14-02-23 Daily-Kerala-KPSC Current Affairs

The Union and state governments should take proactive steps to establish dedicated drug treatment and rehabilitation centres for children, recommended the regional judicial colloquium onPocso Act, juvenilejustice, and drug abuse among children that was organized here by the Kerala .

The colloquium for the five southern states ofTamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala made the recommendation on Sunday, the final day of the two-day programme held at Kochi Marriott Hotel. The programme was aimed at sensitizing the stakeholders in different domains of the Justice delivery system handling cases involving children.

Other recommendations of the colloquium to the state governments include the implementation of theNavchetnalife skills and drug Education for school children module launched by the Union Government in schools for early prevention of drug abuse.