PLAN INDIA BAL VIDHAN SABHA

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PLAN INDIA BAL VIDHAN SABHA
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• Plan India has initiated a childrens led state
  level advocacy platform through the formation of
  Uttarakhand Bal Vidhan sabha in 2014 aligned to
  Plan Indias belief that children are the best
  advocates to identify and raise their issues
  themselves before policy and decision makers.
  Plan India is implementing various community-led
  programmes that are sustainable due to the deep
  engagement with the community, especially girls
  and young women. Uttarakhand Bal Vidhan Sabha is
  one effective child-led advocacy forum that works
  to improve the lives and give a voice to over 40
  Lakh children from the state.
• Uttarakhand State Commission for Protection of
  Child Rights (SCPCR), is actively engaged with
  Bal Vidhansabha, we also receive patronage from
  the speaker of the State Assembly and support
  from various ministries departments of
  Government of Uttarakhand. Run across 13
  districts, many children have applied for
  membership to the Childrens Assembly since 2014.

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• Through this intervention, children learn and
  become aware of democratic values and are
  provided with a platform to discuss child rights
  issues in their areas and explore solutions. The
  solutions are shared with the state government
  for further action in the form of resolutions
  passed during the sessions of the Childrens
  Assembly.
• About 100 such resolutions have been submitted to
  the state government since inception which have
  contributed to government actions like
  strengthening the commitments of the Juvenile
  Justice Act at district level and development of
  WASH infrastructure in schools. Bal Vidhan Sabha
  is the only structured Childrens Assembly of its
  kind, that promotes equal opportunities and
  presents an avenue for participation and
  representation in the democratic process to young
  girls and boys.
• To ensure transparency, open applications are
  requested through advertisements in newspapers. A
  thorough process led by a review committee
  selects 70 members, with almost equal
  representation of boys and girls. These selected
  Bal Vidhayaks conducts elections to elect their
  Chief Minister and other ministers, the leader of
  the opposition, and a speaker.

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• This year 286 applications were received for the
  4th Bal Vidhansabha. Through a robust selection
  process led by a Jury, 70 Bal Vidhayaks (37 girls
  and 33 boys) representing 70 constituencies of
  Uttarakhand have been elected. These elected Bal
  Vidhayaks adopted democratic process to elect
  their Chief Minister Deputy Child Minister, the
  leader of the opposition deputy leader of
  opposition, a speaker deputy speaker and other
  06 ministers.
• In the 1st session of 4th Bal Vidhansabha, more
  than 20 issues have been raised by Bal Vidhayaks
  and the department head have answered the
  questions raised by Bal Vidhayaks.

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• KEY ISSUES DISCUSSED IN 1ST SESSION
• Inability of girls to complete their school
  education
• Quality of education, child labour
• Low enrolment of girls in math and science
  subjects at secondary level
• Lack of female teachers in secondary schools
• Reducing number of students in government schools
  and Anganwadi centers
• Child marriage
• Malnutrition
• Poor and inadequate WASH facilities in schools
• Inadequate sanitary napkins in schools
• Increasing cases of child abuse
• Exploitation and discrimination
• Low immunization
• Health-relatedted counseling
• Weak implementation of child protection
  programmes and schemes in some districts
• No childline in some districts

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