Department of Women & Child Development & Social Welfare

Directorate of Child Rights and Trafficking

Two new Directorates namely Directorate of ICDS and Directorate of Child Rights and Trafficking were created vide notification No. 305/SW/3E (Sectt)-06/15 dated the 20th January, 2015. The main mandate of the Directorate of Child Rights and Trafficking (DCRT) is monitoring and implementation of :

Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS), including all types of Children Homes under JJ Act
CWC, JJB, SARA etc under JJ Act
Cottage Scheme for Destitute Children
Implementation of :
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
- The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

The newly constituted Directorate has played a leading role in strengthening ICPS structures in the State. ICPS is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which was launched in 2009. This comprehensive scheme on child protection has brought about street children programme, institutional and non- institutional care under one umbrella. It focuses on convergence of services like health, education, vocational training rescue, rehabilitation and legal support provided by different line departments. The scheme is implemented through government- civil society partnership.

For effective implementation of the scheme, the State Child Protection Society (SCPS) has been constituted at the State level. The Minister in - Charge of Women and Child Development is the Chairperson and the Principal Secretary/Secretary of the Department is the Executive Chairperson. The officials of the Directorate also function in dual capacity i.e. the Director, Child Rights and Trafficking is also the Member Secretary of the SCPS and is overall in charge of the ICPS related activities in the State. The State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) is a wing of SCPS and it regulates and monitors alternative care – sponsorship, adoption and foster care. The Program Manager, SARA is an officer from the Directorate.

A number of anti trafficking initiatives have been taken up. The Director of Child Rights and Trafficking is the Member Convenor of the West Bengal Task Force which was established in 2007 with the primary focus being the repatriation of Bangladeshi children, and has since evolved into the nodal body for coordination on RRRI of trafficked women and children within the state, interstate and cross border. Directorate of Child Rights and Trafficking is functioning as the Secretariat of the Task Force, and under its aegis, Operational Guidelines on Rescue-Recovery-Safe Return and Integration of Bangladeshi Children has been designed and being implemented. The Task Force also coordinates the restoration process viz. intra state internal, inter-state and cross border trafficking.

The Directorate and the State Child Protection Society have organised a no. of anti trafficking programmes including an Interstate workshop on Anti Trafficking in collaboration with Save the Children and Joyprakash Institute of Social Change on 2nd and 3rd Feb, 2016 in Kolkata. A workshop for IO investigating the trafficking cases in trafficking prone districts like North and South 24 Parganas along with IO’s from Maharashtra was organised on the 30-31st of August,2016.

Organogram of Directorate of Child Rights and Trafficking

ICPS Structure

State Child Protection Society (SCPS)

Organogram of SCPS :

Functions of SCPS :

Contribution to the effective implementation of child protection legislation, schemes and achievement of child protection goals laid out in the National Plan of Action for Children. In doing so, the SCPS will follow national and state priorities, rules and guidelines.
Implementation, supervision and monitoring of ICPS and all other child protection scheme/programs and agencies/institutions at State/UT level;
Setting up, supporting and monitoring performance of DCPU and ensure proper flow and utilization of funds to the districts through ICPS;
Ensuring effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, draft rules under the Act if not already done so or adopt the Central Model Rules;
Ensuring of effective implementation of other legislations and policies for child protection in the State viz. Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA) 1956; Guardians and Wards Act (GAWA) 1890; Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986; Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006 and Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1986, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994, Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 (CPCR Act), Protection of children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012, etc. and any other Act that comes into force for protecting child rights;
Networking and coordinating with all government departments to build intersectoral linkages on child protection issues, including Departments of Health, Education, Social Welfare, Urban Basic Services, Backward Classes & Minorities, Youth Services, Police, Judiciary, Labour, State AIDS Control Society, among others;
Networking and coordinating with voluntary and civil organizations working in the field of child rights and protection;
Carrying out need-based research and documentation activities at state-level for assessing the number of children in difficult circumstances and creating State-specific databases to monitor trends and patterns;
Training and capacity building of all personnel (Government and Nongovernment) working under child protection system;
Providing quarterly progress report to MWCD on Program implementation and fund utilisation; (xi) Liaisoning with MWCD and State Child Protection Societies of other States/UTs;
Providing secretarial support to the State Child Protection Committee (SCPC).
Maintaining a state level database of all children in institutional care and family based non-institutional care and update it on a quarterly basis. Financial Support for setting up State Child Protection Societies along with their roles and responsibilities under this scheme are given at Annexure-I.

Role of State Child Protection Societies (SCPS) in conducting trainings :

At the State/UT level, the nodal responsibility of training and capacity building shall be with the SCPS, which shall be responsible for developing a training master plan for the State/UT with the help of all its DCPUs. The SCPS shall identify a pool of expert organizations/institutions/academies/universities/school of social work and individuals with specialization in the field of child rights and protection to facilitate training courses at state and district levels. The SCPS shall also identify personnel working under ICPS and arrange for them to be trained as Master Trainers on the relevant subjects with the help of NIPCCD and its Regional Centres.

The SCPS shall work with Universities and Educational Institutions for formulating new courses on counselling and other specialized child protection issues for building a cadre of professionally equipped manpower to work on child protection issues.

State Child Protection Society Officer's/ Staff Details :

Sl. No.	Name	Designation	Contact Number
- Programme Team -
1.	Sucahrita Chakraborty	Progmam Manager, Child Protection	9609922050
2.	Atreyi Banerjee	Program Manager, Training, IEC, Advocacy	9836675370
3.	Partha Biswas	Program Officer, Child in Need of Care & Protection	9674473054
4.	Sangita Panda	Program Officer, IEC, Advocacy	9830666322
5.	Adrita Goswami	Program Officer, Training	8017420795
6.	Monojit Banerjee	Program Officer- Child in Conflict with Law	9836258066
7.	Aniruddha Ghosh	Assistant Cum Data Entry Operator	9609442349
8.	Shampa Bhattarcharjee	Assistant Cum Data Entry Operator	9433943524
9.	Kunal Samadder	Assistant Cum Data Entry Operator	9836462865
- Accounts Team -
1.	Rintu Rana	Account Officer	9734352177
2.	Puja Chakraborty	Accountant	9748418375

State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA)

Functions of SARA :

In order to support CARA in promoting in-country adoption and regulating intercountry adoption, ICPS provides for establishing of a State Adoption Resource Agency(SARA) in every State/UT as a unit under the SCPS, to coordinate, monitor and develop the work of adoption and render secretarial and administrative assistance to the State Adoption Advisory Committee(SAAC).

SARA shall liaison with DCPU at District levels and provide technical support to the Child Welfare Committees in carrying out the process of rehabilitation and social reintegration of all children through sponsorship, foster-care, in-country and intercountry adoption. The specific roles and responsibilities of SARA shall include:

Functioning as the State level Resource Centre to coordinate, monitor and develop the adoption program in the State;
Facilitating the setting up of SAAs, provide legal recognition to SAAs and maintain a comprehensive list of such agencies;
Ensure that all adoptions/permanent placements of children are done in accordance with the Laws & Guidelines of the Supreme Court of India and Government of India;
Promote in-country and regulate inter-country adoptions in coordination with CARA;
Maintain a centralized web-based database of adoptable children with the help of DCPU as a part of the child tracking system;
Maintain a centralize web-based database of prospective adoptive parents with the help of DCPU;
Supervise the work of SAAs and ensure coordination between them within State;
Ensuring that all PAPs are registered at SAA/ SARA;
Providing comprehensive adoption data to CARA on monthly basis;
Ensuring sensitization of all agencies and allied systems;
Enhancing capacity of those working in the adoption system;
Taking necessary punitive action when malpractices occur in the adoption program whether by licensed /recognized adoption agencies or by unlicensed individuals or organizations
Advocacy and awareness for promoting adoptions in the State;
Developing and disseminating IEC materials.

Note :

Except State Secretary and Director dealing with child related services, all other staff members to the society shall be engaged on contractual basis. The scheme allows flexibility regarding number of staff, with approval of the Project Approval Board (PAB), on the basis of criteria such as geographical spread and population of the State.
State Adoption Resource Agency shall coordinate with the DCPO and Protection Officer at District level.
(iv) Program Manager (Training, IEC & Advocacy) shall be responsible for training and capacity building of all personnel including those working in the adoption system.

State Adoption Resource Agency Officer's Details :

Sl. No.	Name	Disignation	Contact Number
1.	Supriya Sarkar	Program Manager - SARA	8017892189
2.	Sandhya Chhetri	Program Officer - SARA	8906475742
3.	Tanima Chatterjee	Additional Program Officer - SARA	7278623530
4.	Jaydeb Golder	Program Assistant - SARA	9830558360

District Child Protection Units (DCPU)

Organogram of DCPU :

In order to ensure effective service delivery ICPS will be implemented by setting up State Child Protection Society (SCPS) and District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) as the fundamental units for implementation at State and District level respectively. State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) shall function as a unit under the SCPS. The SCPS will be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and function under the overall supervision and control of the department looking after child welfare/protection in the State/UT. ICPS envisages setting up a District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) in each district as a fundamental unit for the implementation of the scheme.

Functions of District Child Protection Unit :

The DCPU shall coordinate and implement all child rights and protection activities at district level. Specific functions of the DCPU shall be to:

Contribute to effective implementation of child protection legislations, schemes and achievement of child protection goals laid out in the National Plan of Action for Children. In doing so, the DCPU will follow national and state priorities, rules and guidelines.
Ensure that for each child in need of care there is an individual care plan and that the plan is regularly reviewed. Monitor the implementation of the plan.
Identify families at risk and children in need of care and protection through effective networking and linkages with the ICDS functionaries, Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAA), NGOs dealing with child protection issues and local bodies, viz. PRIs and Urban Local Bodies, etc.;
Assess the number of children in difficult circumstances and create districtspecific databases to monitor trends and patterns of children in difficult circumstances;
Map all child related service providers and services at district for creating a resource directory;
Map all child related service providers and services at district for creating a resource directory;
Support implementation of family based non-institutional services including sponsorship, foster care, adoption and after care;
Ensure effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and its Amendment Act, 2006 at district/city levels by supporting creation of adequate infrastructure, viz. setting up JJBs, CWCs, SJPUs in each districts and homes in a cluster of districts as required; (ix) Ensure setting up of District, Block and Village level Child Protection Committees for effective implementation of programs, as well as discharge of its functions;
Facilitate transfer of children at all levels for either restoration to their families or placing the child in long or short-term rehabilitation through sponsorship, kinship care, in country adoption, foster care, inter-country adoption and placement in institutions;
Facilitate effective implementation of other legislations for child protection in the district, viz. Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA) 1956; Guardians and Wards Act (GAWA) 1890; Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986; Child Marriage and Restraint Act 1979 and Immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1986, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994, Protection of children from Sexual Offence Act,2012, CPCRC Act,2005 etc. and any other Act that comes into force for protecting child rights;
Network and coordinate with all government departments to build inter-sectoral linkages on child protection issues, including Departments of Health, Education, Social Welfare, Urban Basic Services, Backward Classes & Minorities, Youth Services, Police, Judiciary, Labour, State AIDS Control Society, among others;
Network and coordinate with voluntary and civil society organizations working in the field of child rights and protection;
Develop parameters and tools for effective monitoring and supervision of ICPS in the district;
Supervise and monitor all institutions/agencies providing residential facilities to children in district;
Train and build capacity of all personnel (Government and Non-government) working under child protection system to provide effective services to children;
Encourage voluntary youth participation in child protection programs at district, block and community levels;
Organize quarterly meeting with all stakeholders at district level including Childline Services, SAA, superintendents of homes, NGOs and members of public to review the progress and achievement of child protection activities;
Liaison with the SCPS, SARA and DCPUs of other districts;
Provide secretarial support to the DCPC;
Maintain a database of all children in institutional care and non-institutional care at the district level. This Data Management System will ultimately be uploaded onto a comprehensive, integrated, live database for children in care and in need of care in the country- the ‘TrackChild’.

