Haryana State Advisory Board reconstituted

 by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, SEPT 4

The Haryana Government has re-constituted the State Advisory Board under the Chairpersonship of Minister-Incharge, Women and Child Development Department to advice State Government on matters related to establishment and maintenance of Homes.

          While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that Director General, Women and Child Development Department would be Member Secretary of this Board. He said that other members of the Board included Mrs Anita Yadav, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretaries of Finance, Home, Technical Education, Labour and Employment, Health, Women and Child Development, School Education and Industrial Training Departments,

He said that other members of the Board included Mrs Sushila Sharma, Chairperson, Women Commission, Director Generals of Health Services and Police, Director, Prosecution Department and Director, Sports and Youth Affairs Department. Similarly, other members included State representatives of Indian Medical Association, Lions Club and Rotary Club, Honorary General Secretary of Haryana State Council for Child Welfare, Chandigarh, General Manager, BSNL, Haryana, Mr B. S. Johar, President Governing Body, G. M. N. College, Ambala Cantt. and Khalsa College, Yamunanagar, Vice Chancellor of B. P. S. Mahila University, Khanpur Kalan in Sonepat and Dr Madhu Nagla from Maharshi Dayanand University Campus, Rohtak.

          He said that the Board would consider ways and means for mobilisation of human and material sources for implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. The Board would issue guidelines for provision of facilities for education, training and rehabilitation of children in need of care and protection and Juvenile in conflict with law. It would serve as a forum for an effective coordination among various official and non official agencies concerned. Also, the Board would function for administration of Juvenile Justices Fund set up under section 61 of the Act. The term of the Board would be for a period of five years and meeting of an Advisory Board would be held twice in a year, he added.