All Child Care Institutions to be mandatorily registered under the JJ Act, 2015

Sub-section (1) of Section (41) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 requires that all Child Care Institutions (CCIs) whether run by State Government or by voluntary or non-governmental organizations shall be registered under the Act. This further provides that the institutions having valid registrations under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 shall be deemed to be registered under the Act. The primary responsibility of registrations as well as effective functioning of the CCIs vests with the State Governments/UT Administrations concerned. The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India vide its Order dated 5th May, 2017 on Writ Petition (C) No.102 of 2007 has also directed that all unregistered CCIs be registered by 31st December, 2017. Accordingly, the State Governments/UTs have been requested to ensure registration of all CCIs either run by State Government or by voluntary or non-governmental organizations.

This information was given by Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Dr. Virendra Kumar in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.