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16/09/22 05:48 AM IST

E-Baal Nidan portal

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  • Online portal “E-Baal Nidan” for redressal of grievances against violation of child rights revamped.
Features of the portal 
  • NCPCR will be providing user IDs and Passwords to the State Commissions to enable them to view the complaints registered on the portal to take necessary action.
  • Further, the portal will have an option of transferring the registered complaints from NCPCR to the concerned State Commission.
  • An option of joint inquiry will also be provided to the State Commissions if they want involvement of NCPCR in complaint resolution.
  • Bifurcation of complaints based on the nature of the complaint into their subject matters like Juvenile Justice, POCSO, Labour, Education etc, internal monitoring and transfer of complaints in the Commission, tracking of complaints at every stage in a more mechanised and time bound manner.
About NCPCR 
  • The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body constituted under Section 3 of the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 to protect the child rights and other related matters in the country.
  • The Commission is further mandated to monitor the proper and effective implementation of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012; Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
  • In one of the functions laid down under Section 13 of the CPCR Act, 2005, the Commission has been assigned with the function to examine and review the safeguards provided by or under any law for the time being in force for the protection of child rights and recommend measures for their effective implementation.
E-Ball Nidan 
  •  It is an online portal with the Web Address, www.ebaalnidan.nic.in,  wherein any person can register a complaint reporting about any violation committed against a child and after such registration, the complainant will get a complaint registration number.
  • Through this number, the progress of redressal of the complaint in the Commission can be tracked by the complainant.
  • The registration form is prepared in a way that all the aspects of a complaint can be enumerated and details can be provided by the complainant.
Significance 
  • This online mechanism of reporting ensures that the complainant has the ease of making a complaint to the Commission through online mode without any costs.
  • It makes the process of redressal of complaints transparent for the complainant and helps in timely disposal of cases by the Commission.
Source- PIB 

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