Child Rights Index
News
- The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) launched a Child Rights Index, a first-of-its-kind document in the country.
Child Rights Index
- The document details the laws and schemes in each department for children, how effective the implementation of the same has been and what changes can be adopted for improving things.
- It is conceived to ensure the rights, protection and welfare of children
State at 10th position in Child Rights Index
- Karnataka’s performance in realising child rights and well-being is ‘moderate’ and the State ranks 10th among 30 States, according to the Child Rights Index 2023.
- The index is calculated considering six dimensions:
- Right to Life,
- Right to an Enabling Environment to Live,
- Right to Nutrition,
- Right to Protection,
- Right to Education, and
- Right to Participation.
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