Note :

Counsellor at the DCPU will be responsible for supervising counsellors in the institutions and also for providing counselling support to children and families coming in contact with the DCPU.
All staff members shall be engaged on contractual basis.
The scheme also allows flexibility for staff on the basis of the geographical spread and population of the State, with the approval of PAB.

District Child Protection Unit Contact List :

Sl. No	District	Name	Designation	Contact no.	E-mail
1	Alipurduar	Lalkamal Chakraborty	DCPO	9635404487	dmapd.dcpu@gmail.com
2	Bankura	Partha Sarathi Mandal	DCPO	9434254401	dcpsbankura@rediffmail.com
3	Birbhum	NirupamSinha	DCPO	9434110991	dcpo.birbhum@gmail.com
4	Cooch Behar	Snehashis Chowdhury	DCPO	9733134404	dcpscob@gmail.com
5	Dakshin Dinajpur	Jayeeta Mukherjee	DCPO	9433433778	dcpsdd@gmail.com
6	Darjeeling				dcpsdarjeeling@gmail.com
7	Hooghly	Sutapa Chakraborty	DCPO	9830993867	hooghlydcpu@gmail.com
8	Howrah	Basar Ali	DCPO	9433360445	dcps.howrah@gmail.com
9	Jalpaiguri				dcpsjalpaiguri@gmail.com
10	Kolkata	Seema Sarkar	DCPO	9831133904	dcpo.kol.kmc.wb@gmail.com
11	Kalimpong
12	Jhargram
13	Malda	Arunayan Sharma	DCPO	947509398	dcpsmld@gmail.com
14	Murshidabad
15	Nadia	Anindya Das	DCPO	9475696597	thera.andy@gmail.com
16	Paschim Bardhaman
17	Purba Bardhaman	Sudeshna Mukherjee	DCPO	9434661471	dcps.bwn@gmail.com
18	Paschim Medinipur	Sandip Kumar Das	DCPO	9434209383	dcpspmd@gmail.com
19	Purba Medinipur	Sarada Giri	DCPO	9474756395	dcps.purbamedinipur@gmail.com
20	Purulia	Sisir Kumar Mahato	DCPO	9932009197	dcps.prl@gmail.com
21	North 24 Parganas				dcpsnorth@gmail.com
22	South 24 Parganas				dcpss24pgs@gmail.com
23	Uttar Dinajpur	Asit Ranjan Das	DCPO	9434086186	dcps.ud@gmail.com

Statutory Bodies

Child Welfare Committee (CWC)

Guidelines for setting up of Child Welfare Committees (CWCs)

Location of CWC As provided under the JJ Act, 2000, the Child Welfare Committee should hold its sittings in the premises of a Children’s Home.
Space and Infrastructure

i) The newly constructed Children’s Homes shall have two rooms of 300 Sq. ft. each for the CWC. Where an existing Children’s Home has the required space available within the premises, the same shall be provided to the Committee. However, in districts where there is no Children’s Home or the existing Children’s Home has no space for the CWC, the ICPS will provide funds for constructing or renting suitable premises for the CWC.
ii) The Committee shall hold its sittings in one room and the other room should be used as a waiting room for children and families. The room where the CWC holds its sittings should be well equipped with necessary furniture and equipment, be well lit and have a child friendly environment. The waiting room should have provisions for drinking water and some indoor recreation facilities for children.

Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) Contact List :

S.no.	District	Name	Designation	Sitting place	Contact No.	email id.
1	Alipurduar	Sri Kanti Bhusan Mohanta	Chairperson	DM Office Compound, Alipurduar	9434028594 / 7797976032	dmapd.cwc@gmail.com
		Smt. Shipra Sarkar Bhattacharjee	Members
		Sri Sanjib Dhar	Members
		Smt. Shampa Paul (Das)	Members
		Sri Ashim Bose	Members
2	Bankura	Mr. Mohinoor Alam	Chairperson	Sumangalam Home for Boys , Bankura Ph- 03242- 202764	9434392872	mohinoor786@yahoo.in
		Apurba Mondal	Members		9474184433
		Rakhohori Nayek	Members		9933388873
3	Birbhum	Dr. Nityananda Ray	Chairperson	Asha Short Stay Home ,Malipara,Radhagobindo,Bus stand, Suri, Birbhum	9434706913	0342-256592 cwcbirbhum@gmail.com
		Mr. Sukuruddin Sk.	Members		9732605065
		Smt. Dipti Konar	Members		9474877576
		Sri Saptam Bhattacharya	Members		8972808208
		Sri Kuntal Chatterjee	Members		9474632646
4	Coochbehar	Smt. Dora Bhattacharya	Chairperson	Sahid Bandana Smriti Balika Abas, Coochbehar	9476272216	03582-222352 cwc.coochbehar2008@rediffmail.com
4	Coochbehar	Nitai Chandra Sarkar	Members	Sahid Bandana Smriti Balika Abas, Coochbehar	964761945	03582-222352 cwc.coochbehar2008@rediffmail.com
5	Dakshin Dinajpur	Sri Chiranjib Mitra	Chairperson	Suvayan Home, Dakshin Dinajpur,	9834187678	03522-255053 cwcddinajpur@gmail.com
		Mr. Abdul Hatem	Members		9635780786
		Smt. Maitree Chakrabarty	Members		9609700174
		Sri Prabir Kr. Roy	Members		9474160575
		Smt. Seuli sarkar	Members		7031190168
6	Darjeeling	Smt. Sudeshna Thapa	Chairperson	District Child Protection Unit Office of the District Magistrate ChotaKakJhora, Hill Cart Road Darjeeling- 734101	9932874884	0354-2252197 cwcdarjeeling2015@gmail.com
		Sri Tapas Karmakar	Members		9332351044
		Sri Mohanlal Jha	Members		9749684615
		Smt. Sefali Goswami	Members		9434494555
		Sri Debasish Chanda	Members		9832028822
7	Hooghly	Sri Narayan Chandra Chakraborty	Chairperson	Children Home For Girls, Uttarpara	9433251793	033-26856998 cwchooghly2014@gmail.com
		Sri Bhaskar Jyoti Ghosal	Members		8017884808
		Smt. Rashmoni Chatterjee	Members		8902479936
		Sri Arun Kr. Sadhu	Members		8902279747
		Smt. Sankari Acharya Chatterjee	Members		923134609
8	Howrah	Smt. Amrita Ghosh	Chairperson	S.M.M. Home, Lilluah, Howrah	9330964028	033-26558872/26558776 cwchowrah@gmail.com
		Smt. Pratima Das Agarwal	Members		9748276847
		Sri Sumit Adhikari	Members		9830613059
		Smt. Papia Chatterjee	Members		9674519030
		Smt. Anamika Dalpati	Members		9433801283
9	Jalpaiguri	Smt. Baby Upadhyay	Chairperson	Korok Children Home for Boys Race Course, Jalpaiguri	9832060891	03561-224007 cwcjalpaiguri2014@gmail.com
		Sri Debasish Chakraborty	Members		9933803920
		Dr. Manna Mukherjee	Members		9433327262
		Sri Subodh Bhattacherjee	Members		8900426468
		Smt. Rinku Bose	Members		9641784406
10	Kolkata	Smt. Indrani Guha Barmha	Chairperson	All Bengal Women’s Union 89 Elliot Road,Kolkata- 700016,	9830200481	033-22293292/22299142 kolkatacwc@yahoo.com
		Sri Amit Bhattacharjee	Members		9836677310
		Smt. Indrani Banerjee	Members		9433177203
		Smt. Tulsi Singha Roy	Members		9830171383
		Smt. Jashomonti Sreemani	Members		9830793793
11	Malda	Smt. Chaitali Ghosh Sarkar	Chairperson	Satya Chowdhury Indoor Stadium, Ist Floor, Bandh Road, Malda	9434105571	03512-220183 childwcmalda@gmail.co
		Amita Tewari	Members
		Dr. Moazzem Hossain	Members		9830092924
		Dr. Rashi Roy	Members		9434054029
		Smt. Chaitali Jha	Members		9474476400
12	Murshidabad	Smt. Shabnam Ramaswamy	Chairperson	Ananda Ashram, Baharampur, Murshidabad,	9434061413	0348-2222752 cwcmurshidabad@yahoo.com
		Md. Benjir Kalam	Members		9932889191
		Sri Ananda Das	Members		9732817881
		Sk. Jamal Uddin	Members		8944853153
13	Nadia	Smt. Rina Mukherjee	Chairperson	Children Home for Girls,Nadia	9434245006	0347-2252479 cwc.nadia@gmail.com districtshelternadia@yahoo.coin
		Sri Pradip Banerjee	Members		94740227858
		Smt. Maya Das	Members		9233994096
		Smt. Nasim Banu Mondal	Members		9732842229
		Smt. Anindita Ghosh	Members		9051555354
14	North 24 Parganas	Sri Arobindo Dasgupta	Chairperson	Kishalaya Home, K.N.C Road, Barasat, North 24 Parganas	9830450328	255-21353 arabindadg@gmail.com
		Smt. Dola Dey Mitra	Members		9674460252
		Sandip Chattopadhyay	Members
		Smt. Sriparna Roy	Members
15	Purba Bardhaman	Dr. Debasish Nag	Chairperson	70 BL Hati Road, Dhaldighi, Radhanagar, Burdwan, PIN- 713101	7797678772	dassug@gmail.com cwcbds@yahoo.com
		Dr. Satyajit Dasgupta	Members		9434673364
		Smt. Piyali Kar	Members		9735132802
		Smt. Payel Hati(Dutta)	Members		943420925
		Smt. Sonali Roy	Members		8537047341
16	Paschim Medinipur	-----	Chairperson	Vidya Sagar Balika Bhavan, Gope, Paschim Medinipur		03222-262239/275239 cwcpmd@gmail.com
		Smt. Asima Manna	Members		9734862361
		------	Members
		Sri Sujit Ghosh	Members		8158995019
17	Purba Medinipur	CWC Purba Medinipur is presently not functioning




18	Purulia	CWC Purulia not functioning by virtue of Stay Order Calcutta High Court (Ret. W.P. No.27375 (W) of 2015 Dtd.30.11.2015



19	South 24 Paraganas	Pratima Mondal	Chairperson	Sanlaap Sneha Home, Elachi, Narendrapur, South 24 Parganas	9883505987 9434739793	033-24649596 cwcsouth@yahoo.com
		Sujit Kr. Ghosh	Members		8158995019
		Kabita Bera	Members		9933737061
		Anamika Mondal	Members		9732670439
20	Uttar Dinajpur	Sri Asim Kr. Roy	Chairperson	Suryadaya Children Home for Deaf & Dumb Boys & Girls, Karnajora, Raiganj Uttar Dinajpur,	9434960991	03523252670 narayanmajumder00@gmailcom
		Smt. Rinila Das	Members		8900519747
		Sri Sankar Ch. Das	Members		9593358729
		Sri Narayan Chandra Majumdar	Members		9434076796

Special Juvenile Police Units (SJPU) :

As per JJ Act, Special Juvenile Police Units (SJPU) is to be set up in every districts and city to co- ordinate and upgrade the police interface with children. All the police officer, designated as child welfare officers (now known as Child Welfare Police officers) in the district/city are members of SJPU.

