The statutory body that ensures all laws, policies and programmes are in harmony with child rights as enshrined in the Constitution and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Statutory body set up under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005; constituted in 2007.
- A "child" is defined as a person up to 18 years of age.
- Composition: a Chairperson and six members appointed by the Central Government, including persons working in child welfare, education, health and juvenile justice.
- It monitors the implementation of the Right to Education Act, 2009, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
- It can inquire into complaints and has the powers of a civil court; States have State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights.
The 2005 Act, the link to the Right to Education and POCSO Acts and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child are standard child-rights and human-rights facts.
The NCPCR is statutory, not constitutional; it monitors RTE and POCSO implementation but is not itself a court; the "child" age limit of 18 years is a common factual point.
Statutory child-rights body (Act of 2005), monitoring RTE, POCSO and juvenile justice for those under 18.