Ministry of Women and Child Development has developed integrated unified Mission Vatsalya Portal

Key Highlights:

• The Ministry of Women and Child Development has developed an integrated unified Mission Vatsalya Portal.
• This portal aims to support Children in Need of Care and Protection (CNCP) and Children in Conflict with Law (CCL).
• It integrates existing platforms like TrackChild, Khoya-Paya, Crime and Criminal Tracking & Network Systems (CCTNS), and Go Home and Re-Unite (GHAR) portal.
• Nodal officers for missing children have been appointed at State and District levels across all States and UTs.

Detailed Insights:

• The Mission Vatsalya Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme focused on the care, protection, rehabilitation, and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances.
• The portal facilitates interoperability with CCTNS of the Ministry of Home Affairs for matching FIRs of missing children with the portal's database.
• The Khoya-Paya module allows any citizen to report information about missing or sighted children.
• Standard operating procedures and advisories have been issued to all States, UTs, and stakeholders for effective implementation of the portal.
• Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) and Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) are directed to ensure timely entry and updating of information on the portal.
• This initiative strengthens monitoring mechanisms and improves real-time data reporting for the timely tracking and rehabilitation of children.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Mission Vatsalya Scheme: A Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the protection, care, and rehabilitation of children in difficult circumstances.
• Centrally Sponsored Scheme: Schemes funded jointly by the central government and state governments, with implementation by states.
• Children in Need of Care and Protection (CNCP): Children requiring support due to abandonment, abuse, neglect, or other difficult circumstances.
• Children in Conflict with Law (CCL): Children alleged or found to have committed an offense under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
• Crime and Criminal Tracking & Network Systems (CCTNS): A project by MHA to connect police stations nationwide for crime data sharing.