State Details Chart

Sl. No.		As on 01.04.2016
i)	Number of SJPU in the State	30
ii)	Number of Police Officers in the State Designated as Members of SJPUs	465
iii)	Number of Members of the SJPUs that have been provided induction training	228
iv)	Number of District in the State where SJPU have not been constituted	Nil
v)	Number of District in the State where SJPU have not been constituted	NA

SJuvenile Justice Board (JJB) :

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 makes it mandatory to have one Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in each district to deal with matters relating to juveniles in conflict with law. To facilitate setting up of a JJB in each district and to ensure their effective functioning, the scheme provides adequate infrastructure and financial support to the States/UTs.

Guidelines for setting up of Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs)

i) Location of JJB As provided by the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, a JJB should hold its sittings in the premises of an Observation Home.
ii) Space and Infrastructure The newly constructed Observation Homes shall have two rooms of 300 sq. ft. each for the JJB. The districts where Observation Home already exists, the required space for the JJB shall be made available within the premises. Where there are no Observation Homes, funding for rooms for the JJB have been made in the construction budget of the Observation Homes. The Board shall hold its sittings in one room and the other room should be used as a waiting room for children and families. The room where the Board holds its sittings should be equipped with necessary furniture and equipment should be well lit and have a child friendly environment. The waiting room should have provisions for drinking water and some indoor recreation facilities for children.

Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) Contact List

Sl. No	District	Name of Member	Designation	Sitting place	Contact No.	email id.
1	Alipurduar	-----	Principal Magistrate	DM Collectorate Office, Alipurduar P.O Alipurduar Court Pin- 736122
		Smt Chhanda Adhikary	Social Worker		9804157331
		Smt Rina Sarkar	Social Worker		9679183633
2	Bankura	Ms Sangita Banerjee	Principal Magistrate	Collectorate Office Building ,Pin- 722101	03242-250697	jjbbankura@gmail.com
		Smt Kabita Goswami	Social Worker		9475727562
		Sk. Mursalin	Social Worker		9434439939
3	Birbhum	Ms. Olivia Roy	Principal Magistrate	Collectorate Complex, Suri Near Civil Defence Office,l , Birbhum-731101 ( CJM, Birbhum)	03426-255049
		Ms. Olivia Roy	Principal Magistrate		9476102784
		Smt. Saswati Saha	Social Worker		8900230514
4	Coochbehar	Mr. Saurav Dey	Principal Magistrate	Juvenile Court Building,Sagar Dighi Coochbihar ,Pin- 736101	03582-231887
		Smt. Krishna Dutta Biswas	Social Worker		9475834826
		Smt Parnasree Chatterjee	Social Worker		9933636356
5	Dakshin Dinajpur	Mr. Arif Ahmed	Principal Magistrate	Suvayan Home, Dakshin Dinajpur, Pin- 733103	03522-255053	jjbddinajpur@gmail.com
		Smt. Anita Biswas	Social Worker		9932991331
		Shri Ashok Kumar Mitra	Social Worker		9832154972
6	Darjeeling	Mr. Joideep Bhattacharya	Principal Magistrate	Drukpa Kargyud Destitute Home, Darjeeling , Pin- 734101	0354-2258396
		Smt. Anuradha Chhetri	Social Worker		9832621740
		--------	Social Worker
7	Hooghly	Ms. Sudipa Banerjee	Principal Magistrate	Children Home for Girls 7, Rajmohan Road, Uttarpara, Hooghly	9836630377	jjbhooghly@gmail.com
		Smt.Manjula Deb Sarkar	Social Worker (Not attending JJB)		9831670086
		Shri Mrinmoy Majumdar	Social Worker		9831019294
8	Howrah	Ms.Juin Dutta	Principal Magistrate	SMM Home, Liluah, Howrah,	033-26558872/26558776	howrahjjb@gmail.com
		Smt Debarati Banerjee (Chatterjee)	Social Worker		9831121955
		Shri Amit Sanyal	Social Worker		9874069385
9	Jalpaiguri	Mr Girija Nanda Jana	Principal Magistrate	Korok Children Home for boys, Race Course Para, Jalpaiguri		jjbjalpaiguri@gmail.com
		Smt. Arundhaty Roy	Social Worker		8348697351
		Dr. Santanu Nandan Maitra	Social Worker		9832421999
10	Kolkata	Mr. Santanu Ganguly	Principal Magistrate	45, Ganesh Chandra Avenue, Kolkata- 700001,	033-22152167	jjbkol45@gmailcom
		Smt. Vasundhara Goswami	Social Worker		9830118355
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11	Malda	Ms. Sharmistha Ghosh	Principal Magistrate	District Collectorate Building , Malda, Pin- 732101		jjbmalda@gmail.com
		Sri Amlan Bhaduri	Social Worker		9434355444
		Smt. Sumala Agarwal	Social Worker		9434193416
12	Murshidabad	Ms. Khaleda Mannan	Principal Magistrate	Kaji Nazrul Islam Children Home, Baharampur,Murshidabad, Pin- 742101	9433975746
		Smt Sonali Ghosh	Social Worker		9475096138
		Ms. Sahanaz Begum	Social Worker		9735236082
13	Nadia	Mr. Debashish Santra	Principal Magistrate	Pankaj Acharaya Mahila Nibas 3rd lane Nagendranagar,Krishnagar, Nadia , Pin- 741101		jjb.nadia@gmail.com
		Smt Kajari Bhadar	Social Worker		9903586735
		-------------	Social Worker
14	North 24 Parganas	Mr. Subrata Ghosh	Principal Magistrate	Juvenile Court Building, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700064
14	North 24 Parganas	Smt. Soma Sinha	Social Worker	Juvenile Court Building, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700064	9477129829
15	Purba Bardhaman	Ms. Payel Banerjee	Principal Magistrate	District Collectorate Office Campus Burdwan 713101	9433016031	jjbburdwan@gmail.com
		Smt. Lipika Ghosh	Social Worker		9474602051
		Smt Stuti Devi	Social Worker		9434143923
16	Paschim Medinipur	Ms. Jayshree Dey	Principal Magistrate	Vidyasagar Balika Bhawan, Gope, Paschim Medinipore, Pin- 721102	0322-262239/275239	jjbmidw@gmail.com
		Smt. Anshumati Nanda	Social Worker
		Smt. Manasi Das (Roy)	Social Worker		9476107831
17	Purba Medinipur	Ms. Tamali Ghosh	Principal Magistrate	Vivekananda Lokshiksha Niketan,Contai , Purba Medinipur, Pin- 721636	03228-266201	jjbpurbamedinipur@gmail.com
		Smt. Mira Pradhan	Social Worker		9734373102
		Shri Gouri Shankar Beskari	Social Worker		9434623907
18	Purulia	Mr. Subhodip Mitra	Principal Magistrate	Anandamath Home for Girls, Simulia, Purulia, Pin- 723102	325222752
		Smt Jharna Mukherjee	Social Worker		9434883634
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19	South 24 Parganas	Ms. Sreejita Chatterjee	Principal Magistrate	279/3, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Road, Garia, Kolkata- 700047,opposite of Sebangan Nursing Home , Pin 700047	98316619763
		Smt. Mallika Samaddar	Social Worker		9231236754
		Sri Swapan Kumar Roy	Social Worker		9830943601
20	Uttar Dinajpur	Mr. Sourav Hazra	Principal Magistrate	Collectorate Building, Raiganj,Uttar Dinajpur, Pin- 733134		jjbudj@gmail.com
		Smt Rubi Acharjee	Social Worker		9434424928
		Shri Prasenjit Roy	Social Worker		9474437059

Child Protection Committees (CPC)

Child Protection Committees (CPC) in West Bengal

Roles and Responsibilities of CPCs :

Monitoring, reporting and responding to issues of child protection in the community.
Planning and taking up innovative activities for raising awareness on child protection in the community.
Developing Annual Action Plan to address CP issues.
Referring and reporting cases to higher level CPCs and DCPUs
Engaging stakeholders in raising awareness

The need for restructuring the existing VCPCs as per ICPS was felt by SCPS, West Bengal. Accordingly, a consultative process was initiated in June 2013. Unicef and Save the Children facilitated the process of framing guidelines for constituting CPCs and leading NGOs like CINI, JPISC, Prajaak, Jabala and others actively participated in it.

The Guidelines for the formation and strengthening of CPCs was launched by the Department of Child Development, Women Development and Social Welfare on 17.07.14. The said Guidelines were modified on 03.08.15.

Village level Child Protection Committees (VLCPC) :

The village level Child Protection committees will be established in each village (Gram Samsad) of State for prevention, reporting, monitoring, protection and responding on the issues of child right and protection. The VLCPC will be a community based organisation formed by the participation of community member, children, Government functionaries and elected representatives. A total of six (6) seats will be reserved for female members including one girl as children representative

Block Level Child Protection Committee (BLCPC) :

BLCPC will consist of Block Welfare Officer, Sabhapati Panchayat Samiti (CP), Representative of District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) (Nominated by District Magistrate) Chairperson of VLCPC- Pradhan (Head of Panchayat)-all, Block Education Officer (as decided by BDO), CWPO of local Police Station, PLV to be nominated by DLSA, Nari –O- Shishu Kalyan Karmadhyaksha/ Secretary of Karmadhyaksha /BWO may be considered

Ward Level Child Protection Committee (WLCPC) :

Borough Chairman/Municipality Chairman will be a Special Invitee and members will include Medical Officer In Charge (MOIC), CWPO of local P.S and DLSA nominee. At least four (4) seats will be reserved for female members including one girl as children representative.

