Shelter Homes

World Day against Child Labour: India's shelter homes should do more to impart job-oriented skills to children

The 2016 survey conducted jointly by the Women and Child Development Department and AIIMS estimated that Delhi’s streets are home to 70,000 addicts.

High time to act against illegal breeders of pedigreed dogs, make pet shops sell dogs and cats only from shelters

Illegal breeders are breeding lakhs of pedigreed dogs who are unhealthy, inbred and found in every pet shop, writes Union Minister Maneka Gandhi.

NCW-appointed panel finds abuse, violations of norms in shelter homes; physical torture, lack of medical aid among issues raised

The inquiry committee appointed by the NCW inspected five Swadhar Grehs in West Bengal, eight in Odisha, eight in Karnataka and five in Uttar Pradesh.

Maneka Gandhi orders inspection of all shelter homes in Odisha after allegations of sexual abuse in Dhenkanal

Maneka Gandhi has ordered an inspection of all shelter homes in Odisha, a fortnight after an alleged sexual abuse of minor girls in such an accommodation.

Bihar shelter home sexual assault cases: Is the state govt taking damage control measures instead of strong action?

Bihar government's action is more focused on political damage control than improvement of the state of shelter homes.

Centre orders countrywide audit of over 9,000 childcare homes in 60 days; to include background checks of NGOs

The Women and Child Development Ministry said states had been asked to ensure that NGOs don't use and abuse shelter homes.

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: Police wrap up excavation for inmate's body, find nothing incriminating

"Nothing incriminating could be found from the spot identified by one of the former inmates of the shelter home where, she had claimed, one girl was buried after being beaten to death," Muzaffarpur Senior Superintendent of Police Harpreet Kaur said.

Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: Police starts search for body after survivor reveals staff thrashed inmate to death

More than 10 people, including all staff members of the shelter home in Muzaffarpur and some government officials, have so far been arrested in this connection while all the inmates have been shifted to other districts.

DCW summons Women and Child Development head over shelter home molestations

The DCW has summoned the director of Women and Child Development department of the Delhi government.

Delhi: Number of night shelters for the homeless rises to 34

The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has increased the number of family night shelters to 34.