Exploratory Study of Integrated Child Protection Scheme in Haryana

Abstract

Children, the citizens of tomorrow are vulnerable due to their age as well as adverse socioeconomic conditions. A large number of children experience vulnerable circumstances and need protection. The Government 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.

Keywords: Child Protection Scheme, ICPS, Child Protection