<p class="title">The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) will adopt child care institutions (CCIs) in their area of operation and groom the juveniles by providing them vocational training and other support.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The central armed police force, deployed at the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders, will start its work at the CCIs functioning in Assam by December.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It will, subsequently, adopt the CCIs registered in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The SSB agreed to the adoption after National Commission for Protection of Child Rights approached it with a proposal in this regard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They will provide vocational training to juveniles in the age group of 15-18 years staying at the CCIs. They will groom them with skills that they require to earn their livelihood and become self-reliant after leaving the CCIs," Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry secretary Rakesh Srivastava told reporters at a press conference here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">For younger children staying at the CCIs, the SSB will provide medical assistance, psychological counselling among other support facilities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Children to be groomed by the SSB at these CCIs may also get opportunity to join security forces," another official added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, a CCI means Children's Home, Open Shelter, Observation Home, Special Home, Specialised Adoption Agency and a fit facility created as per the provisions of the law for providing care and protection to children in need of such services.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry has observed various shortcomings in many of the CCIs' functioning.</p>
<p class="title">The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) will adopt child care institutions (CCIs) in their area of operation and groom the juveniles by providing them vocational training and other support.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The central armed police force, deployed at the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders, will start its work at the CCIs functioning in Assam by December.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It will, subsequently, adopt the CCIs registered in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The SSB agreed to the adoption after National Commission for Protection of Child Rights approached it with a proposal in this regard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They will provide vocational training to juveniles in the age group of 15-18 years staying at the CCIs. They will groom them with skills that they require to earn their livelihood and become self-reliant after leaving the CCIs," Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry secretary Rakesh Srivastava told reporters at a press conference here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">For younger children staying at the CCIs, the SSB will provide medical assistance, psychological counselling among other support facilities.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Children to be groomed by the SSB at these CCIs may also get opportunity to join security forces," another official added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, a CCI means Children's Home, Open Shelter, Observation Home, Special Home, Specialised Adoption Agency and a fit facility created as per the provisions of the law for providing care and protection to children in need of such services.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry has observed various shortcomings in many of the CCIs' functioning.</p>
