Rajnath Singh's 'Operation Smile' rescues 19,000 missing children from slavery, abuse

[Star Wars]

Brilliant work by the H.M. and everyone else who was involved in this operation.


Rajnath Singh's 'Operation Smile' rescues 19,000 missing children from slavery, abuse - The Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Nine-year-old Diwakar Singh is a native of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand. He left home, this May, after he was beaten up by his parents, and took a train to Howrah with a friend. Recently, he was recently rescued by the Jharkhand Police and reunited with his parents.

Nineteen thousand boys and girls rescued by a special initiative of the Union home ministry have similar stories: From being pushed into prostitution and bonded labor to ill-treatment by parents. Codenamed 'Operation Smile,' the drive pioneered by home minister Rajnath Singh has seen different state police and women and child departments step up efforts to rescue missing children, with Haryana and Maharashtra taking the lead.

MHA plans a one-day national seminar on human trafficking on October 7. "During the seminar, we plan to hold a special session on child trafficking," said an official. Officials also say that investigations into several cases of missing children have also brought the roles of shelter homes under scanner and they might propose an amendment in law that governs shelter homes.

"In many cases, the missing children were traced to shelter homes and their interview revealed that the shelter homes do not make an effort to reunite children with parents to lure of grants given by the government," the official said. A case in point is of 11-year-old Arjun Kumar, a native of Manesar in Haryana who was traced to a shelter home in Delhi where he was staying for 6 months. "Despite giving details of his where-about, the authorities never made an effort to inform his parents," said an official involved in the operation.

Police also reported that the number of rescued boys was higher than girls, who are mostly pushed into prostitution. However, the CID department of Maharashtra rescued a girl who was being trafficked for the purpose of prostitution.

Home Ministry has also asked the state governments to sensitise and train police officers at various ranks about issued related to missing children, POSCO Act, Juvenile Justice Act and Protection of Child Rights Acts and then sent to various parts of the country including Delhi, Jaipur, Haridwar, Gurgaon, Mumbai and Kolkata to recover missing children.

The Centre also plans to reward individual officers based on their performance but wants details of identified children to be published in print and electronic media so that the parents, relatives and concerned police get the information about the children.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Well done.

The silence is deafening.

 

[Arya Desa]

I read it as "Operation Smiling Buddha" saves 19,000 missing children. I was terribly dumbfounded.

 

[45'22']

Good.job HM

 

[Prajapati]

Too little, Too less.

Lets make this news when the numbers are closer to 1 million. THEN its news worthy.

 

[Star Wars]

Too little, Too less.
Lets make this news when the numbers are closer to 1 million. THEN its news worthy.

Closer to 1 million ? are you insane ? Considering the entire operation started in February. This is a pretty good job.... Besides, when was the last time any country announced that they rescued 1 million kids ?

 

[Prajapati]

Closer to 1 million ? are you insane ? Considering the entire operation started in February. This is a pretty good job....

1. The operation should have started in May 2014. Its not as if we are all unaware of the problem.
2. They have done the job, not a good job, certainly not a pretty good job. India has 12 million child labours.
3. The govt. is doing its job, its not doing anybody any favour. That by itslef is not news.
4. Its sad when something so routine become "news" and is shown to highlight govt. 'achievement'. Its just not good enough. At least not in this field.

 

[Star Wars]

1. The operation should have started in May 2014. Its not as if we are all unaware of the problem.
2. They have done the job, not a good job, certainly not a pretty good job. India has 12 million child labours.
3. The govt. is doing its job, its not doing anybody any favour. That by itself is not news.
4. Its sad when something so routine become "news" and is shown to highlight govt. 'achievement'. Its just not good enough. At least not in this field.

1. Agree
2. A job that no other govt. really bothered to do, this govt. is doing it. Which should be taken into consideration.
3. It is doing a favor to these kids, lets not undermine the good work done by the police.
4. IT really isn't routine, its supposed to be but fact is that it wasn't a routine . As i said earlier, for the work done in the given time frame. It is pretty good.

This kind of work has not been done before, as more police men are trained to carry out the work the pace will pick up on its own. IF you believe any previous govt. has done something similar. please point me out to it.

