Para-legal volunteers to aid in missing children cases in Tamil Nadu
Para-legal volunteers (PLVs) will assist in addressing missing children cases in Tamil Nadu, where around 8,000 such cases are reported annually. These volunteers will be stationed in police stations to support families, liaise with authorities, and provide post-tracing aid. The initiative aims to improve case management and access to welfare measures for affected children and families.
- ▪Tamil Nadu records approximately 8,000 missing children cases each year, consistently over the past three years.
- ▪The State government plans to empanel para-legal volunteers in police stations across Tamil Nadu.
- ▪PLVs will provide emotional support to parents, liaise with police, and facilitate post-tracing and welfare assistance.
- ▪There are 1,626 police stations in Tamil Nadu, averaging about five missing children cases per station annually.
- ▪The Home Department highlighted the workload analysis as a key factor in deploying PLVs for better case handling.
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Para-legal volunteers (PLVs) are set to aid Tamil Nadu‘s efforts to solve missing children cases, as the State has recorded about 8,000 such cases annually for the past three years. The State government has decided to empanel PLVs in police stations for assisting the parent/s of the missing child/ren, to offer emotional support, liaison with police authorities, extend post-tracing support to the child, and also facilitate various welfare measures.“An analysis of the workload relating to missing children cases indicates that around 8,000 cases of missing children are reported every year in Tamil Nadu, consistently over the past three years.
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