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Rights
of the Child
All legislations for protection of child rights have to take categorical
and unambiguous position on children’s rights, ensuring State commitment and
obligation to provide all structures, institutions and processes for delivering
services to children
There
is unanimity on the importance of protecting children and their right to freedom
and dignity. It was enshrined in the Constitution of India. Yet there have been
gross violations of children’s rights since independence and serious gaps in
the delivery of services for children. There is a need therefore to understand
the core principles for delivering services to children and an adherence to a
rights based perspective. Recent enactments, such as the right to education act
and protection of children from sexual offences have been child centric clearly
emphasizing the rights of children. Some policies like the Integrated Child
Development Scheme (ICDS) and Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) have also
shown that decentralisation and involvement of the community and civil society
as equal partners with the government are important components for effective
realisation of children’s rights.
Provisions for Children in Constitution of India
