A team of officials from the Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry is visiting Colombo where in a presentation, an overview of the current situation of violence against children in family, household and work situations in India was given.
"The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill, 2012 of India evoked substantial interest among the participants," a statement released by the WCD ministry here said.
The ministry also highlighted the initiatives taken by it to curb and eliminate violence in all forms against children in various settings and the steps taken by the national and state governments to prevent child marriage.
Officials of the ministry elaborated on initiatives such as the conditional cash transfer schemes of many state governments, and the SABLA scheme of the Government of India which has several components to empower the adolescent girls.
"The India presentation highlighted features of the steps taken for curbing violence against street and working children through measures to extend care, support and rehabilitation including health services and skills development among these children," the WCD statement said.