Member of DCPU, DSWO, SP, DM and SCPS can participate during the meeting of WLCPC

Milestones regarding CPCs in West Bengal

July 2014- Launching of CPC Guidelines in English
September, 2014- Bengali version of Guidelines published
October, 2014- Dissemination of guidelines at district level initiated.
December, 2014- Guidelines uploaded on Departmental website
December, 2014- Meeting of NGOs with SCPS on development of training modules
January, 2015- Engagement of short term Consultant for development of training modules
January, 2015- Workshop with DCPOs on CPCs
February, 2015- Training modules development process initiated
March, 2015- nodal NGO for each district identified
April, 2015- BLCPC formation initiated in all districts including Alipurduar
June 2015- Meeting chaired by HMoS with all stakeholders for setting timeline for formation of CPCs at all levels
Modified CPC Guidelines notified on 03.08.15 vide No. 72/OSD-Secy/CD, WD & SW/15
Review meetings on status of formation of CPCs in the districts in December, 2015. Fresh timeline set in these meetings.
ü List of Master Trainers sent by DCPUs finalized in January, 2016
Identification of State Level Resource Persons in January, 2016
Planning for orientation of RPs and MTs in February, 2016

STATUS OF CPC FORMATION AT BLOCK, WARD AND GRAM SAMSAD LEVELS AS ON 31.10.2018 :

S No	District	Total Number of Blocks	BLCPCs formed	Total Number of Wards	WLCPCs formed	Total Number of Samsads	Number of VLCPCs formed
1	ALIPURDUAR*	6	6	20	20	998	929
2	BANKURA*	22	22	58	34	2504	2307
3	BIRBHUM*	19	19	101	101	2243	2243
4	PASCHIMBURDWAN*	8	8	149	0	833	521
5	PURBA BURDWAN*	23	23	119	119	3232	2797
6	COOCHBEHAR*	12	12	80	80	1714	1612
7	DAKSHIN DINAJPUR*	8	8	57	39	981	978
8	DARJEELING*	9	9	108	64	1168	1135
9	HOWRAH	14	14	98	16	2431	1132
10	HOOGHLY*	18	18	305	305	3029	2204
11	JALPAIGURI*	7	7	56	56	1349	1229
12	JHARGRAM	8	8	17	0	806	381
13	KOLKATA*	0	0	144	144	0	0
14	KALIMPONG	3	3	23	0	298	298
15	MALDA*	15	15	48	24	2279	2279
16	MURSHIDABAD*	26	26	136	125	4245	4056
17	NADIA*	17	17	208	175	3205	2455
18	NORTH 24 PARGANAS	22	22	678	670	3555	3555
19	PASCHIM MEDINIPUR*	21	21	120	111	3034	3025
20	PURBA MEDINIPUR	25	25	98	98	3318	3318
21	PURULIA*	20	20	47	47	1911	1908
22	SOUTH 24 PARGANAS*	29	29	152	95	4882	4882
23	UTTAR DINAJPUR*	9	9	77	77	1631	1631
		341	341	2899	2400	49646	43946

So Status of Formation of BLCPCs, WLCPCs and VLCPCs) :

S No	District	Total Number of Blocks	BLCPCs formed	Total Number of Wards	WLCPCs formed	Total Number of Samsads	Number of VLCPCs formed
1	ALIPURDUAR*	6	6	20	1	998	799
2	BANKURA*	22	22	58	38	2504	2464
3	BIRBHUM*	19	19	100	84	2243	2243
4	PASCHIM BURDWAN*	8	8	149	0	0	0
5	PURBA BURDWAN*	23	23	119	47	3232	2581
6	COOCHBEHAR*	12	12	80	80	1714	1612
7	DAKSHIN DINAJPUR*	8	8	57	0	979	974
8	DARJEELING*	9	9	108	63	1168	1100
9	HOWRAH	14	14	98	16	2430	1132
10	HOOGHLY*	18	18	199	0	3204	3204
11	JALPAIGURI*	7	7	56	51	1347	1229
12	KOLKATA*	0	0	144	142	0	0
13	KALIMPONG	3	3	23	0	298	298
14	MALDA*	15	15	49	22	2279	2279
15	MURSHIDABAD*	26	26	156	82	4163	4056
16	NADIA*	17	17	208	175	3205	2455
17	NORTH 24 PARGANAS	22	22	678	670	3555	3555
18	PASCHIM MEDINIPUR*	21	21	120	22	3034	2780
19	JHAGRAM	8	8	17	0	806	381
20	PURBA MEDINIPUR	25	25	98	76	3378	3117
21	PURULIA*	20	20	47	30	1911	1760
22	SOUTH 24 PARGANAS*	29	29	152	40	4882	3422
23	UTTAR DINAJPUR*	9	9	75	58	1631	1184
			341	2811	1697	48961	41826

Programme

Institutional Care

Institutional Care

Both CNCP and CCL children are placed in institutional care and their period of stay is either determined by the CWC (for CNCP) or JJB (for CCL).
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has defined Child Care Institutes (CCI), Children Home, Observation Home, Special Home, Place of Safety, Shelter Home, Specialized Adoption Agency, Open Shelter and Fit facility
A CCI means Children’s Home, Observation Home, Special Home, Place of Safety, Shelter Home, Specialized Adoption Agency, Open Shelter and Fit facility recognised underJuvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 for giving care and protection to such children who are in need of these services.
A Children’s Home is a CCI set up either by the Government or by NGOs for a district and group of districts and is registered under JJA. It houses CNCP and in West Bengal there are Children’s Homes set up exclusively for Children with Special Needs (CWSN).
An Observation Home is a CCI set up either by the Government or by NGOs for a district and group of districts and is registered under JJA. It houses under trial CCL.
Special Home is a registered CCIrun either by the Government or by NGOs for a district and group of districts. It is set up for providing rehabilitative services to CCL who have been found guilty and was sent to the Home by order of JJB.
Place of Safety is an institution (not a police station or lock up) established separately or attached to an Observation or Special Home where CCL (above 16 years of age) will stay by order of JJB or Children’s Court during enquiry or for the purpose of rehabilitation.
Shelter Homes are recognized institutions run by reputed NGOs for providing temporary shelter to runaway children , migrant children and other vulnerable children.
Specialized Adoption Agency (SAA) is a recognized CCI run either by the Government or by NGOs for housing orphan, abandoned and surrendered children and placed by order of CWC for the purpose of adoption.
Open Shelter is a facility run either by the Government or by NGOs for children in need of care and protection to street children, slum children in urban and semi urban areas.
Fit facility is facility run either by the Government or by NGOs prepared to temporarily own the responsibility of a child for a specific purpose as determined by CWC or JJB.

Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAA) :

SL.NO.	NAME & ADDRESS OF THE HOME	DISTRICT	TYPE OF HOME	CAPACITY	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
SL.NO.	NAME & ADDRESS OF THE HOME	DISTRICT	TYPE OF HOME	CAPACITY	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
1	Chamtagora Adibashi Mahila Samity Vill. P.O- Chamtagora, Bankura	Bankura	SAA	15	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
2	Suri Centre for Child Welfare, Sobha Bazar, Rabindra Pally, P.O- Suri, Birbhum	Birbhum	SAA	12	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
3	Indian Society for Rehabilitation of Children 244A, Purna Das Road, Kolkata-700029	Kolkata	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
4	The Indian Society for Sponsorship and Adoption 1, Palace Court, 1, Kyd Street, Kolkata- 700016	Kolkata	SAA	35	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
5	Society for Indian Children’s Welfare 20 22, Col. Biswas Road, Beckbagan, Kolkata-700019	Kolkata	SAA	32	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
6	Haiderpur Shelter of Malda Maheshmati (West), Behind Bikram Club, Dist-Malda, Pin- 732101	Malda	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
7	Vivekananda LoksikshaNiketan Purba Kumarpur, School Bazar, Contai, Pin- 721401	PurbaMedinipur	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
8	NimtouriTamlukUnnayanSamity Vill- Nimtouri, P.O- Kulberia, P.S-Tamluk,	PurbaMedinipur	SAA	20	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
9	Asansol Burdwan Seva Kendra, Burdwan	Purba Burdwan	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
10	Nawpara Teor Samaj Kalyan Samity Teor, DakshinDinajpur	DakshinDinajpur	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
11	Durgapur Indira Pragati Society Gopal Math, Kamala Kutir, Durgapur, Burdwan	Burdwan	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
12	Gondalpara Seva Bharati Vill P.O- Gondalpara, P.S- Panchla, Howrah- 711302	Howrah	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
13	Karuna West Bengal Women and Children Welfare Society 90/1, Sashi Bhushan Mukherjee Lane, Salkia, Howrah-711106	Howrah	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
14	SatyaBharati, Nabagram, Hooghly	Hooghly	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
15	New Bharati Club , Baneswar, Cooch Behar	Cooch Behar	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
16	Beldanga Bhagirathi SevaSadan Beldanga Station Road, Murshidabad	Murshidabad	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
17	Bhatbandh Mahila Samity, Purulia	Purulia	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
18	Haripur Amra Sabai Unnayan Samity Mandir Bazar, Lakhikantapur, South 24 Parganas	South 24 Parganas	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
19	Purba Netaji Pally Rural Development Society Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur	Uttar Dinajpur	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
20	Keuti Purba Daharani Biplabi Sangha 43 SailendraNath Bose Road, P.S.- Golabari,	Howrah	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
21	DomkalVikash Kendra MatriKol, P.O- Domkal, Dist- Murshidabad	Murshidabad	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
22	Nivedita Gramin Karma Mandir,Vill+PO-Manik Para ,PIN-721513	Paschim Midnapur	SAA	10	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED

List of Government Run Homes :

SL. NO	NAME AND ADDRESS OF HOME	DISTRICT	TYPE OF HOME	CAPACITY		Registered	PAB Approved
				CAPACITY
				Boys	Girls
1	Sumangalam Home, Bankura	Bankura	Observation, Special Home & Place of Safety	100	0	Registered	PAB Approved
2	Children Home for Blind Boys	Cooch Behar	Children Home	50	0	Registered	PAB Approved
3	Dhrubashram, North 24 Parganas	Kolkata	Observation, Special Home & Place of Safety	100	0	Registered	PAB Approved
4	Kazi Nazrul Islam Children Home, Kadai, Murshidabad	Murshidabad	Children Home	200	0	Registered	PAB Approved
5	Kishalaya, North 24 Parganas	North 24 Parganas	Children Home	200	0	Registered	PAB Approved
6	Childrens' Home for Girls, Burdwan	Purba Burdawan	Shelter Home	0	50	Registered	PAB Approved
7	Sahid Bandana Balika Smriti Abas, Cooch Behar	Cooch Behar	Children, Observation Home & Place of Safety	0	150	Registered	PAB Approved
8	Suvayan Home	Dakshin Dinajpore,	Children Home	100	0	Registered	PAB Approved
9	Children Home for Girls, Uttarpara ,	Hooghly	Children Home	0	150	Registered	PAB Approved
10	Sundaribai Mulchand Mahatta Home (SMM Home)	Howrah	Childre, Shelter, Observation, Special Home & Place of Safety	0	350	Registered	PAB Approved
11	Korak,Children Home for Boys ,	Jalpaiguri	Observation & Place of Safety	50	0	Registered	PAB Approved
12	Sukanya Home, North 24 Parganas	Kolkata	Children, Observation and Special Home	0	150	Registered	PAB Approved
13	Childrens, Home for Girls,Malda	Malda	Shelter Home	0	50	Registered	PAB Approved
14	Shilayan, Children Home for Girls,	Murshidabad	Children, Observation, Special Home & Place of Safety	0	250	Registered	PAB Approved
15	Ananda Ashram, Murshidabad	Murshidabad	Observation, Special Home & Place of Safety	200	0	Registered	PAB Approved
16	Childrens' Home for Girls, Nadia	Nadia	Children & Observation Home	0	50	Registered	PAB Approved
17	Vidyasagar Balika Bhavan, Paschim Medinipur	Paschim Medinipur	Children, Observation and Special Home	0	430	Registered	PAB Approved
18	Anandamath, Purulia	Purulia	Children, Observation Special Home & Place of Safety		195	Registered	PAB Approved
19	Suryadaya Children Home for Deaf & Dumb boys and girls	Uttar Dinajpur	Children \|Home	50	50	Registered	PAB Approved

