“Addiction Free Amrit Kaal”

• The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has launched the “Addiction Free Amrit Kaal” campaign to promote a healthier & addiction-free India.
• The campaign is organized by the NCPCR in partnership with Tobacco Free India, a citizens group.
• The campaign aims to protect children’s rights to have a tobacco and drug-free environment through initiatives, and outreach activities.

ABOUT NCPCR:

• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR was established in March 2007 under an Act of Parliament (December 2005) under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.
• The commission’s mandate is to ensure that all laws, policies, programs and administrative systems conform to the vision of the rights of the child as enunciated in the Constitution of India as well as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
• A child is defined as a person falling in the age group of 0 to 18 years.