Eight rescued children return to Nagaland

JAIPUR: Eight children from Nagaland, who were among the 51 kids rescued from an unregistered care home in the city, returned to their state on Wednesday with along with a few government officials who came from Nagaland.
These children were brought to Jaipur on the promise of giving them quality education.
District child protection officer of Peren, Nagaland, Samuel Kapu said, "There are five girls and three boys from Nagaland.These children would be handed over to their parents in our state."
He said that since the parents belonged to rural areas and most of them are underprivileged, they thought that it was a good opportunity as their children would study in a city like Jaipur.
"After hearing the story of the children, we feel sorry for them. They were not sent to schools and also they were found confined in a house with poor ventilation in Jaipur and also they did not get proper nutritious food," he said.
He said that though the Right to Education (RTE) has already been implemented in their state, the parents of these children failed to get them admitted to good schools. So they decided to send their children to Jaipur for formal education.
Kapu said that the government is keen to take care of the children and will make sure that they go to school.
Meanwhile, the Rajasthan government has made proper arrangements for best possible conveyance to these children. "The government has provided transportation through Volvo bus from Jaipur to Delhi and then the air fare from Delhi to Nagaland," said Lata Singh, programme coordinator for an NGO, FXB Suraksha, who brought the issue to the limelight.
On March 12, the Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, FXB Suraksha, district administration and other NGOs rescued 51 children from two unregistered care homes in Jawahar Nagar and Mansarovar.
Later on March 24, the police and the NGO officials found two more girls kept "illegally" at the residence of pastor Jacob John, who was running these centres in Malviya Nagar area. FIRs were registered in three police stations after these children were rescued.