Government of Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Social Welfare - Child Welfare - Setting up of District Level Advisory Board for combating trafficking and Commercial Sexual exploitation of women and Children- Formation in Chennai City - Orders- Issued.


Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department

G.O.(Ms) No.73
Dated 9th May 2003

Read:

1)  G.O.Ms.No 81, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department Dated 26.5.2000

2)  Government Letter No.10140/SW8/200-1,dated 3.6.2002

3)  Government Letter No. 21210/SW8/2002-2 dated 7.2.2003.

Read also:

4) From the The Director of Social Welfare, Defence, Chennai Letter No. 15137/D4/2001, dated 22.8.2002

5)  From the Commissioner of Police, Chennai, Letter No.Rc. Prohn.2/332/82098/2002 dated 28.11.2002.

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ORDER:

In the G.O. first read above orders have been issued constituting Distrcit Level Advisory Board in all the Districts with the following members to combat the menace of child trafficking and child prostitutions:-

1. District Collector                                              ….              Chairman

2. Superintendent of Police                                                    Vice-Chairman

3. Probationary officer in the Department  
   of Social Defence                                                               Member Secretary

4. Chief Educational Officer                                                    Member

5.  Joint Director (DMRHS)                                                     Member

6.  District Social Welfare Officer                                            Member

7. project officer Tamil Nadu Corporation
    for Development of Women Limited,                                    Member

8. Representatives from Non Governmental
    Organisations                                                                   3 to 5 Member

in respect of Sl.No.8 the maximum  number of Non-Official members in each District will be 5, out of which two will be women members.  All the Non-official Members will be appointed by the District Collector concerned.

  1. The Director of Social Defence has stated that the district Level Advisory Board headed by the Commissioner of Police constituted in G.O.(Ms) No.2012, Home Department, dated 245.8.1987 is for assisting investigation and prevention of crime against women, whereas the District Level Advisory Board ordered in G.O. Ms. No. 81, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department, dated 26.5.2000 is for the specific purpose of prevention of commercial sexual exploitation of women and children and he has therefore requested the Commissioner of Police may be designated as chairman, instead of District Collector, The Commissioner of Police(south of City Police, Chennai to hold the post of Chairman, District Level Advisory Board which is proposed to be constituted.

  2. After careful consideration, the Government direct that the District Level Advisory Board for combating trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of women and children in the Chennai city be constituted with the following members:-

1. Joint Commissioner of Police(south), City Police, Chennai       Chairman

2. Probationary officer in the Department  of Social Defence         Member Secretary
3. Chief Educational Officer                                                       Member
4.
Joint Director (DMRHS)                                                         Member
5.
District Social Welfare Officer                                                Member
6. Project officer Tamil Nadu Corporation
   
for Development of Women Limited,                                       Member
7. Representatives from Non Governmental Organisations 
   
Member                                                                             ( 3 to 5 Member)  

    1. In respect of Sl.No. 7 in para 3 above, the maximum number of non-official members will be 5, out of which two will be women members.  All the non-official members will be appointed by the Joint Commissioner of Police(South), City Police, Chennai.

    2.  The District Level Committee shall meet once in three months and review the activities.  The director of Social Defence will take up follow up action in this regard.

    3. The above committee shall be the first class committee and non-official members will be eligible for drawl of travelling Allowance and dearness Allowance as per the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.896, finance, dated 23.10.1987.

    4. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department- Vide its U.O. 9570 / SW / 2003, dated 21.2.2003.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

C.K. GARIYALI
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT