DIMAPUR, AUGUST 3 (MExN): The Phom Students’ Conference (PSC) sealed the office of the District Child Protection Unit in Longleng citing continued non-functioning and dereliction. The office was sealed on August 3. The student body cited continued non-functioning of the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) office in Longleng.
According to a press release from the PSC Media Cell, dated August 3, an Inspection Committee visited and inspected various government offices in the district. On more than seven occasions, it held that the DCPU office was found “closed and locked during official working hours.” Despite repeated communications to the Head of the Department calling for the stationing of the concerned official at the place of posting, the PSC stated, “No positive response or visible improvement has been observed to date.”
In view of alleged continued negligence, the PSC directed the Head of the DCPU to report to the office within two days from the date of the press release “and provide a satisfactory explanation regarding the matter.”
The students’ body urged the higher authorities to initiate appropriate departmental action against the concerned officials and ensure the proper functioning of the DCPU, Longleng, for ensuring essential child protection services.
