Initiative of State Child Rights Protection Commission to create awareness about child rights
Police personnel, Anganwadi workers and girl students were honored on the 15th foundation day of the commission
Raipur, June 17, 2025
Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai launched the Sarthak and Rakshak Abhiyan to spread awareness about child rights on the occasion of the 15th foundation day celebrations of Chhattisgarh State Child Rights Protection Commission. Addressing the programme organised at Pandit Deendayal Auditorium in the capital Raipur on this occasion, he said that the State Child Rights Protection Commission has an important role in spreading awareness about child rights in the remote areas of the state. He said that new campaigns like Sarthak and Rakshak will prove effective in creating awareness about children’s rights among the people.
While addressing the program, Chief Minister Shri Sai said that a strong society can be built only through education. In the remote areas of Chhattisgarh state, especially in Bastar and Surguja divisions, children go to other cities at an early age in search of work, but due to lack of information, they often become victims of exploitation. It is the responsibility of the Commission to identify such children and provide them benefits of government schemes by linking them with employment. He said that our government is running many schemes focused on children and youth. Our government is providing facilities of schools, colleges, coaching in every village. Along with this, maximum facilities are being provided to the students through works like Prayas in the field of education, Nalanda campus and Tribal Youth Hostel in Delhi.
Mrs. Varnika Sharma, Chairperson of Chhattisgarh State Child Rights Protection Commission, gave detailed information about the works of the commission. It is worth mentioning that Saarthak Abhiyan is being run to bring awareness about child rights and Rakshak Abhiyan is being run to provide special information about child rights protection laws in universities. Police personnel, Anganwadi workers and girl students who did excellent work for creating awareness about child rights were honored on the commission’s foundation day ceremony. Along with this, Chhattisgarh State Child Rights Protection Commission’s new guide booklet, Rakshak booklet and cartoon books based on good touch, bad touch, safe touch, human trafficking and right to education were also released.
On this occasion, MLAs Mr. Sunil Soni, Mr. Purandar Mishra, Mr. Guru Khuswant Saheb, Civil Supplies Corporation Chairman Mr. Sanjay Srivastava, Wakf Board Chairman Dr. Salim Raj along with many public representatives and organizations associated with the commission and social workers were present in large numbers.
