By IANS,
New Delhi : The number of cases of child exploitation registered in the apex child rights commission has seen a whopping rise in the past three years, Minister of Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath said Monday.
“The number of complaints received by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on child exploitation during the last three years are 35 in 2007-08, 115 in 2008-09 and 222 in 2009-2010,” Tirath informed the Rajya Sabha.
Therefore, from 2007-08 to 2009-10, the number of child exploitation cases increased by 187.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, a statutory panel set up in March 2007, also inquires about child exploitation complaints.
“Various legislations have been enacted for saving children from exploitation,” the minister added.