List of NGO Run Homes :

SL. NO	NAME AND ADDRESS OF HOME	District	CAPACITY		Type of Home	Registered	PAB Approved
SL. NO	NAME AND ADDRESS OF HOME	District	Boys	Girls	Type of Home	Registered	PAB Approved
1	Netaji Youth Club-O-Pathagar, Bankura	Bankura	50	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
2	Ananda Niketan, Katwa, Burdwan	Purba Burdwan	100	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
3	Edith Wilkins Street Children Trust, Darjeeling	Darjeeling	0	50	Observation & Special Home	Registered	PAB Approved
4	Janasiksha Prochar Kendra, Baganda, Hooghly	Hooghly	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
5	Prabartak Seva Niketan, Hooghly	Hooghly	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
6	Kalyan Bharati, Hoghly	Hooghly	50	0	Observation & Special Home	Registered	PAB Approved
7	Malipukur Samaj Unnayan Samity, Howrah	Howrah	150	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
8	Chiranabin, Howrah	Howrah	50	150	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
9	Itinda Community Development Society, Howrah	Howrah	100	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
10	Women's Interlink Foundation, Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
11	Khagrabari Rural Energy and Development Association, Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri	50	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
12	ANUBHAB, Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
13	All Bengal Women's Union, Kolkata	Kolkata	0	100	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
14	Naba Diganta (Indian Society for Sponsorship and Adoption, Kolkata)	Kolkata	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
15	Society for Indian Child Welfare, Kolkata	Kolkata	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
16	Karimpur Social Welfare Society, Nadia	Nadia	100	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
17	BODHANA	North 24 Parganas	100	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
18	Bodhipeeth Home	North 24 Parganas	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
19	NCWI Child Care Home, North 24 Parganas	North 24 Parganas	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
20	NIJOLOY, Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas	North 24 Parganas	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
21	Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission, Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas	North 24 Parganas	50	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
22	Chak Kumar Association for Social Services, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur	Paschim Medinipur	100	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
23	Benai Bijoy Krishna Rural Development Society Paschim Medinipur	Paschim Medinipur		50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
24	Mother Chak Naboday Kishaloy Sangha, Paschim Medinipur	Paschim Medinipur	50		Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
25	Dakshin Ghole Pukuria Sonali Sangha-O-Pathagar, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
26	Nimtouri Tamluk Unnayan Samity, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
27	Vivekananda Loksiksha Niketan, Contai, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	50	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
28	Haldia Samaj Kalyan Parshad, Haldia, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	100	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
29	Naba Kishore Sangha, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	0	50	Observation & Special Home	Registered	PAB Approved
30	Amar Seva Sangha, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	50	0	Observation & Special Home	Registered	PAB Approved
31	Kajla Jana Kalyan Samity, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	50	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
32	Child In Need Institute (CINI), Moyna, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	50	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
33	Manipur Leprosy Mission, Adra, Purulia	Purulia	50	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
34	New Age Society for All	South 24 Parganas	50	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
35	SANLAAP, Narendrapur, South 24 Parganas	South 24 Parganas	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
36	Haripur Amra Sabai Unnayan Samity, Suth 24 Parganas	South 24 Parganas	50	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
37	Digambarpur Angikar, South 24 Parganas	South 24 Parganas	0	50	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved
38	St. John Ambulance Association, Raigunj, Uttar Dinajpur(CNCP)	Uttar Dinajpur	50	50	Observation & Special Home	Registered	PAB Approved
39	Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Kaliyaganj, Uttar Dinajpur	Uttar Dinajpur	50	0	Children Home	Registered	PAB Approved

Home Management Committee (HMC) and Children's Committees (CC)

Section 53(2) of JJ (C& PC) Act, 2015 states that 'Every institution shall have a Management Committee, to be set up in a manner as may be prescribed, to manage the institution and monitor the progress of every child.'

Every registered CCI has a HMC with DCPO as the Chairperson as per Rule 56 of West Bengal Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2009. HMCs will be reconstituted after the new JJ Rules come into force.

Section 53(3) of the said Act states that 'The officer in-charge of every institution, housing children above six years of age, shall facilitate setting up of children's committees for participating in such activities as may be prescribed, for the safety and well-being of children in the institution.'

CCs are constituted in the registered CCIs as per Rule 57 of West Bengal Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2009. They will be reconstituted after the new JJ Rules are framed
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Non-institutional Care

Adoption

“Adoption” means the process through which the adopted child becomes the lawful child of his adoptive parents with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities that are attached to a biological child.

PROCESS OF REGISTRATION :

Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP), who intend to adopt a child, shall register online in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System by filling up the application in the prescribed format provided in Adoption Guideline 2015 and uploading the relevant documents. The Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System” means an e-governance system for facilitating and monitoring the adoption programme. Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) can register on-line through the link www.cara.nic.in and get registered.

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADOPTION :

The Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) should be physically, mentally and emotionally stable; financially capable; motivated to adopt a child; and should not have any life threatening medical condition;
Any prospective adoptive parent, irrespective of his marital status and whether or not he has his own biological son or daughter, can adopt a child;
Single female is eligible to adopt a child of any gender:
Single male person shall not be eligible to adopt a girl child;
In case of a couple, the consent of both spouses shall be required;
No child shall be given in adoption to a couple unless they have at least two years of stable marital relationship;

The age of Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) as on the date of registration shall be counted for deciding the eligibility The eligibility of Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) to apply for children of different age groups shall be as under –

Age of the child	Maximum composite age of prospective adoptive parents	Maximum age of single prospective adoptive parent
Upto 4 years	90 years	45 years
Above 4 upto 8 years	100 years	50 years
Above 8 upto 18 years	110 years	55 years

The minimum age difference between the child and either of the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) should not be less than twenty five years;
The age for eligibility will be as on the date of registration of the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP);
couples with more than four children shall not be considered for adoption;

ADOPTION PROCEDURE FOR RESIDENT INDIANS

The Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System” means an e-governance system for facilitating and monitoring the adoption programme .Every resident Indian Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP), who intends to adopt a child, shall register on-line through the link www.cara.nic.in and get registered. Registration number and Pass word will be generated for further correspondence by filling up the application form as provided in Schedule-5.

Once registration is completed contact the selected SAA for Home Study Report. The PAP will be eligible once the Home Study Report (HSR) is done by the Social Worker of SAAin the format given in Schedule – 6 of Adoption Guideline 2016 within one month from the date of submission of requisite documents. The home study report will remain valid for two years and shall be the basis for adoption of a child by the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) from anywhere in the country.

The system will enable PAP to view up to 6 for In-Country Adoption and 2 child pictures for Foreign adoption in their generated id in CARINGS portal.

PAP has to block the child within 48 hrs./96 hrs. Once the child is reserved/block they will know the name of the agency where the child is present residing.

The PAP will physically visit the agency & place the documents (same as uploaded in CARINGS while reg.) to the adoption Committee of the respective SAA.

The Adoption Committee (Constitutes in SAA) will verify documents and interact with the PAP & ensure placement of the child in pre-adoption foster care within 10 days by signing the pre adoption foster care undertaking (schedule 7).

ADOPTION PROCEDURE FOR NON-RESIDENT INDIAN, OVERSEAS CITIZEN OF INDIA AND FOREIGN PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS

Any non-resident Indian, overseas citizen of India and foreign Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP), living in a country which is a signatory to the Hague Adoption Convention and wishing to adopt an Indian child, can approach the concerned authorized foreign adoption agency or the Central Authority, as the case may be, for preparation of their home study report and for further necessary action.
In case, there is no authorized foreign adoption agency or Central Authority in their country of residence, then the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) shall approach the concerned Government department or Indian diplomatic mission in that country for the purpose.
The authorized foreign adoption agency or Central Authority or the concerned Government department or the Indian diplomatic mission, as the case may be, on completion of the home study report, shall register the application of the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) in Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System in the format along with the required documents mentioned in Schedule – 5.
The seniority of the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) shall be from the date of their registration in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System.
The home study report and other documents of the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) referred to in this Chapter shall be scrutinized at Central Adoption Resource Authority in order to determine their eligibility or suitability.
Profiles of two children shall be referred to the authorized foreign adoption agency or Central Authority or Government department or Indian diplomatic mission, as the case may be, which may forward such profiles to the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) concerned as per local rules. In case of a foreigner or overseas citizen of India, such profile of children shall be referred to the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP).
The Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) may reserve one of the referred children within ninety six hours and the profile of the other child shall stand automatically withdrawn.
In case the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) fail to reserve any of the children within ninety six hours, then the profiles of both the children stand automatically withdrawn.
As far as possible, preference of the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) shall be taken into consideration when sending referrals to them.
If the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) opt for one of the children shown, they shall accept the child by signing the child study report and medical examination report of the child within thirty days from the date of referral.
The child study report and medical examination report and photograph in original shall be sent by the specialized adoption agency to the concerned authorized foreign adoption agency or Central authority or the Indian diplomatic mission.
In case the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) fail to accept the referred children within thirty days, then, the profile of the child will stand withdrawn to the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System and the seniority of those Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) will shift to the bottom of the list, who shall be given another opportunity to select a child when their turn becomes due. Provided that the registration of such Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) shall continue for two years from the date of registration.
If the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) desire to visit the specialized adoption agency to see the child in person, before accepting him for adoption, such visit may be made after their adoption application is approved by Central Adoption Resource Authority, and the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) can also get the medical examination report of the child reviewed by a medical practitioner of their choice.
The authorized foreign adoption agency shall forward the original documents of the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP), as specified in Schedule-8, to the concerned specialized adoption agency.

Documents to be uploaded & submitted by PAP

FOR IN-COUNTRY ADOPTION

PAN Card/Passport
Proof of residence (Aadhaar Card/Voter ID Card/Passport/driving license/current electricity bill/telephone bill)
Proof of income of last year (e.g. salary slip/income certificate issued by Govt. Department /Income tax return)
Copy of marriage certificate and photograph
Copy of divorce decree/ death certificate of the spouse (if applicable)
Copy of birth certificate of the PAPs
Certificate from a medical practitioner certifying that the PAPs do not suffer from any chronic, contagious or fatal decease and they are fit to Adopt
In case of single parent, undertaking from a relative to take care of the child in case of mishap

FOR INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION

Passport.
Proof of residence (Adhaar Card/Voter ID Card/Passport/driving license/current electricity bill/telephone bill)
Proof of income of last year (e.g. salary slip/income certificate issued by Government Department /Income tax return)
Copy of marriage certificate and photograph
Copy of divorce decree/ death certificate of the spouse (if applicable)
Copy of birth certificate of the PAPs
Certificate from a medical practitioner certifying that the PAPs do not suffer from any chronic, contagious or fatal decease and they are fit to adopt
Permission of the receiving country as per Article 5 and 17 of the Hague Adoption Convention (Only applicable in cases of Hague ratified country)
Copy of the Passport of PAPs and a copy of OCI certificate, if applicable
Police clearance certificate
In case of OCI/Foreign PAPs living in India, a copy of No Objection Certificate from their Embassy/ High Commission for adoption and assurance for post adoption in case the PAPs relocate from India
In case of single parent, undertaking from a relative to take care of the child in case of mishap
Undertaking from the Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) to allow personal visits by the representative of the authorized foreign adoption agency or Central Authority or concerned Government Department, as the case may be, for follow-up of the progress of the child as required under Para 20 (6) of the Guidelines.

