Create awareness on child helpline: These measures should be taken

June 20: Deputy Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Korlapati and SP Nisha James held a meeting in Udupi. DC Hephsiba during the meeting said that awareness should be created on child helpline among the public.
She has directed the officials to submit details of programmes that can be implemented in order to check atrocities on children and create awareness on child helpline, within 10 days. She even mentioned that awareness can be created by pasting posters, wall writing, through Asha workers and also by pasting posters on child helpline in autorickshaws and buses. Along with this, the logo of child helpline should be used in the programmes of health department and other departments concerned. Under the peer-level initiative, children should be identified at the village level to create awareness on child helpline. A review should be done on the calls received at the child helpline and action should taken every month.
SP Nisha James said priority should be accorded to the statements of the children when it comes to their protection.