‘Lack of awareness main reason for atrocities on children’

Regional office of Child Rights Commission inaugurated in Dharwad

Chairman of Karnataka State Commission for Child Rights Protection Anthony Sebastian has said that parents, guardians, officials and society in general should take up the responsibility of ensuring that no child is deprived of its legitimate facilities and rights. Chairing a progress review meeting on child rights and PoCSO Act, Child Marriage Prevention Act, and RTE at the zilla panchayat hall in Dharwad on Tuesday, Mr. Sebastian said that due to lack of awareness on child rights and laws protecting them, atrocities on children are taking place in society. He said that there is a dire need for sensitising people and also children on the rights of children and officials should conduct extensive sensitisation programmes through workshops and training programmes starting from the gram panchayat level.