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The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights celebrated its 17th foundation day in New Delhi.
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The NCPCR is a body that works towards achieving a child rights-centric approach in all the laws, programmes, policies and administrative mechanisms in India. It functions under the Ministry of Women & Child Development of the central government.
It strives to ensure that all laws and policies in the country are in consonance with the rights of children as emphasised by the Indian Constitution as well as with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
A child is defined as any person between the ages of 0 and 18 years.
The Commission acknowledges the universality and inviolability of child rights.
It focuses on children that form a part of the most vulnerable sections of society.
The Commission sees every right of the child as equally important and hence, does not grade the rights according to importance.
The new motto (Bhavishya Rakshati Rakshit) emphasises protecting the rights of the children whose welfare is essential to the foundation of a strong nation.
