Press Release

Child Empowerment Centre at Poklok-Denchung GPU

Information & Public Relations Department

Date: 14-Jan-2021
Namchi, 14th January (IPR): The Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang inaugurated the first of it's kind 'Child Empowerment Centre' at Poklok - Denchung today. This centre has been set up by State Institute of Rural Department and Panchayati Raj (SIRDPR), Rural Development Department, Government of Sikkim in collaboration with Social Justice and Welfare Department under Integrated Child Protection Scheme, (South) District Child Protection Unit. The Centre has been funded under Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India.
This centre is one of the first in the country and aims at protecting the rights of the child. The functions of this centre are to encourage the child to have a safe space to express their point of view in a protected space. This centre will also provide education and further will empower the children to select the right path. Additionally, this centre will foster the child to actively take part in Bal Sabhas introducing them to bal panchayats and other village level event which can help shape the children's future.
This village-level Child Empowerment Unit aims at contributing towards the well being of the children by guiding in various factors like counselling, rehabilitation and developmental support thereby creating mass awareness on child protection.
This centre will highlight on the effective, preventive and responsive measures by highlighting children's voice to be one of the major policymakers of the state hence establishing a child-friendly space.
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