The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has said that it disposed of nearly 26,000 cases and rescued more than 2,300 children across the country in the past six months, underscoring the scale of child protection challenges in India.

Division head for Juvenile Justice, POCSO and special cells, Paresh Shah, stressed that child rights violations are “not mere statistics,” noting that each case reflects the story of a child and a family whose future depends on timely intervention by authorities.

Shah, speaking at a state-level conference on gaps and challenges in implementing key child rights legislations held in Arunachal Pradesh recently, said that while both the Central and state governments are committed to safeguarding every child in the state, strong laws alone a

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