Track Child Portal and GHAR portal

• The Ministry of Women and Child Development has developed the “Track Child Portal”, which enables tracking of the missing and found children in all States/UTs.
• The Track Child portal is implemented with support and involvement of various stakeholders namely Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Railways, State Governments/ UT Administrations, Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Boards, National Legal Services Authority, etc.
• The TrackChild portal is also integrated with the CCTNS or Crime and Criminal Tracking & Network Systems of the Ministry of Home Affairs, which allows interoperability in terms of matching of F.I.Rs of missing children with database of TrackChild to trace and match missing children by the concerned State/UT police.
• One component of Track Child Portal has “Khoya-Paya” where any citizen can report for any missing or sighted children.

GHAR PORTAL

• GHAR – GO Home and Re-Unite (Portal for Restoration and Repatriation of Child) has been developed and launched by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to digitally monitor and track the restoration and repatriation of children as per the protocols under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Rules thereof.
• The following are the salient features of the portal-
  • Digital tracking and monitoring of children who are in the Juvenile Justice system.
  • Digital transfer of cases of children to the concerned Juvenile Justice Board/Child Welfare Committee of the State for speedy repatriation of children.
  • Where there is a requirement of a translator/interpreter/expert, request to be made to the concerned State Government.
  • Child Welfare Committees and District Child Protection Officers can ensure proper restoration and rehabilitation of children by digitally monitoring the progress of the case of the child.
  • List of Government implemented schemes is also provided
• As informed by NCPCR, a total 5175 children have been registered on the Go Home and Re-Unite (GHAR) Portal for repatriation.

ABOUT NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS (NCPCR)

• NCPCR is a statutory body set up in March 2007 under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.
• 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.
  • Right to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
• It is the apex body for safeguarding children’s rights.
• Works under the purview of Ministry of Women & Child Development.
• Members include- 1 chairperson and 6 members, at least two of the members should be women.