 

[TejasMk3]

Well done.

The silence is deafening.

The Indian govt and police has been saving kids for a long time now, it is part of their duty, Modi, his Bhakts and the media are trying to publicize this to prop up their own failing image

 

[Star Wars]

The Indian govt and police has been saving kids for a long time now, it is part of their duty, Modi, his Bhakts and the media are trying to publicize this to prop up their own failing image

I swear these Bhakts will never learn

 

[Echo_419]

Brilliant work by the H.M. and everyone else who was involved in this operation.


Rajnath Singh's 'Operation Smile' rescues 19,000 missing children from slavery, abuse - The Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Nine-year-old Diwakar Singh is a native of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand. He left home, this May, after he was beaten up by his parents, and took a train to Howrah with a friend. Recently, he was recently rescued by the Jharkhand Police and reunited with his parents.

Nineteen thousand boys and girls rescued by a special initiative of the Union home ministry have similar stories: From being pushed into prostitution and bonded labor to ill-treatment by parents. Codenamed 'Operation Smile,' the drive pioneered by home minister Rajnath Singh has seen different state police and women and child departments step up efforts to rescue missing children, with Haryana and Maharashtra taking the lead.

MHA plans a one-day national seminar on human trafficking on October 7. "During the seminar, we plan to hold a special session on child trafficking," said an official. Officials also say that investigations into several cases of missing children have also brought the roles of shelter homes under scanner and they might propose an amendment in law that governs shelter homes.

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"In many cases, the missing children were traced to shelter homes and their interview revealed that the shelter homes do not make an effort to reunite children with parents to lure of grants given by the government," the official said. A case in point is of 11-year-old Arjun Kumar, a native of Manesar in Haryana who was traced to a shelter home in Delhi where he was staying for 6 months. "Despite giving details of his where-about, the authorities never made an effort to inform his parents," said an official involved in the operation.

Police also reported that the number of rescued boys was higher than girls, who are mostly pushed into prostitution. However, the CID department of Maharashtra rescued a girl who was being trafficked for the purpose of prostitution.

Home Ministry has also asked the state governments to sensitise and train police officers at various ranks about issued related to missing children, POSCO Act, Juvenile Justice Act and Protection of Child Rights Acts and then sent to various parts of the country including Delhi, Jaipur, Haridwar, Gurgaon, Mumbai and Kolkata to recover missing children.

The Centre also plans to reward individual officers based on their performance but wants details of identified children to be published in print and electronic media so that the parents, relatives and concerned police get the information about the children.

Good initiative by the govt

 

[Prajapati]

1. Agree
2. A job that no other govt. really bothered to do, this govt. is doing it. Which should be taken into consideration.
3. It is doing a favor to these kids, lets not undermine the good work done by the police.
4. IT really isn't routine, its supposed to be but fact is that it wasn't a routine . As i said earlier, for the work done in the given time frame. It is pretty good.

This kind of work has not been done before, as more police men are trained to carry out the work the pace will pick up on its own. IF you believe any previous govt. has done something similar. please point me out to it.

2. I hold Modi and his BJP to a MUCH higher standard than the CONgress. So comparing it with CONgress is pointless.

3. It is NOT doing any favour to these kids. The Kids have a RIGHT to their childhood. The govt. has FAILED them and is a partner to the crime. What ACTION has been taken against the officers who did not do their duty ? Have they been JAILED ? FIR registered against them ? Suspended and being considered for dismissal ?

Its clear from the article that NOTHING of that sort is ether being considered or has happened. Feel free to correct me with evidence.

4. Yes, its a shame that such basic govt. work is not routine. And news articles like these will ensure they will never be Routine. Its not a celebration of success, its a celebration of their Failures. You take care of a Million children THEN you can celebrate. (less than 10% of their population)

First the govt. has to show its seriousness by arresting all those who have erred in their duty and have been a partner in crime by their act of omission. THEN I will appreciate the govt. and the news. Without that its just a temporary gimmick and I refuse to be a part of it.

