Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules, 2009

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    "title": "Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules, 2009",
    "short_title": "Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules, 2009",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. 1456/4163/2009/WCD",
    "act_year": 2009,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Chhattisgarh",
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    "description": "Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules, 2009",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 (Central Act No. 4 of 2006);\n(b) \"Commission\" means the Chhattisgarh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights constituted under Section 17 of the Act;\n(c) \"Chairperson\" means the Chairperson of the Commission;\n(d) \"Member\" means the Member of the Commission;\n(e) \"Member-Secretary\" means the Member-Secretary of the Commission;\n(f) \"Section\" means the section of the Act;\n(g) \"State Government\" means the Government of Chhattisgarh;\n(h) Words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have the same meaning herein respectively as assigned to them in the Act.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Selection Committee.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Eligibility for appointment as Chairperson and other Members.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Member-Secretary.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Powers and duties of the Member Secretary.",
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            "content": "(i) Have the power to execute all decisions taken by the Commission in order to carry out the powers and functions of the Commission as provided in Sections 13 and 14;\n(ii) Exercise and discharge such powers and perform such duties as are required for the proper administration of the affairs of the Commission and its day to day management as specified in section 13 and 14;\n(iii) Convene the meetings of the commission in consultation with its Chairperson and serve notices of the meetings to all concerned;\n(iv) Take steps to ensure that the quorum required for convening a meeting of the Commission is secured;\n(v) Prepare, the agenda of each meeting of the Commission and self explanatory notes is consultation with the Chairperson;\n(vi) Make available specific records covering the agenda items to the Commission for reference.\n(vii) Ensure that the agenda papers are circulated to the Members at least two clear working days in advance of the meeting, except in cases when urgent attention is required;\n(viii) Prepare the minutes of the meetings of the Commission and shall execute the decisions of the Commission taken in the meeting and shall also ensure placing of the Action Taken Note of the decisions of the Commission before the Commission in its subsequent meetings;\n(ix) Ensure that the procedure of the Commission is followed by it in transaction of its business;\n(x) Take up all such matters with the department of Women and Child Development for release of grants, creation of posts, revision of scales, procurement of vehicles, appointment of staff, laying of annual and audit report in State legislature, re-appropriation of funds, residential accommodation, permitting any officer of the Commission for deputation and any other matter requiring the approval of the State Government;\n(xi) Exercise such financial powers as are delegated to him by the State Government:\n(xii) Be the appointing and disciplinary authority in respect of other officers and employees of the Commission.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Term of office of Chairperson and other Members.",
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            "content": "(a) any person who has held the office of Chairperson shall be eligible for renomination, and\n(b) any person who has held the office of a Member shall be eligible for renomination as a member or nomination as a Chairperson :",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Terms and Conditions of Service of Chairperson and Member.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Functions of Commission.",
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            "content": "(a) examine and review the safeguards provided by or under any law for the time being in force for the protection of child rights and recommend measures for effective implementation of those safeguards;\n(b) present to the State Government, annually and at such other intervals, as the Commission may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards;\n(c) investigate into violation of child right and recommend initiation of proceedings in such cases.\n(d) examine all factors that inhabit the enjoyment of right of children affected by terrorism communal violence, riots, natural disaster, domestic violence HIV/AIDS, trafficking, maltreatment, torture and exploitation, pornography and prostitution and recommend appropriate remedial measures.\n(e) look into the matter relating to children in need of special care and protection including children in distress, marginalized and disadvantaged children, in conflict with law, juveniles, children without family/destitute children and children of prisoners and recommend appropriate remedial measures.\n(f) study treaties and other international instruments and undertake periodical review of existing policies, programmes and other activities on child rights and make recommendation for their effective implementation in the best interest of the Children.\n(g) undertake and promote research in the field of child rights.\n(h) spread child rights literacy among various sections of the society and promote awareness of the safeguards available for protection of these rights through publications, media, seminars and other available sources.\n(i) inspect or cause to be inspected any juvenile custodial home, or any other place of residence or institution meant for children, under the control of the Central Government or State Government or any other authority, including any institution run by a social organisation, where children are detained or lodged for the purpose of treatment, reformation or protection and take up with these authorities for remedial action, if found necessary.\n(j) inquire into complaints and take suo-motu notice of matters relating to -\n(1) Deprivation and violation of child rights,\n(2) Non-implementation of laws providing for protection and development of children,\n(3) Non-compliance of policy decisions, guidelines or instruction aimed at mitigating hardships to and unsuring welfare of the children and to provide relief to such children or take up the issues arising out of such matters with authorities, and\n(k) perform duties as are specified by the State Government relating to any such matter.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Additional Functions of the Commission.",
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            "content": "(a) analyze existing law, policy and practice to assess compliance with Convention on the Rights of the Child undertake inquiries and produce reports on any aspect of policy or practice affecting children and comment on proposed new legislation from a child rights perspective;\n(b) present to the State Government annually and at such intervals as the Commission may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards;\n(c) undertake formal investigations where concern has been expressed either by children themselves or by concerned person on their behalf;\n(d) ensure that the work of the Commission is directly informed by the views of children in order to reflect their priorities and perspectives;\n(e) promote, respect and serious consideration of the views of children in its work and in that of all Government Department and Organizations dealing with child;\n(f) produce and disseminate information about child rights ;\n(g) compile and analyse data on children; and\n(h) promote the incorporation of child rights into the school curriculum, teachers training of personnel dealing with children.",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Headquarters of State Commission.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Place of meeting.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Periodicity of the meetings.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Procedure for the disposal of complaints.",
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            "content": "(a) in relation to those incidents occurred before, more than a year from presenting the complaint;\n(b) in relation to such matters which are \"sub-judic\";\n(c) which are not clear without any name of disguised name;\n(d) which are of insignificant nature;\n(e) which are outside the jurisdiction of Commission.\nThe Commission on suo-motu take action.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Procedure for transaction of business of Commission.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Minutes of the meeting.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Report of Action Taken.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Transaction of business outside headquarters.",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Panel of Consultants.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Annual report.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Financial Powers.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 14th October, 2019 [cg174]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. 1456/4163/2009/WCD/50, dated 16th June, 2010",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2009",
        "Short Title": "Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules, 2009",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Chhattisgarh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}