Haryana govt reconstitutes advisory board

A spokesman of Women and Child Development Department said that Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Women and Child Development Department Anita Yadav would be a member of the Board.

He said that Financial Commissioners and Principal Secretaries of Finance Department, Home Department, Technical Education Department, Labour and Employment Department, Health Department, Women and Child Development Department, School Education Department and Industrial Training Department would also serve as members of the board.

Highlighting the functions of the Board, the spokesman said that Board would advice State Government on matters relating to the establishment and maintenance of the shelter homes.

It would also consider ways and means for mobilisation of human and material resources for implementation of the Act.

He said that the board would issue guidelines for provision of facilities for education, training and rehabilitation of child in need of care and protection and juvenile in conflict with law.

Apart from this, it would also serve as a forum for an effective coordination among various official and non-official agencies concerned.

He said that the term of the Advisory Board would be for a period of five years and it would meet twice in a year.