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The Center on Monday urged states to conduct inspections in all childcare homes run by the Missionaries of Charity organization, founded by Mother Teresa. The government's directive came after recent cases of alleged sale of babies at a Charity missionary home in Jharkhand.
"In the light of recent cases of illegal adoptions by the Missionaries of Charity in Jharkhand, [Women and Child Development Minister] Maneka Gandhi has ordered states to have the day-care homes run by the Missionaries of Charity inspected immediately. nationally, "Gandhi also called on states to ensure that all child care facilities are registered The press release states that the Juvenile Justice (Protection and Protection of Children) Act of 2015 mandates the registration of custodial institutions with the authority of the juvenile justice system.
The Minister adds that the Supreme Court has rejected the claims of orphanages against these recordings.He said that until now, about 2,300 institutions of pro Tection of childhood have been attached to the authority, while about 4,000 are waiting.
The press release states that Gandhi also "expressed his dissatisfaction" that even children living in the 2,300 institutions were not integrated into the adoption system. "The minister should take this issue very seriously at the meeting of ministers of women's affairs and child development scheduled for July 17, 2018," the press release added.
The Case
The sale of babies to the Jharkhand Refuge of Nirmal Hriday, an organization run by the Missionaries of Charity, was revealed when the Ranchi Unit of the Protection Committee of the United States. Childhood realized that a little boy had disappeared during a routine inspection earlier this month. Subsequently, the committee found at least four cases in Ranchi where newborns were abandoned without papers.
Jharkhand police found on Sunday a fourth baby allegedly sold by an employee and nun of Nirmal Hriday.
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