KHONSA, 15 Sep: Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) member Ngurang Achung on Tuesday undertook an extensive inspection of institutions related to child care, education, nutrition and health in and around Khonsa on the second day of his visit to Tirap visit.

Achung inspected the facilities at the Child Care Institution (CCI) in Khonsa, run by the Missionaries of Charity. During interaction with the sisters managing the institution, he enquired about the care, protection, education and overall wellbeing of the children, while taking note of the existing facilities and arrangements.

During his visit to PM SHRI Government Higher Secondary School, he inspected key school infrastructure and interacted with teachers and students to understand the challenges faced by the institution. He emphasised the need for adequate, safe and child-friendly infrastructure to ensure an environment conducive to learning.

As part of his visit, the APSCPCR member also toured several anganwadi centres and held discussions with anganwadi workers on the delivery of services to children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

He also participated in the ongoing 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah programme organised by the CDPO of the Khonsa ICDS project. The programme highlighted the importance of proper nutrition, healthy practices, early childhood care and community participation in addressing nutritional challenges.

During his visit to the zonal hospital, he reviewed the hospital's facilities, and interacted with Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Tumli Basar. During the visit, he stressed the need to create a child-friendly and POCSO victim-friendly environment within the hospital.

He specifically urged the MS to arrange a separate room for POCSO-related cases to ensure privacy, dignity, safety and sensitive handling of child victims. (DIPRO)