Punjab News/ Punjab Cabinet give approval to Juvenile Justice Care and Protection of Children Rules 2013
Author(s): City Air NewsA meeting of the Punjab Cabinet being chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday afternoon. Chandigarh, November 30, 2013: The Punjab Cabinet decided to grant extension in the contractual services...
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Nov 30, 2013 12:30
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A meeting of the Punjab Cabinet being chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday afternoon.
Chandigarh, November 30, 2013: The Punjab Cabinet decided to grant extension in the contractual services of Health/Veterinary Pharmacists and class IV employees working as service providers at the rate of Rs.7000 and Rs.3000 per month w.e.f. December 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014. It may be recalled these service providers were working in 1186 subsidiary health centers and 582 veterinary hospitals functioning under the Zila Parishads across the state.
The Cabinet also gave approval to the Juvenile Justice Care and Protection of Children Rules 2013 formulated by the state Social Security Development of Women & Children department to take care of overall development of children residing in children homes, observation homes, juvenile homes, state after care homes, special homes, home for mentally retarded children etc in the state. These rules would help in physical, social, psychological, mental and social cultural development of the special children (mentally challenged, visually challenged, deaf and dumb children and children affected by natural abnormality) and children in the need of care and protection as these rules describe and provide guidelines not only for providing basic facilities like food, clothing, health, hygiene, entertainment to the children in these homes but will also make environment of these homes full of love, affection and emotionally secured. These rules contain guidelines for the rehabilitation of these children, procedure for adoption of children, foster care, sponsorship etc. Further directions and guidelines have also been given to different functionaries, institutions and authorities dealing with these children to make them accountable.
To cope up with the increase in the number of samples related to the cases of Viscera, rape, blood alcohol and samples under excise & NDPS Act for analysis, the Cabinet also decided to create three more posts of analysts in the Chemical Examiner Laboratory at Kharar to bring far more efficiency in its day to day functioning.
A decision to this effect was taken here at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal this afternoon.
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