DCPU

• NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT:- DISTRICT CHILD PROTECTION UNIT
• ADDRESS OF DEPARTMENT:- COLLECTORATE BUILDING, IInd FLOOR, ROOM NO-03, KHUNTI
• HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT:- DISTRICT CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRICT CHILD PROTECTION UNITS(DCPU):-

• DISTRICT MAGISTRATE:-

  • The District Child Protection Units(DCPU) shall function under the overall administrative control and supervision of the District
    Magistrate of the concerned district. The District Magistrate shall be responsible for effective implementation of ICPS and all other child
    protection policies and programs at the District level. He/She shall also be the co-chair person of district child protection committee(DCPC).
    The DCPC shall be chaired by the chair person Zila Parisad.

  DISTRICT CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER:-

  • The District child protection officer shall function at the head of the DCPU and shall be responsible for carrying out all to day
    functions of the DCPU and shall be responsible for carrying out all day to day functions of the DCPU at the district level. The DCPO shall be
    appointed either by deputation or on contract.In districts where a district level officer of the ICPS implementing department(Social
    Welfare/Women and Child Development) is available