Parliamentary Committee Directs Government to Improve Child Correction Homes

Kathmandu. The parliamentary committee has directed the government to immediately advance work on improving the physical infrastructure, increasing capacity, and managing the nutrition of children in child correction homes across the country.

The meeting of the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee under the House of Representatives held at Singha Durbar on Sunday issued a 4-point directive after discussing the report submitted by the 'Sub-committee for Inspection and Observation of the Human Rights Status of Children in Child Correction Homes'.

Committee Chairperson Sumitra BC directed to further systematize the condition of child correction homes from the committee's side. She stated that constructive and practical suggestions received in the meeting on the sub-committee's report will be incorporated to make it more result-oriented, and the revised report will be presented in the next meeting of the committee to advance the implementation process.

It was observed during the on-site inspection that the building of the child correction home in Rupandehi is narrow and unsuitable, hence it was directed to immediately transfer this correction home to the newly constructed building of the District Coordination Committee Rupandehi.

For this, it was directed to coordinate with bodies such as the Ministry of Women, Children, Gender and Social Security, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration to expedite the work.

Considering the increasing pressure and limited physical infrastructure in the correction homes, it has been directed to make immediate alternative arrangements. The ministry has been directed to make arrangements for keeping children according to their condition and needs and to start work quickly in collaboration with the concerned bodies, she said.

The committee has told the government to improve the daily 'daily allowance' and amount that children in correction homes are currently receiving like prisoners, as it appears insufficient for their age and physical needs.

BC directed the Ministry of Women and Home Affairs to immediately make and implement necessary decisions for the nutrition and food management of children.