10 3 7 14 6 8 34 Trichy city 12 7 5 19 15 4 31 22 9 35 Vellore 20 16 4 23 22 1 43 38 5

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36 Villupuram 24 12 12 9 5 4 33 17 16 37 Virudhunagar 7 4 3 4 4 0 11 8 3

Total 666 496 170 857 705 152 1523 1201 322

243

244

Cases registered on the complaint of children under section 324, 325, 376, 377 IPC etc.,

2004 2005 2006 2007

S. N

O

DISTRICT

RE

P

CO

N

AC

Q

DIS

CH

AR

GE

D

PT UI

OTH

ER

S

RE

P

CO

N

AC

Q

DIS

CH

AR

GE

D

PT UI

OTH

ER

S

RE

P

CO

N

AC

Q

DIS

CH

AR

GE

D

PT UI

OTH

ER

S

RE

P

CO

N

AC

Q

DIS

CH

AR

GE

D

PT UI

OTH

ER

S

1 Chennai city 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 Coimbatore city 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 MAdurai city 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

4 Kanchipuram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 Thiruvallur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 Villupuram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Cuddalore 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 Vellore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 Thiruvannamalai 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 8 0 4. 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 0

10 Salem city 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 Salem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12 Namakkal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

13 Dharmapuri 5 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 2 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 2

14 Krishnagri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 Coimbatore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

16 0 Erode 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

17 The Nilgiris 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

18 Trichy city 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

19 Trichy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 Karur 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

21 Pudukottai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

22 Perambalur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

23 Thanjavur 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

24 Nagapattinam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

25 Thiruvarur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

26 Tirunelveli city 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

27 Madurai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

28 Virudhunagar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 1 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 2 0

29 Dindigul 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0

30 Theni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

31 Ramanathapuram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

32 Sivagangai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

33 Tirunelveli 5 2 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

34 Thoothukudi 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

35 Kanyakumari 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

36 Chennai RP 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

37 Trichy RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 13 0 15 1 0 37 6 2 0 23 5 1 21 0 0 0 12 6 3 33 5 12 0 14 1 1 33 4

245

Cases registered on the complaint of children under section 324, 325, 376, 377 IPC etc.,

2004 2005 2006 R E P

2007

S. N

O

DIS

TRIC

T

RE

P

CO

N

AC

Q

DIS

CH

AR

GE

D

PT UI

CH

AR

GE

AB

ATE

S

RE

F

RE

P

CO

N

AC

Q

DIS

CH

AR

GE

D

PT UI

CH

AR

GE

AB

ATE

S

RE

F

RE

P

CO

N

AC

Q

DIS

CH

AR

GE

D

PT UI

CH

AR

GE

AB

ATE

S

RE

F

CO

N

AC

Q

DIS

CH

AR

GE

D

PT UI

CH

AR

GE

AB

ATE

S

RE

F

1 Chennai city

2 Coimbatore city 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 MAdurai city 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 Kanchipuram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 Thiruvallur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 Villupuram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Cuddalore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 Vellore 10 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 12 3 0 0 8 0 0 1 46 0 0 0 3 0 39 4 36 0 0 0 25 10 0 1

9 Thiruvannamalai 19 2 2 0 8 7 0 0 28 0 7 0 13 1 0 7 19 0 0 0 13 2 0 4 24 0 0 0 5 17 0 2

10 Salem city 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

11 Salem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12 Namakkal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

13 Dharmapuri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 14 0 0 0 2 12 0 0

14 Krishnagri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0

15 Coimbatore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

16 Erode 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0

17 The Nilgiris 13 1 3 0 6 2 0 1 15 4 2 0 8 1 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 4 0 0

18 Trichy city 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

19 Trichy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

20 Karur 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

21 Pudukottai 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 1 0 0

22 Perambalur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

23 Thanjavur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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2 0 0