CENTRAL ADOPTION RESOURCE AGENCY

Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India. It functions as the nodal body for adoption of Indian Children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions. CARA is designated as the Central Authority to deal with inter-country adoption in accordance with the provision of the Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoption, 1993, ratified by Government of India in 2003.

CARA HEAD OFFICE

Central Adoption Resource Authority,
Ministry of Women & Child Development,
West Block 8, Wing 2,
2nd Floor, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi-110066 (India)

Telephone Numbers: +91-11-26180194
E-mail : carahdesk.wcd@nic.in
For adoption queries:
Toll-Free No: 1800 11 1311
Available between 9:30AM to 5:30PM in all workings days(Mon-Fri)

FOR FURTHER DETAILS LOG ON TO www.cara.nic.in

STATE ADOPTION RESOURCE AGENCY

State Adoption Resource Agency isa nodal body set up by the State Government within the State to promote and monitor adoption and non-institutional care in co-ordination with Central Adoption Resource Authority.
SARA Contact Details
State Adoption Resource Agency, 9th Floor, 14/2 CIT Scheme,ICMARD Building, Ultadanga, Kolkata-64

Telephone Number: 033-23560351
Available between: 11 AM to 5.30 PM (Mon-Fri)
E-mail: adoption.sarawb@gmail.com

KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER FOR PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS (PAP) (PAPS)

Only adopt from Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAAs) recognized by State Governments.
Read the Adoption Guidelines carefully on the website and follow the due procedure.
Follow the steps for completing your registration.
Please upload documents as per instructions.
For adoption related charges, please refer Schedule-13 of the Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children (2015). Always make payment by cheque or draft and collect your receipt.
In case of query, you may contact Toll Free Helpline No. 1800-11-1311 or carahdesk.wcd@nic.in

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Sponsorship
Sponsorship is the provision of supplementary support to families for preventing child destitution, abuse, exploitation and it offers holistic child protection including counselling and guidance.

Sponsorship means providing conditional assistance to ensure that the child continues his/her education. It facilitates child care within the family/ extended family environment

SPONSORSHIP UNDER ICPS :

Keeping in line with the guiding principles of ICPS, the aim of sponsorship is preserving families and encouraging parents to fulfil their responsibilities towards the growth and development of their children.
Under ICPS, two types of Sponsorship are provided :
- REHABILITATIVE-Children placed into institutions by families as a poverty coping measure to reunite them with their families
- PREVENTIVE–Support to families living in extreme conditions of deprivation or exploitation to enable the child to remain in his/her family
Sponsorship has been defined under JJA 2015, and individual, group and community sponsorship have been mentioned.Section 45 of JJA 2015 mentions sponsorship. Primary focus of sponsorship is on deinstitutionalization of children already residing in CCIs. Priority is given to children restored to families and who have either both or at least one parent alive. In certain cases, children staying with the grandparents may be included. The State Guidelines for Sponsorship was developed through consultation with NGOs and experts prior to this notification

Department of CD,WD & SW has passed order for formation of Sponsorship Approval Committee (SFCAC) in each district vide Memo No. 2296 (19)-SW/JJA 2014 dated 11.07.14.

The composition of SFCAC is as follows:
- District Child Protection Officer-Chairperson
- Protection Officer (Non-Institutional Care)-Member
- Protection officer (Institutional Care)-Member
- Chairperson/Member, Child Welfare Committee- Member
- Representative of SAA-Member
- Representative of a Voluntary Organization (working in the area of Child Protection with experience in restoration and family reunification)
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF CHILDREN

Children up to 18 years of age
Children staying in child care institutions for more than six months continuously, who can be restored to their families, with financial support.
Physically disabled children who are school drop out because of financial reasons.
The total income of the family should not be more than Rs.24, 000 per year.

Priority shall be given to : :
- Children of a single mother/widow/ grandparents.
- Children affected and infected with HIV AIDS.
- Children of Leprosy patients/HIV infected children.
- Children who are residing in Government homes.
- Vulnerable children who are residing in institutions which are declared as “fit institutions”.
- Children whose parent/bread earner is in a correctional home
- (Children of)Parents suffering from chronic ailments and from terminal diseases.
- (Children of)Parents who are disabled and incapacitated to work.
- Vulnerable children and the families from the community who are the victims of child marriage, child trafficking and child labor.
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Foster Care
Foster care is an arrangement whereby a child lives, usually on a temporary basis, with unrelated family members. A child shall be preferably placed with child’s extended family or with close friends of the family who are known to child and when such options are either not available or not willing to take care of the child, the child may be placed in foster care. While placing a child in foster care, preference shall be given to those families that share similar cultural, tribal and /or community connection.

WHAT IS FOSTER CARE?

Foster care is an arrangement whereby a child lives, usually on a temporary basis, with unrelated family members. A child shall be preferably placed with child’s extended family or with close friends of the family who are known to child and when such options are either not available or not willing to take care of the child, the child may be placed in foster care. While placing a child in foster care, preference shall be given to those families that share similar cultural, tribal and /or community connection.
- Foster care can be short term or long term depending upon the needs of the child. The situations under which short term Fostercare will be given and the duration will rest on the CWCs based on their assessment of the individual case presented before them. Long term foster care, on the other hand, is placement of a child by the Committee for a period exceeding one year.
- Group foster care is a family like care facility for children in need of care and protection who are without parental care. The aim is to provide personalised care and fostering a sense of belonging and identity, through family like and community based solutions.
- Group Foster is defined as a family setting where a group of unrelated children are placed with a set of parents may/may not be having their own biological children.
- Group foster care as an intermittent arrangement is suitable for children picked up from streets before placing them in individual foster care. Children are placed in group foster care during the weaning period defined as weaning the children from street life and high risk behavior. It is also suitable prior to any other form of family based care.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF FOSTER CARE
- Family or a family like environment is most conducive for a child and every child has the right to grow in such an environment;
- All decisions, initiatives and approaches falling within the scope of the present Guidelines are to be made on a case-by-case basis, with a view, to ensuring child’s safety and security, and must be grounded in the best interests of the child;
- All decisions, initiatives and approaches falling within the scope of the present Guidelines must respect the child’s right to be consulted and to have his views duly taken into account in accordance with his evolving capacities;
- Siblings and twins should preferably be placed in one family;
- Recognizing that every child has the right to grow in a family environment, every attempt must be made to reunite the child with his biological family by strengthening the biological family through a planned process.
CATEGORIES OF CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR FOSTER CARE

The following categories of children shall be considered for Foster Care:
- Children in the age group 0-6 years shall not ordinarily be considered for placement in long term Foster care as such small children should be preferably provided a permanent family through adoption; Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children, 2015 shall apply.
- Children in the age group of 6-18 years who have been staying in child care institutions; shall be placed in foster care based on their individual care plan developed in the institution;
- Children whose parents are terminally ill and have submitted a request to the Committee or the District Child Protection Unit for taking care of their child as they are unable to take care of their child;
- Children identified by DCPU through PO(NIC)
  - whose parents are mentally ill and are unable to take care of the child;
  - whose one or both parents are in jail;
  - who are victims of physical, emotional or sexual abuse, natural disasters and domestic violence.
RIGHTS OF A CHILD UNDER FOSTER CARE
- The Child Welfare Committee, in conjunction with district and state functionaries shall ensure that the foster child’s best interest is upheld and his views are taken into consideration as far as possible in his placement.
- The Child shall have access to information on the situation of his biological family.
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FOSTER CARERS/PARENTS

The foster carers/parents have following rights:
- Right to be heard and respected;
- Right of non-discrimination on the basis of their social origin
- Right to adopt the same child, after keeping that child in foster care for a minimum period of five years and the child has no claimant of his own, after following due procedures prescribed in the Guidelines Governing Adoption of Children, 2015
The foster carers/parents have following responsibilities towards the child placed in their care:
- General Responsibilities:
  - Provide adequate food, clothing and shelter;
  - Provide care, support and treatment for child’s overall physical, emotional and mental health;
  - Ensure education and vocational training according to the age, developmental needs and interests of the child;
  - Protection from exploitation, maltreatment, harm, neglect and abuse; Respect the privacy of the child and his biological family, and acknowledge that any information provided about them is confidential and is not to be disclosed to another party without prior consent.
  - Provide treatment in emergency situations and then inform PO(NIC)
- Responsibilities to be shared with the Protection Officer-Non Institutional Care:
  - Support contact between the child and his Protection Officer-Non-Institutional care;
  - Support contact between the child and his biological family in consultation with the Child Welfare Committee;
  - Share and discuss information pertaining to the progress of the child and enable Protection Officer- non-institutional care to write reports and, when required, attend meetings;
  - Seek approval of the Committee through PO(NIC) in advance for serious medical matters such as operatic procedures and the use of anesthesia;
  - Ensure that the child’s whereabouts are known at all times, including reporting any changes of address, holiday plans and any episodes of running away of child;
  - Report to the Protection Officer- Non-Institutional Care in case of any critical incidents such as injuries (accidental or non-accidental), instances of alleged abuse by any person and any criminal or self-harming behaviors exhibited by the child.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF FOSTER CARERS/PARENTS

Following criteria shall apply for selection of individual and group foster carers/parents by the District Child Protection Unit:
- Both the spouses must be Indian citizens; (It is felt that at present single parent should not be encouraged for foster care as they are likely to enter matrimony and this may result in problems);
- Both the spouses must be willing to foster the same child;
- Both the spouses must be above the age of 35 years and must be in good physical, emotional and mental health; (No upper limit is being fixed for foster carers/parents as Home Study report will consider their suitability);
- Ordinarily should have an income in which they are able to meet the needs of the child and are not dependent on the foster care maintenance payment for the child;
- Medical reports of all the members of the foster care family residing in the premises should be obtained including checks on Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) and Hepatitis B to determine that they are medically fit;
- Should have adequate space and basic facilities;
- Should be willing to follow rules laid down including regular visits to doctors, maintenance of child health and their records;
- Should be willing to attend foster care orientation programes organized by the DCPU;
- Must be without criminal conviction or indictment;
- Should have supportive community ties with friends and neighbors
RELAXATION AND INTERPRETATION TO THE GUIDELINES
- These Guidelines are issued having regard to the provisions of the existing law and for the interpretation; the relevant law is to be referred to.
- In case of ambiguity or any dispute, the power to interpret these Guidelines vests with Ministry of Women and Child Development GOI.
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After Care

After Care is the provision of care for all children, including children with special needs, after they have reached the age of 18 years, and are discharged from Children’s Homes/Special Homes. Children who have completed 18 years may be referred to as “young adults”. It is to help prepare these young adults to sustain themselves during the transition from institutional to independent life.