 

[Star Wars]

2. I hold Modi and his BJP to a MUCH higher standard than the CONgress. So comparing it with CONgress is pointless.

I do as well, but govt. even if it wanted to rescue 1 million kids in next 3-4 months they would not do it due to how the police have worked for the last 60 years. It will take time for proper police training , and to speed up the process saving these kids. There needs to be ground level changes in the way the authorities function. That cannot be done in a short span of time.

3. It is NOT doing any favour to these kids. The Kids have a RIGHT to their childhood. The govt. has FAILED them and is a partner to the crime. What ACTION has been taken against the officers who did not do their duty ? Have they been JAILED ? FIR registered against them ? Suspended and being considered for dismissal ?

It is doing them a favor by giving them their normal lives back. but everyone has their own views on this.. AS for rest of your post, they might have, or might not. Nothing has been said about that.

Its clear from the article that NOTHING of that sort is ether being considered or has happened. Feel free to correct me with evidence.

Nothing of what sort ?

4. Yes, its a shame that such basic govt. work is not routine. And news articles like these will ensure they will never be Routine. Its not a celebration of success, its a celebration of their Failures. You take care of a Million children THEN you can celebrate. (less than 10% of their population)

Your opinion, these news articles will only encourage the govt. to work and not discourage them. It is a celebration of something good they have started to do. Stop being such a pessimist. Besides, when was the last time any country anywhere announced rescuing of 100k kids forget a million ?

First the govt. has to show its seriousness by arresting all those who have erred in their duty and have been a partner in crime by their act of omission. THEN I will appreciate the govt. and the news. Without that its just a temporary gimmick and I refuse to be a part of it.

As i said, there is really no information on that. Maybe they have, maybe they have not. Lets not presume something they may have or have not done.

 

[Prajapati]

I do as well, but govt. even if it wanted to rescue 1 million kids in next 3-4 months they would not do it due to how the police have worked for the last 60 years. It will take time for proper police training , and to speed up the process saving these kids. There needs to be ground level changes in the way the authorities function. That cannot be done in a short span of time.

Yes, hence there is no need or hurry to celebrate.

It is doing them a favor by giving them their normal lives back. but everyone has their own views on this.. AS for rest of your post, they might have, or might not. Nothing has been said about that.

Giving one their RIGHT is not a favour. .......... JUSTICE is not a favour.

Nothing of what sort ?

Arresting officers who have not done their duty for the last 10 years. File FIR agaisnt them, suspend them etc.

Your opinion, these news articles will only encourage the govt. to work and not discourage them. It is a celebration of something good they have started to do. Stop being such a pessimist. Besides, when was the last time any country anywhere announced rescuing of 100k kids forget a million ?

People's mandate should encourage govt. to work, not news paper article. How many country has a population of 1.2 billion and 12 million child labourers ?

As i said, there is really no information on that. Maybe they have, maybe they have not. Lets not presume something they may have or have not done.

Nothing to presume. I am going by the article presented and it says NOTHING about action taken on officers who have been found to not do their duty.

 

[Star Wars]

Yes, hence there is no need or hurry to celebrate.

Point is, they are doing the work they can with what they have. Changes are being done on the ground level as per the article on police training etc..

Giving one their RIGHT is not a favour. .......... JUSTICE is not a favour.

Weather you want to recognize the govt. for it or take it as routine is your choice... But i choose to recognize any govt. which does good work. besides JUSTICE is not routine on this planet. Its rather rare...

Arresting officers who have not done their duty for the last 10 years. File FIR agaisnt them, suspend them etc.

Not everything comes in the Media, you and i both know that.

People's mandate should encourage govt. to work, not news paper article. How many country has a population of 1.2 billion and 12 million child labourers ?

And cussing them for the next 5 years and not acknowledging their good work is not healthy. They are human beings not drones. Irrelevant comparison, child labourors exist in a lot of places in South Asia and Africa.Which is why i asked to point out at least 100k and not 1 million..

Nothing to presume. I am going by the article presented and it says NOTHING about action taken on officers who have been found to not do their duty.

A lot of things have not come in the Media, that doesn't necessarily mean it has not happened.