Uttarakhand to set up children's rights protection panel

Uttarakhand cabinet today decided to set up a children's right protection commission, which will have judicial powers at par with district court.

With an aim to make the commission more powerful to prosecute people violating children's right, the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has decided to give judicial powers to the panel at par with district court, Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar told reporters here.

In another significant decision, Kumar said the cabinet gave its nod to the gas-based power policy under which the state government will provide incentives to private developers and get electricity from them.

The government has identified a potential of 2000 MW and expected a capital investment of Rs 10,000 cr in the sector, he added.

Source : ptinews