What is ICPS?

The Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) is a centrally sponsored scheme aimed at building a protective environment for children in difficult circumstances, as well as other vulnerable children, through Government-Civil Society Partnership.

Objectives

ICPS brings together multiple existing child protection schemes of the Ministry under one comprehensive umbrella and integrates additional interventions for protecting children and preventing harm. ICPS, therefore, would institutionalize essential services and strengthen structures, enhance capacities at all levels, create database and knowledge base for child protection services,  strengthen child protection at family and community level, ensure appropriate inter-sectoral response at all levels.

The scheme would set up a child protection data management system to formulate and implement effective intervention strategies and monitor their outcomes. Regular evaluation of the programmes and structures would be conducted and course correction would be undertaken.

State Child Protection Society (SCPS)

SCPS is the fundamental unit and the nodal body in the State for implementation of the scheme. The society is mandated to implement all the components of the scheme in a manner as prescribed in the Scheme and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. SCPS, as the nomenclature suggests is the highest State Level Office to roll out all the components of this scheme and also to oversee and monitor all the functionality and effectiveness of District Level Offices and other Civil Society Partners, who are a vital support to this scheme. 

SCPS has established District Child Protection Units (DCPUs) in all the 27 districts to roll out the scheme at District Level.

District Child Protection Unit