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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Include male child sex abuse victims in relief schemes: Maneka Gandhi

Include male child sex abuse victims in relief schemes: Maneka Gandhi

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published Published on May 31, 2018   modified Modified on May 31, 2018
-The Indian Express

Quoting data from National Commission for Protection of Child Rights — the apex body for child rights — the minister said although 31 states notified their Victim Compensation Scheme under the POCSO Rules, the disbursements “has not been uniform or satisfactory”.

New Delhi:
Asserting that minor boys are the “most neglected victims of sexual abuse”, Union Minister for Woman and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi, on Wednesday, wrote to chief ministers of all states and union territories to include male child victims in the victim compensation scheme.

While pointing out that the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act is “gender neutral” and is meant to safeguard interests of both the girl and the boy child, she asked the chief ministers to ensure that male child victims were disbursed compensation as well as the interim compensation, required to meet the medical, relief, rehabilitation needs without any delay.

Quoting data from National Commission for Protection of Child Rights — the apex body for child rights — the minister said although 31 states notified their Victim Compensation Scheme under the POCSO Rules, the disbursements “has not been uniform or satisfactory”.

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The Indian Express, 31 May, 2018, http://indianexpress.com/article/india/maneka-gandhi-include-male-child-sex-abuse-victims-in-relief-schemes-5197894/


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