Public awareness about Act
Full Text
The Central Government and every State Government, shall take all measures to ensure that—
(a) the provisions of this Act are given wide publicity through media including the television, radio and the print media at regular intervals to make the general public, children as well as their parents and guardians aware of the provisions of this Act;
(b) the officers of the Central Government and the State Governments and other concerned persons (including the police officers) are imparted periodic training on the matters relating to the implementation of the provisions of the Act.
Plain English Summary
Directs the Central and State Governments to conduct regular public awareness campaigns via broadcast and print media, and provide periodic implementation training to police and officials.
Key Legal Elements
- Duty of Central and State Governments to give wide publicity through television, radio, and print media
- Raising awareness among children, parents, guardians, and general public
- Mandatory periodic training of police and government officials on POCSO implementation
Practical Note
Enforced by High Courts through PIL directions to institutionalize continuous sensitisation modules for police, prosecutors, and judicial officers, and include POCSO legal literacy in school curricula.
हिंदी पाठ
केन्द्रीय सरकार और प्रत्येक राज्य सरकार यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए सभी उपाय करेगी कि—
(क) आम जनता, बालकों तथा उनके माता-पिता और संरक्षकों को इस अधिनियम के उपबंधों से अवगत कराने के लिए नियमित अंतरालों पर टेलीविजन, रेडियो और प्रिंट मीडिया सहित मीडिया के माध्यम से इस अधिनियम के उपबंधों का व्यापक प्रचार-प्रसार किया जाए;
(ख) केन्द्रीय सरकार और राज्य सरकारों के अधिकारियों तथा अन्य संबंधित व्यक्तियों (जिसके अंतर्गत पुलिस अधिकारी भी हैं) को इस अधिनियम के उपबंधों के कार्यान्वयन से संबंधित मामलों पर आवधिक प्रशिक्षण प्रदान किया जाए।