Question: Consider the following statements:
(a) CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF) is the nodal agency of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.
(b) According to its report, one in every 10 calls made to the child emergency helpline 1098 was of child abuse.
Choose the correct statement:
(a) Only (1)
(b) Only (2)
(c) Both (1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- According to the data from Childline India Foundation, one in every 10 calls made to the child emergency helpline 1098 was of child abuse.
- The largest number of phone calls was made to seek intervention for Child abuse cases followed by those pertaining to child labor, education, runaways and missing children.
- The nature of abuse which children has suffered shows that 37% of the complaints were about child marriage, 27% about physical abuse and 13% regarding sexual abuse among others.
- The data also shows that 35% of the total cases of sexual abuse were committed by neighbors, 25% by strangers and 11% by family members.
CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF):
- Childline India Foundation (CIF) is the nodal agency of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- It acts as the parent organisation for setting up, managing and monitoring the childline 1098 service all over the country.
- It is also the sole agency responsible for monitoring childline service delivery and finance, training, research and documentation, creating awareness, advocacy as well as resource generation for the service.
Links:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/one-in-10-calls-on-abuse-to-helpline-made-by-children-study/article30863277.ece
https://www.childlineindia.org/a/about/childline-india