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Bhubaneswar: The State Government has appointed Sandhyabati Pradhan as the Chairperson of Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR). Her tenure will continue till May, 2021.
Pradhan, a resident of Muninda village under Delang block in Puri district, had earlier served as the Vice President of Zilla Parishad and Member of District Planning Committee in her home district.
The OSCPCR was set up in November 2010 under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, an Act of Parliament (December 2005).
The Commission’s Mandate is to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and also the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child between 0 to 18 years age group.
Ms Kalinga