E-box for child sexual abuse plaints

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 26

An online complaint management system — e-box —for reporting child sexual abuse was launched by Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka Gandhi here today. 

“The idea of an e-box came from a police initiative in which physical complaint boxes were placed in schools. The e-box will make it possible to implement it on a large scale throughout the country,” said Maneka. It will help maintain the confidentiality of the complainant.

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“All efforts should be made to generate awareness about the e-box so that more and more children can come out with their sufferings,” said Krishna Raj, Minister of State, WCD. 

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) e-box enables direct reporting of sexual offences against children and timely action against the offenders under the POCSO Act.

The e-box is visible on the home page of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) website http://ncpcr.gov.in/.