To curb increasing incidence of sexual abuse of children in the country, Punjab Social Security and Women and Child Development Department will launch an awareness program to sensitize the people about laws in this regard.
The ‘Protection of Children from the Sexual Abuse Act, 2012 and amendment 2019’ has been implemented to restrain the incidence of sexual abuse with children, said the Department’s spokesperson adding that the training-cum-workshops would be conducted in the districts of Bathinda, Patiala, Jalandhar and SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr) to make the people aware about the law. Giving details about the awareness program to begin from December 11, the spokesperson said that the first workshop will be held on December 11 at Bathinda wherein people from Bathinda, Ferozepur, Faridkot, Fazilka, Sri Muktsar Sahib and Mansa could participate.
Similarly, the second workshop for Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Pathankot, Ludhiana and Moga will be held at Jalandhar on December 18, while the third workshop is being held on December 20 at Thapar University, Patiala wherein people from Sangrur, Patiala, SAS Nagar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Barnala districts would be sensitized. Apart from this, fourth workshop is being organized on December 27 at SBS Nagar wherein people from Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar and SBS Nagar will be able to participate.
Spokesperson said that the persons, desired to join the workshop can register themselves free by contacting their District Program Officers or District Child Protection Officer through email or telephone numbers, two days prior to the workshops in their respective zones.
