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Needs and Rights of Children

• The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016

• National Plan of Action for Children, 2016
Notes
• Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme, 2015

• The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
• Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012

• Regulatory Guidelines for Private Play Schools

• Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009
• Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS), 2009

• The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
• Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994

TERMINAL EXERCISE

1. Why should children be made aware about their rights?
2. Briefly discuss the effect of unmet needs on children’s development.

3. Discuss rights of children as per UNCRC.

4. Discuss various initiatives taken by the government of India in the form
of Acts and plans to achieve children’s rights.

ANSWERS TO INTEXT QUESTIONS

3.1

(i) b, (ii) c , (iii) d, (iv) a

3.2

(a) United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

(b) - Right to Survival

- Right to Protection
- Right to Development

- Right to Participation

3.3

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