Trafficking-prone districts like Dhubri, Kokrajhar,

Baksa, Chirang and Bongaigaon do not have such homes at all. There is no such home either in other conflict areas like the districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao, ACHR said. While there are Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) in all 27 districts of Assam, ACHR said there are problems regarding their functioning. There are a large number of pending cases, including 100 per cent in Dhemaji and Morigaon districts, followed by 90.2 per cent in Goalpara and 79.3 per cent in Darrang. "The Juvenile Justice Act provides for penalties and punishment to perpetrators accused of cruelty and exploitation of the juveniles. Information obtained by ACHR under the RTI revealed that none of these protective provisions of the Act has been enforced in most districts of Assam," he said. Chakma said besides setting up observation homes and special homes in all districts, there is a need to strengthen infrastructure at such places, increase sittings of the Juvenile Justice Boards, having regular review of cases, proper enforcement of Acts and establishing inspection committees at district and local levels. The ACHR director said the situation reflected a collective failure on the part of the state government, the judicial system and the police.