The State Government is mandated by the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children)Act, 2000 vide Sec 44 to set up an after care programme for care of juveniles or children after they leave special homes and children's homes to facilitate their transition from an institution-based life to mainstream society.

JJ Act 2015 mentions Aftercare in Section 46. Aftercare has also been defined under this Act.

OBJECTIVES OF AFTERCARE

To enable such young adults to adapt themselves to society
To encourage them to move away from institution based life.

CRITERIA FOR AFTERCARE

Children going to complete 18 years of age in the Children’s/Special Home, without any family fit to take care of them and who is willing to undertake the training in After Care will be considered for After Care programme.

Duration of Aftercare

After care services may be available to young adults up to a period of 3 years or until he/she has reached the age of 21 years, whichever is earlier.

Financial norms

Financial assistance per month per young adult will be provided as per ICPS norms applicable at that time for meeting the basic needs including food, clothing, health care and shelter; age appropriate and need based education and vocational training and any other requirements

COMMITTEES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF AFTERCARE ORGANIZATION

The DCPU shall form a committee comprising of the DSWO (Chairman) DCPO (Member- Convener), PO-IC and PO-NIC, and a member of the CWC, which will identify suitable Government and voluntary organizations to run the After Care programme. The list of identified organizations will be placed before the Chairman DCPU for approval through the Secretary DCPU. This list will thereafter be made available to the CWC/JJB.

After Care Approval Committee isto be formed in every district to implement and monitor the After Care programme and would consist of the following members:

District Magistrate and Chairperson, DCPU---Chairman
DCPO---Member Convener
Chairperson or/his or representative of CWC---Member
Chairperson/his or representative of JJB---Member
PO(IC)---Member
PO(NIC)—Member
Superintendent or his/her Representative of the concerned CCI (where the young adult is staying at the time of approval)---Member
One technical expert in the field of vocational training, preferably from a government department/undertaking, to be nominated by Chairman, DCPU

Criteria for selection of Aftercare Organization

The organization should be preferably run by the State Government but may also be run by reputed NGOs

The Organization should be registered under the JJ Act.
Five years of experience in management of a Home
Minimum three years of experience in assisting children with vocational training
Minimum three years of experience in placement of children in jobs, apprenticeships etc.
A well-establishedcounsellingprogramme

PROCEDURE RELATED TO PLACEMENT IN AFTERCARE

Identification and recommendation for After Care by Child Care Institution (CCI):

Preparation of young adult by CCI
Release of Young Adults who are unwilling to join After Care
Scrutiny of Documents by DCPU and Finalisation for After Care Placement
Placement order by CWC/JJB
Placement of young adult

POST PLACEMENT SERVICES

Release of Grant
Preparation of Care Plan for the Child by the After Care Organization

MONITORING ANDREVIEW:

Tracking progress of child
Monitoring of After Care Organization
Records to be maintained by DCPU

Termination of Aftercare

Aftercare services will be terminated:

If the young adult has found suitable employment and a place to live before attaining 21 years of age.
When the young adult has completed 21 years of age, regardless of whether he/she has got employment or not.
In case it is found by functionaries of the After Care organisation or DCPU that the young adult despite receiving counseling/assistance is
- Displaying lack of interest in vocational training/education etc.
- Regularly breaking discipline
- Picking fights with other residents, neighbors’, staff etc.
- Spoiling the atmosphere of the Home by his/her behaviour
Becoming a negative influence on other residents due to his/her habits such as drinking, drug abuse etc.
In case girl/boy gets married
If the young adult is absent for more than 15 days without permission

SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY AFTERCARE ORGANISATION

The After Care Organisation shall essentially provide for every child
Shelter facility, for a maximum period of 3 years as per institutional model
Professional emotional and psychological counselling on a weekly basis
Health care through tie ups with nearby medical centres/doctors
Vocational training facilities through tie ups with educational institutions through CSR (training and absorption) teaching certified skill development courses.
Assistance in opening bank accounts and for getting identification such as “Aadhar” number, ration cards, voting cards, etc.
If the child is interested in education, in addition to the vocational training, he/she may be encouraged /assisted to pursue the NIOS programme.
Training, apprenticeships and placement in collaboration with professional agencies and Corporates.
Arranging loans for entrepreneurial activities along with professional advice and training
Peer counselling
Legal services that may be required by the child through DCPU or linkages with other organisations.
Computers, recreational material and other facilities at the place of stay.
Specialized counseling services in polyclinics may be provided to those children who have disciplinary issues, problems of substance abuse, frequent absenteeism etc. so that they can be mainstreamed into society.

MODELS OF AFTERCARE

Option I: The DCPU will identify an existing Children’s Home which is run by the Government / NGO, where a portion will be earmarked for After Care having separate building with other facilities to avoid interaction with the children in Children’s Home.

Option II: Dedicated institutions for After Care with maximum capacity of 100 children can be considered in case it is available in strategic locations as decided by the DCD &DWD&SW, Government of West Bengal

Facilities to be provided by Aftercare organizations :

Counselling
Savings
Vocational Training
Linkages with Corporates and Civil Society Groups
Identity
Health
Volunteers
Life skills programme
Monitoring & Follow Up

EXISTING AFTERCARE HOMES IN WEST BENGAL

Sl. No	Name of the Home	GO/NGO	Boys/Girls
1.	SUMANGALAM	GO	Boys
2.	SHILAYAN	GO	Girls
3.	VIDYASAGAR BALIKA BHAVAN (VBB)	GO	Girls
4.	UTTARPARA FEMALE DESTITUTE HOME(UFDH)	GO	Girls
5.	ANANDA MATH	GO	Girls
6.	SUKANYA	GO	Girls
7.	SMM HOME	GO	Girls
8.	ALLBENGAL WOMEN’S UNION (ABWU)	NGO	Girls
9.	CHIRANABIN	NGO	Girls

Guidelines For After Care of Children under ICPS

Schemes

Cottage Scheme
Scheme for the welfare of children in need of care and protection :
- Rationale : Rapid urbanization and industrialization contributes increasingly to the problem of destitution. The problem is on the increase, especially among children, due to continuous migration of families from rural to urban areas in search of employment and work. The inadequacy of housing facilities in urban areas, forces them to live under slum conditions. This in turn contributes to the increase in destitution and delinquency. Increasing number of child beggars found in metropolitan and industrial cities is only a symptom of the larger problem of destitution.
- Objective : The objective of welfare services for destitute children is to rehabilitate them as normal citizens in the community they belong to. The programme includes ameliorative services of food, shelter, clothing, medical attention and curative services of education, prevocational and vocational training, vocational guidance, recreation and cultural development and citizenship education. It is an effort to make the children grow up as responsible citizen and job worthy.
  The Department of Women & Child Development and Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal has worked out arrangements for institutionalizing these destitute children under ‘Cottage Scheme’. The programme consists of providing assistance in the form of capitation grants to the existing voluntary organizations active in the field of child welfare. The recurring and nonrecurring expenditure is borne by the organizations running cottage homes. The Institution is entrusted with a number of units of 25 children each separately for boys and girls from 0 to 18 years. One house mother is present for a unit of 25 children and a trained social worker is present both for offering case work services as well as supervision. At present there are 96 cottage homes run by non-government organization supported by Government of West Bengal providing services to 8750 destitute children.
- Services : The package of services that is offered to children at the existing institutions is separate for boys and girls and includes physical and social care, school education and recreational activities and near family atmosphere for children between 0 to 18 years with the help of services of house mothers. For children between 12 and 18 years services of physical and social care, school education, pre-vocational and vocational and citizenship education and recreation is provided at the institutions.
- Criteria for admission of children into Children’s Home :
- (i) Children who do not have parent or any near relative.
- (ii) Children who have single parent families, like husband is dead or imprisoned or separated or vice versa and where the income of the family is less than 250 per month.
List of Cottage Homes in West Bengal with contact details

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Registration of CCIs

As per provisions of Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2015, all CCIs, whether run by a State Government or by voluntary or non-governmental organisations, which are meant, either wholly or partially, for housing children in need of care and protection or children in conflict with law, shall be registered under this Act regardless of whether they are receiving any government grants.

The institutions having valid registration under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 on the date of commencement of JJ (C & PC) Act, 2015, shall be deemed to have been registered under this Act.

Check List of Document Required for Registration
- Recommendation and forwarding letter by District Authority
- Application in proper format
- A copy of certificate or Registration of Societies/Renewal receipt,
- Memorandum of Association/ Trust Deed
- Annual Report for last 3 years
- Audit Report for last 3 year
- List of inmates and their home address, age, sex, guardian name referred by etc.
- Name of Superintendent & Medical Officer
- Blue print of the Building should have duly been vetted by concerned Engineer. (Applicable for Block/Municipality/Corporation)
- Rent Agreements if rented building
- Managing Committee approved by the concerned D.M.
- Inspection Report enquired by Block/District Authority.
- U.C if Govt.grant received (for any Central/State Scheme)
- One copy of Diet Chart & Health Status( Compilation)
- Last grant-in-aid sanctioned by Govt.( if any) with date & order no. & amount/fund source (for new case)
- Certification from competent authority or declaration by the Home authority on safe drinking water fire extinguishing measures and Sanitation including Drainage and Sewerage system,
- Resolution copy of the Managing Committee/Governing Body.
- Above papers are required for issuance/renewal of Licence.
- Resolution copy of DCPS.

