Five Year Plan Essay

As signatory to number of conventions, covenants and other documents on international human rights law, it’s the duty of the state to discharge its obligations in the promotion of children’s rights through legal frame work.

In order to achieve the constitutional mandate and the international obligations, the government has from 1950 till now, through its various five year plans, adopted a number of policy formulations for the promotion and protection of rights of children keeping the best interest of children.

The fourth five-year plan focused on a development package of basic minimum services to children. This scheme was introduced mainly, to take care of the destitute and neglected children of the country. Accordingly, in 1974 a National Policy of children was framed with an aim to cater to the needs of children. The policy clearly addresses the issues such as health, education, nutrition as the important duties of the Union and the states and this was the year which suggested Free and Compulsory Education up to the age of fourteen years which now is serving the need of nation.

The sixth five-year plan too adopted number schemes for the promotion of the interest of children. Among the various schemes, the notable one is the National Child Health policy, which aimed

According to the provisions of the Act, a child is defined as a person below the age of 18 years on the lines of the United Nations Child Rights Convention definition. The Commission's Mandate is to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programs, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Commission, while enquiring into any matter, has all powers of the Civil Court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedures,