SRINAGAR: Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge, High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Chairperson, Juvenile Justice Committee today visited “Palaash” (Children Home for Boys) and “Pareesha” (Children Home for Girls) at Nishat, Srinagar, to take stock of the facilities being provided in the said institutions besides enquiring about the well-being of the inmates and also had an interaction with them.
He was accompanied by Ms. Rajni Rabstan, Amit Kumar Gupta, Member Secretary, J&K Legal Services Authority, who is also holding the charge of Member Secretary, Juvenile Justice Committee, and Jahangir Bakhshi, Secretary, DLSA Srinagar.
On his arrival at Pareesha (Children Home for Girls), Justice Tashi was accorded a warm welcome by Mukhtar, District Social Welfare Officer, Srinagar alongwith Satinder Kour and Abdul Bari, Superintendent’s Pareesha and Palash respectively.
Justice Tashi inspected the two-Stored building having a capacity of 25 inmates where presently 13 girls were staying. Various facilities available at Pareesha like a Reading cum Computer room, dormitories, kitchen, dining area, open gym, and indoor sports facilities were inspected by Justice Tashi. He was informed by Superintendent that a tutor for imparting computer training visits every day in the evening and recently the department has also approved the engagement of an instructor on an outsourced basis for extracurricular activities like painting, performing arts, etc.
Adjoining the said Home, the Home for Boys “Palash” was situated having a capacity of 50 children where currently 22 inmates were present. Similar facilities were available in the said Home. During an interaction with the children both at “Palaash” and “Pareesha”, Justice Tashi expressed satisfaction with the facilities and amenities being provided to the inmates. However, he expressed that the visit to the doctor instead of fortnightly should be on a weekly basis. On the occasion, the children of both Homes showcased their talent by singing solo as well as group songs and also displayed the prizes won by them in different competitions held in the recent past.
Justice Tashi appreciated the efforts of the Social Welfare Department in maintaining the required standard of living and expected that similar kinds of facilities shall be provided regularly.