List of Registered Specialized Adoption Agencies (SAA)

Sl. No.	Name of NGO	District	Categories	Address	Capacity	Registered	PAB Approveed
1	Chamtagora Adibasi Mahila Samity	Bankura	SAA	Vill. & P.O- Chamtagora, Dist-Bankura	15	Registered	PAB Approveed
2	Suri Centre for Child Welfare	Birbhum	SAA	Sobha Bazar, Rabindra Pally,P.O- Suri, Birbhum	12	Registered	PAB Approveed
3	Indian Society for Rehabilitation of Children	Kolkata	SAA	244A, Purna Das Road, Kolkata-700029	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
4	The Indian Society for Sponsorship and Adoption	Kolkata	SAA	1, Palace Court, 1, Kyd Street, Kolkata- 700016	35	Registered	PAB Approveed
5	Society for Indian Children’s Welfare	Kolkata	SAA	20 22, Col. Biswas Road, Beckbagan, Kolkata-700019	32	Registered	PAB Approveed
6	Haiderpur Shelter of Malda	Malda	SAA	Maheshmati (West), Behind Bikram Club, Dist-Malda, Pin- 732101	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
7	Vivekananda LoksikshaNiketan	PurbaMedinipur	SAA	Purba Kumarpur, School Bazar, Contai, Pin- 721401	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
8	NimtouriTamlukUnnayanSamity	PurbaMedinipur	SAA	Vill- Nimtouri, P.O- Kulberia, P.S-Tamluk	20	Registered	PAB Approveed
9	Asansol Burdwan Seva Kendra, Burdwan	Purba Burdwan	SAA	Purba Burdwan	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
10	Nawpara Teor Samaj Kalyan Samity	Dakshin Dinajpur	SAA	Teor,DakshinDinajpur	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
11	Durgapur Indira Pragati Society	Burdwan	SAA	Gopal Math, Kamala Kutir, Durgapur, Burdwan	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
12	Gondalpara Seva Bharati	Howrah	SAA	Vill P.O- Gondalpara, P.S- Panchla, Howrah- 711302	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
13	Karuna West Bengal Women and Children Welfare Society	Howrah	SAA	90/1, Sashi Bhushan Mukherjee Lane, Salkia, Howrah-711106	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
14	SatyaBharati	Hooghly	SAA	Nabagram, Hooghly	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
15	New Bharati Club	Cooch Behar	SAA	Baneswar, Cooch Behar	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
16	Beldanga Bhagirathi SevaSadan	Murshidabad	SAA	Beldanga Station Road, Murshidabad	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
17	Bhatbandh Mahila Samity, Purulia	Purulia	SAA	55 B.B Ghosh Road, Tentultala, Burdwan, Pin:713101 Project Office: Vill:Jhinguti, P.O: Phagpur,P.S:Burdwan,Pin:713101	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
18	Haripur Amra Sabai Unnayan Samity	South 24 Parganas	SAA	Mandir Bazar, Lakhikantapur, South 24 Parganas	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
19	Purba Netaji Pally Rural Development Society	Uttar Dinajpur	SAA	Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
20	Keuti Purba Daharani Biplabi Sangha	Howrah	SAA	43 SailendraNath Bose Road, P.S.- Golabari	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
21	DomkalVikash Kendra	Murshidabad	SAA	MatriKol, P.O- Domkal, Dist- Murshidabad	10	Registered	PAB Approveed
22	Nivedita Gramin Karma Mandir	Paschim Midnapur	SAA	Vill+PO-Manik Para ,PIN-721513	10	Registered	PAB Approveed

List of Registered NGO Homes

SL. NO	NAME AND ADDRESS OF HOME	DISTRICT	TYPE OF HOME	CAPACITY		REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
SL. NO	NAME AND ADDRESS OF HOME	DISTRICT	TYPE OF HOME	Girls	Boyes	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
1	Netaji Youth Club-O-Pathagar, Bankura	Bankura	Children Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
2	Ananda Niketan, Katwa, Burdwan	Purba Burdwan	Children Home	100	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
3	Edith Wilkins Street Children Trust, Darjeeling	Darjeeling	Observation & Special Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
4	Janasiksha Prochar Kendra, Baganda, Hooghly	Hooghly	Childerns Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
5	Prabartak Seva Niketan, Hooghly	Hooghly	Childrens Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
6	Kalyan Bharati, Hoghly	Hooghly	Observation & Special Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
7	Malipukur Samaj Unnayan Samity, Howrah	Howrah	Children Home	150	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
8	Chiranabin, Howrah	Howrah	Children Home	50	150	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
9	Itinda Community Development Society, Howrah	Howrah	Children Home	100	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
10	Women's Interlink Foundation, Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri	Children Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
11	Khagrabari Rural Energy and Development Association, Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri	Children Home	50	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
12	ANUBHAB, Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri	Children Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
13	All Bengal Women's Union, Kolkata	Kolkata	Children Home	0	100	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
14	Naba Diganta (Indian Society for Sponsorship and Adoption, Kolkata)	Kolkata	Children Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
15	Society for Indian Child Welfare, Kolkata	Kolkata	Children Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
16	Karimpur Social Welfare Society, Nadia	Nadia	Children Home	100	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
17	BODHANA	Nadia	North 24 Parganas	100	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
18	Bodhipeeth Home	North 24 Parganas	Children Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
19	NCWI Child Care Home, North 24 Parganas	North 24 Parganas	Children Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
20	NIJOLOY, Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas	North 24 Parganas	Children Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
21	Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission, Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas	North 24 Parganas	Children Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
22	Chak Kumar Association for Social Services, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur	Paschim Medinipur	Children Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
23	Benai Bijoy Krishna Rural Development Society Paschim Medinipur	Paschim Medinipur	Children Home		50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
24	Mother Chak Naboday Kishaloy Sangha, Paschim Medinipur	Paschim Medinipur	Children Home	50		REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
25	Dakshin Ghole Pukuria Sonali Sangha-O-Pathagar, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	Children Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
26	Nimtouri Tamluk Unnayan Samity, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	Children Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
27	Vivekananda Loksiksha Niketan, Contai, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	Children Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
28	Haldia Samaj Kalyan Parshad, Haldia, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	Children Home	100	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
29	Naba Kishore Sangha, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	Observation & Special Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
30	Amar Seva Sangha, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	Observation & Special Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
31	Kajla Jana Kalyan Samity, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	Children Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
32	Child In Need Institute (CINI), Moyna, Purba Medinipur	Purba Medinipur	Children Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
33	Manipur Leprosy Mission, Adra, Purulia	Purulia	Children Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
34	New Age Society for All	South 24 Parganas	Children Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
35	SANLAAP, Narendrapur, South 24 Parganas	South 24 Parganas	Children Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
36	Haripur Amra Sabai Unnayan Samity, Suth 24 Parganas	South 24 Parganas	Children Home	50	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
37	Digambarpur Angikar, South 24 Parganas	South 24 Parganas	Children Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
38	St. John Ambulance Association, Raigunj, Uttar Dinajpur(CNCP)	Uttar Dinajpur	Children Home	50	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
39	Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Kaliyaganj, Uttar Dinajpur	Uttar Dinajpur	Children Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED

List of Registered Government Run Homes

SL. NO	NAME AND ADDRESS OF HOME	DISTRICT	TYPE OF HOME	CAPACITY		REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
SL. NO	NAME AND ADDRESS OF HOME	DISTRICT	TYPE OF HOME	Girls	Boyes	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
1	Sumangalam Home, Kharikasuli, P.O. Morar	Bankura	Observation, Special Home & Place of Safety	100	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
2	Children Home for Blind Boys	Cooch Behar	Children Home	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
3	Dhrubashram, North 24 Parganas	Kolkata	Observation, Special Home & Place of Safety	100	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
4	Kazi Nazrul Islam Children Home, Kadai, Murshidabad	Murshidabad	Childerns Home	200	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
5	Kishalaya, North 24 Parganas	North 24 Parganas	Childrens Home	200	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
6	Childrens' Home for Girls, Burdwan	Purba Burdawan	Shelter	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
7	Sahid Bandana Balika Smriti Abas, Cooch Behar	Cooch Behar	Children, Observation Home & Place of Safety	0	150	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
8	Suvayan Home	Dakshin Dinajpore	Children Home	100	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
9	Children Home for Girls, Uttarpara ,	Hooghly	Childrens Home	0	150	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
10	Sundaribai Mulchand Mahatta Home (SMM Home)	Howrah	Childre, Shelter, Observation, Special Home & Place of Safety	0	350	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
11	Korak,Children Home for Boys ,	Jalpaiguri	Observation & Place of Safety	50	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
12	Sukanya Home, North 24 Parganas	Kolkata	Children, Observation and Special Home	0	150	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
13	Childrens, Home for Girls,Malda	Malda	Shelter Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
14	Shilayan, Children Home for Girls,	Murshidabad	Children, Observation, Special Home & Place of Safety	0	250	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
15	Ananda Ashram, Murshidabad	Murshidabad	Observation, Special Home & Place of Safety	200	0	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
16	Childrens' Home for Girls, Nadia	Nadia	Children & Observation Home	0	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
17	Vidyasagar Balika Bhavan, Paschim Medinipur	Paschim Medinipur	Children, Observation and Special Home	0	430	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
18	Anandamath, Purulia	Purulia	Children, Observation Special Home & Place of Safety	0	195	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED
19	Suryadaya Children Home for Deaf & Dumb boys and girls	Uttar Dinajpur	Children \|Home	50	50	REGISTERED	PAB APPROVED

Our Events

Date	Activities & Events	View Details
02.01.2019 - 03.01.2019	Orientation cum Performance Review Meeting on Adoption, Sponsorship and SAA-CCI linkage
04.01.2019	State Level Orientation Programme facilitated by CARA
07.01.2019 to 12.01.2019	Training programme of counsellors
16.01.2019	Capacity building on issues related to CP
17.01.2019	Handholding support to Counsellors
12.12.2018	Interactive meet with Adoptees and Prospective Adoptive Parents on 12.12.2018
14.12.2018	Video Conference on 14.12.2018
18.12.2018-19.12.2018	Orientation cum Performance Review Meeting on Adoption, Sponsorship and SAA-CCI linkage
20.12.2018	Orientation Programme on Track Child 2.0
30.11.2018	Meeting of State Advisory Committee to prevent and combat trafficking of women and children for commercial sexual exploitation
28.11.18	Orientation programme for Social worker members of JJB
27.11.2018-02.12.2018	Training programme for Counsellors under ICPS
09.10.18	Consultative Workshop on Implementation of SPAHT
04.10.2018	Orientation Programme on TrackCHILD 2.0
31.08.2018	Video Conference on ICPS related issues
11.08.2018	Sensitization programme with district judges and lawyers on adoption related issues
24.05.2018 to 25.05.2018	Orientation cum review meeting on Adoption, sponsorship and SAA-CCI linkage
29.05.2018	Advocacy campaign in Purulia
31.05.2018	Orientation Programme on TrackCHILD 2.0
20.02.2018-21.02.2018	Training of Caregivers of CCI on Minimum Standards of Care
21.02.2018	Orientation training of Police Personnel on JJ Act and rules and POCSO Act, 2012
22.02.2018-23.02.2018	Training of Caregivers of CCI on Minimum Standards of Care
23.02.2018	Meeting in connection with implementation of State Plan of Action for Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children(SPAHT)
20.12.2017-22.12.2017	Training of Master Trainers in connection with CPC
12.12.2017	Meeting of State Advisory Committee.
09.12.2017	Adoptive Parents meet
06.12.2017-07.12.2017	Training on Minimum Standards of Care for the Caregivers of CCI
06.09.2017	Orientation Training on Quarterly Progress Report
11.09.2017	Orientation Training on TrackCHILD 2.0
11.09.2017	Block level Sensitization on Adoption-Sandeshkhali (I)
12.09.2017	Block level Sensitization on Adoption-Sandeshkhali (II)
13.09.2017-14.09.2017	Training on Minimum Standards of Care for the Caregivers of CCI
15.09.2017	Meeting of State level Inspection Committee
15.09.2017	Meeting on bidding of training proposal on Expression of Interest
21.09.2017	Review meeting on Sponsorship

Contact and Designation details of the officers of DCRT

Sl. No.	Name	Designation
1	Ms. Richa Misra	Director
2	Indu Sekhar Chatterjee	Joint Director
3	Jahangir Shaikh	Joint Director
4	Goutam Kr. Das	Deputy Director
5	Ms. Kamala Saha	Deputy Director
6	Nihar Ranjan Samanta	Asstt. Director
7	Deb Kumar Bhattachraya	Asstt. Director

Contact Us

Directorate of Child Rights & Trafficking

Address : Shaishali 3rd floor, Sector - I , Saltlake , Kolkata

Pin Code : 700064

Phone No : 033-2321-5551

Email Id : scpswb2013@gmail.com