Decades after the Judicial Act (Care and Protection) of 2015 (JJ Act) (JJ Act), the state government has to formulate the rules for streamlining the law.
The Indian controller and general auditor (CAG) described the problem in its latest audit report presented in the Assembly on Thursday.
The CAG report on the implementation of the integrated system of protection of children (ICPS) and other programs of children’s protection for the period ending March 2023 notes that Section 110 of the JJ Act requires the state government to set rules on the aims of the law. However, the state did not do the same despite the central act and instructions for this system.
Model rules
The government follows the rules for changing the model for juveniles (care and protection of children), 2022, formulated by the Government of the Union and all activities are carried out in accordance with the rules of the model.
The formulation of state rules would contribute to increasing the effectiveness of state protection of children and district units to protect children (DCPU) in compliance with the provisions of the law in the state of specific scenarios, the report said.
In April 2024, the Government replied that the proposals of state rules were being reworked in accordance with changes in JJ rules in 2022.
The CAG report noted that not to renew the registration by the Institution of Child Care (CCIS) before it expired, led to the operation of CCIS without registration.
Refreshing Registration
The registration was mandatory to function as CCI, whether led by the state government or a non -governmental organization. CCIS should look for a renewal three months before the expiry of the period of registration.
It has been found that some CCIS did not even submit to registration recovery. He also noted that in cases concerning the recovery, DCPUS postponed applications to a district judge. This, in turn, the delayed inspection by the judge. CCI, whose registration was not renewed, continued to operate without valid registration.
When the problem was marked by CAG, the government replied that the temporary confirmation of the institution at receiving the application should be considered as interim registration. However, CAG noted that the issue of a temporary confirmation as a confirmation of the application cannot be considered a provisional registration.
The audit also found that the state government had not been carried out by any CCIS by February 2024, although paragraph 6 (a). (Ii) VATSALYA mission instructions issued in July 2022 required the evaluation to be carried out at fixed intervals on the basis of various parameters.
Social audit
In April 2024, the government replied that the social audit of all institutions was launched with UNICEF, which should be considered the initial process of the classification.
Cag, he notes that the social audit would not sufficiently meet the objectives of the classification, further stated that the hints occurred that the government was not interested in sorting.
Published – October 9, 2025 09:02
