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09/06/22 21:43 PM IST

CiSS application

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  • The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has launched a “CiSS application” under the Baal Swaraj portal to help in the rehabilitation process of Children in Street Situations. (CiSS).
Bal Swaraj Portal 
  • Baal Swaraj is a portal launched by NCPCR for online tracking and digital real-time monitoring mechanism of children in need of care and protection.
  • The portal has two functions- COVID care and CiSS.
  • COVID Care link caters to the children who have lost either or both parents due to COVID-19 or otherwise post March 2020.
Six Stage Framework
  • The first stage is the collection of the child’s details, which is accomplished through the portal. 
  • The second stage is Social Investigating Report (SIR) i.e. investigating the child’s background.
  • The third stage is formulating an Individual Care Plan (ICP) for the child.
  • The fourth stage is the order of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) based on the SIR submitted to the CWC.
  • The fifth stage is allocating the schemes and benefits that the beneficiary can avail of.
  • And in the sixth stage, a checklist is made for the evaluation of the progress i.e. (Follow Ups). 
CiSS Application 
  • This portal, developed by, NCPCR is a first-of-its-kind initiative in India to help children in street situations.
  • The CiSS application is used for receiving data of children in street situations from all the states and union territories, tracking their rescue and rehabilitation process.
  • The initiative is taken under the direction of the Supreme Court of India.
Working of the portal 
  • To report a child under “Children in Street Situations”, visit https://ncpcr.gov.in/baalswaraj/login, click on “Citizen Portal”, then go to “Report a CiSS to help a child”.  
  • It will lead to a form that will ask for the child’s and the informant’s details.
  • Once registered, a registration ID is generated along with the contact information of the concerned DCPO for further follow up.
  • The DCPO will get information of the child on the dashboard for further action that is, rescue and rehabilitation.
Source- PIB 

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