District Collector S. Dilli Rao on Friday said that 907 children were rescued from abuse, missing and runaway cases in the district in the last few months.
Of the total, 299 were runaway children, 155 were rescued from child labour, 22 minors were saved from child marriages, 11 girls were provided shelter from sexual abuse cases, and 28 missing children were traced and provided shelter in 18 childcare institutions (CCIs), Mr. Dilli Rao said at a review meeting here.
The Collector inquired about the facilities in the childcare homes, health conditions of the children, implementation of labour laws, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012.
