Following the hue and cry over the Dhenkanal shelter home sexual abuse case, a team of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) arrived in the State on Wednesday for inspection of different children homes.
The NCPCR Registrar, in a letter to the State Chief Secretary, had informed that a team of the Commission would reach the State and inspect the CCIs in different phases.
During their two-day visit, the team will inspect 56 shelter homes in 19 districts. After completing the inspection, the team will hold a meeting with the State Government officials on Thursday.
Notably, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on December 8 had directed the department Secretary to conduct a detailed probe into the sexual abuse of minor girls in the Dhenkanal shelter home and submit a report.
Besides, she had also directed NCPCR officials to inspect all the shelter homes in Odisha and submit a report about their functioning.
In a letter to the Chief Minister, Gandhi had said there are reports of sexual abuse and conversion of religion in the shelter homes run by the NGO Good News India.
