Safety, Sensitivity & Responsibility: POCSO Awareness Session 2026

At ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ , an awareness session on โ€œ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž โ€“ ๐๐Ž๐‚๐’๐Ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ โ€ was successfully conducted to promote child safety and strengthen responsibility among all stakeholders.

The session was led by distinguished resource persons, ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐•๐ž๐ž๐ง๐š ๐€๐ซ๐จ๐ซ๐š (Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee, Panchkula) and ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ข ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ค (Legal-cum-Probation Officer, District Child Protection Unit, Panchkula). They shared valuable insights on the POCSO Act 2012, Mission Vatsalya, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, while highlighting the crucial role of the Child Welfare Committee in safeguarding children.

The programme was conducted in two segments. The ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, for ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, focused on their role in ensuring child safety, including reporting procedures, awareness about Child Helpline 1098, POCSO e-Box, and prevention of abuse. The ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, for students of ๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ–โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, emphasized their rights, personal safety measures, types of offences, and ways to seek help.

Key aspects such as legal provisions, child protection mechanisms, and awareness of unsafe situations were explained in a simple and sensitive manner, making the session highly informative and impactful for both staff and students ๐ŸŒฑ

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