MASI

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Context

• A new application termed as ‘MASI’ - Monitoring App for Seamless Inspection for real-time monitoring of the Child Care Institutions (CCIs) has been developed.

Details

• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has developed an application ‘MASI’ - Monitoring App for Seamless Inspection.
• Function: It allows for real-time monitoring of the Child Care Institutions (CCIs) and their inspection mechanism across the country.
• The effective and efficient functioning of the mechanism for inspection of CCIs provided under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 (as amended in 2021) and synchronous monitoring of the system is the rationale behind developing this comprehensive application.
• The app is linked to the monitoring Portal where the automatic reports are generated.
• ‘MASI’ enables unified inspections by Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), State Inspection Committees, District Inspection Committees, Members of Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) and State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) as laid down under the JJ Act, 2015.
• It serves as a single platform for inspections of all the CCIs across the country by any of the above-stated authorities.

READ ALL ABOUT NCPCR:

https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/national-commission-for-protection-of-child-rights-ncpcr

https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/national-commission-for-protection-of-child-rights-2

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1945038