Exploratory Study of Integrated Child Protection Scheme in Haryana

Abstract

Abstract

Children, the citizens of tomorrow are vulnerable due to their age as well as adverse socio-economic conditions. A large number of children experience vulnerable circumstances and need protection. TheGovernment of India launched the ‘Integrated Child Protection Scheme’ in 2009-2010 as a government-civil society partnership programme and provides finance for this scheme to the State Governments to set up child protection centres like ‘Children Homes’, ‘Observation Homes’, ‘Special Homes’, ‘Shelter Homes’, and ‘Bal Bhawans’. This paper studies the ‘Integrated child protection scheme’ (ICPS) in general and dwells on the child protection services in Haryana. Key Words: Child Protection Scheme, ICPS, child protection