Delhi Police North West District police stations get child friendly corners

New Delhi, July 24

In an endeavour to provide women and child friendly environment in its police station the North-West District Police has established child friendly corners in all 11 police stations of the district.

Joint Commissioner of Police, Northern Range SS Yadav inaugurated the child friendly corners in police stations of North-West District. The child friendly corner was inaugurated physically at Subhash Place police station and rest of 10 police stations virtually in the presence of DCP (North West) Usha Rangnani and other officers of the district.

DCP (North West) Usha Rangnani stated that the aim is to provide dedicated friendly space for children in Police Stations, where they can play, learn and express themselves freely while they interact with police. 

These child friendly corners will provide a dedicated comfortable space for children with play materials, educational games, note books, coloring books, toys, drinking water, food & have child friendly fixtures & fittings. 

A dedicated women staff has also been deployed in each child friendly corner to look after the kids. 

The officials said that it will also provide a positive environment where “Child in Conflict with Law” as well as “Children in need of Care & Protection” can be given counseling in association with NGOs.

It envisages projection of Police Stations of North-West District as safe places for children. The purpose is to make them feel comfortable while they walk into any Police Station and record their statement without any reservation. It will provide a safe place in Police Stations which would ensure Child’s Rights to Recreation, Protection & Participation while they are in Police Station for any reason. 

This initiative will also help in realising the objective envisaged in the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act to provide a positive environment with right attitude to exclusively deal with children either as victims or perpetrators. It is also in line with the guidelines issued by “National Commission for Protection of Childs Rights”.

This will also serve the purpose of crèche where female staff working in Police Stations can comfortably leave their child, while they can do their duties.

In the process, North-West District aims to approach the issue of women & child safety with sensitivity and reaffirm its commitment to zero tolerance for ‘Crime against Children & Women’ and for any violations of Child Rights.