New Delhi: The Centre has launched a scheme to provide shelter, food and legal aid to minors who have been abandoned by their families due to pregnancy from rape. Speaking to the media, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said the new scheme, launched under the aegis of the Nirbhaya scheme, is aimed at ensuring both infrastructural and financial support for pregnant minor victims who have no means to fend for themselves.
“We have additionally leveraged the administrative structure of Mission Vatsalya in collaboration with state governments and child care institutions to actualise this support to minor victims on the ground,” PTI quoted her as saying. Launched in 2021, Mission Vatsalya is focused on the protection and welfare of children.
According to National Crime Records Bureau data, 51,863 Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act cases were lodged in 2021, out of which 64 per cent were of penetrative sexual assault and aggravated penetrative sexual assault.
What the new scheme covers
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