0 0 0

1 0 0

6 0 0

2 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

6 0 0

1 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 1

2 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

71 0 4

24 Nagapattinam

25 Thiruvarur

26 Tirunelveli city

27 Madurai

28 Virudhunaga

29 Dindigul

30 Theni

31 Ramanathap

32 Sivagangai

33 Tirunelveli

34 Thoothukudi

35 Kanyakumari

36 Chennai RP

37 Trichy RP

Total

247

5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 2

r 8 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 7

1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

uram 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 12 0 0 0 6

9 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 9 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

84 13 26 1 33 9 1 1 108 21 26 0 47 2 1 11 143 4 10 0 62 15 40 12 143 1 0 0 67

ANNEXURE – 6

Detailed Budget for Children in Directorate of Social Welfare, Chennai - 5. (Rs.in thousands)Sl. No.

Year Name of the Scheme B.E. R.E. F.M.A. Actual

1 2002-03 Assistance to Schemes for Girls Child Welfare

127075 107075 107075 107060

2 Starting of Creches for Children of Working and Ailing Mothers

5244 9402 9402 8512

3 Setting up of a Reception centre for adopting new born female babies

1119 588 193 217

4 Assistance to Schemes for Girls Child Welfare

20000 20000 20000

Total 133438 137065 136670 135789

5 Programme for the care of Destitute Children Assistance to Private Organisation

79959 73654 99540 95638

6 Maintenance of Orphanages run by Government

875 1704 1677 1532

Total 80834 75358 101217 97170

7 Assistance to School Children of Poor Widows

1656 1656 1656 1658

Grand Total 215928 214079 239543 234617

Total Social Welfare Outlay 617411 Achievement on Child Welfare

Sector 234617

%of Progress on Child Welfare Sector

38%

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1 2003-04 Assistance to Schemes for Girls Child Welfare 140000 180000 180000 179998


5898 4044 3344 3344


570 1317 2416 1031

4 Scheme for promotion of awareness in children adoption

500 500 500 483

5 Assistance to Schemes for Girls Child Welfare (KE)

61700 61700 61700 61700

Total 208668 247561 247960 246556


79501 75690 73501 69997

7 Maintenance of Orphanages run by Government 1580 1699 1699 1510

Total 81081 77389 75200 71507

8 Assistance to School Children of Poor Widows 1068 1105 1105 1500

Grand Total 290817 326055 324265 319563

Total Social Welfare Outlay 735065 Achievement on Child Welfare Sector 319563

%of Progress on Child Welfare Sector 43%

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4000 4000 3406 3096


984 442 350

4 Assistance to Schemes for Girls Child Welfare 16000 16000 15998

Total 204360 471364 470228 469821


75315 78517 75688 71702

6 Maintenance of Orphanages run by Government 1698 1651 1688 1460

Total 77013 80168 77376 73162


Grand Total 282478 552637 548709 544011

Total Social Welfare Outlay 708308 Achievement on Child Welfare Sector 544011


250



4000 3075 3075 2416


681 545 424 348


1124 1124 508 442

5 Assistance to Schemes for Girls Child Welfare 0 603 603 603

Total 505805 755347 1004610 1003802


71258 70483 70510 62771

7 Programme for the care of Destitute Children Assistance to Private Organisation (KK)

12150 11759 29959 28786


918 1156 1126 1086

Total 84326 83398 101595 92643


Grand Total 591475 839962 1107422 1097638

Total Social Welfare Outlay 1475125

Achievement on Child Welfare Sector 1097638


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3075 3075 2700 2369


583 448 367 227


900 900 787 787

5 Assistance to Scheme for Girls Child Welfare (SCP)

0 187500 85302 85293

Total 754558 754423 753854 753374


76507 76865 74365 69301

7 Programme for the care of Destitute Children Assistance to Private Organisation (KK)

12097 9130 9130 8963


1088 1109 1109 1036

9 Maintenance of Orphanages run by Government (SCP)

0 2282 1725 892

Total 89692 89386 86329 8019210 Assistance to School Children of Poor Widows 1319 1058 1058 1031

Grand Total 845569 844867 841241 834597 Total Social Welfare Outlay 1562488 Achievement on Child Welfare Sector 834597


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Department of Social WelfareGovernment of Tamil Nadu

November 2007

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