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No. 59 Poudouchéry Mardi 24 Juin 2025 (3 Asadha 1947) No. Puducherry Tuesday 24th June 2025
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
SOCIAL WELFARE SECRETARIAT
(G.O. Ms. No. 01/SWS/2025-26/745, Puducherry, dated 19th June 2025)
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, the Union territory of Puducherry Child Protection Society (UTPCPS), was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and functioning in the Union territory of Puducherry since, 2011 as sister concern of the Directorate of Social Welfare vide G.O. Ms. No. 25/2011/Wel/SW-V, dated 22nd July 2011 of the Chief Secretariat (Welfare), Puducherry;
2. And whereas, in 2018, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, has renamed the "Integrated Child Protection Scheme" as "Child Protection Services" under the Umbrella of "Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)". Since, ICDS is a part of the Scheme of the Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry and the Child Protection Service (CPS) is also relating to the Children below 18 years, the Union territory of Puducherry
[355 ]LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 356 356 Child Protection Society (UTPCPS), along with Staff, under the control of the Directorate of Social Welfare, Puducherry was transferred to the Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry under the Umbrella of "Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)" vide G.O. Ms. No. 07/SWS/2018, dated 13th November 2018 of the Social Welfare Secretariat, Puducherry;
3. And whereas, as per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Puducherry Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017, the Juvenile in conflict with Law and the Children under the age group of 18 years and in need of care and protection, shall have to be sheltered and rehabilitated;
4. And whereas, presently, both the Child Welfare Committee, (dealing with the children in need of care and protection) and the Juvenile Justice Board (concerned with the Juvenile in conflict with Law) comes under the dominance of the Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry functioning in the campus of the Observation Home, under the control of the Directorate of Social Welfare, Puducherry;
5. And whereas, considering the safety of Juveniles and other administrative measures, the Union territory of Puducherry Child Protection Society (UTPCPS) has requested to transfer the Observation Home and Special School, Ariyankuppam, Puducherry and the sanctioned posts along with the land measuring an extent of 00.90.55 Hac in R.S. No. 28/3 of Ariyankuppam Revenue Village and Home for Intellectual Disability Children situated at R.S. No. l24/7B ext : 0.43.00 of the Saram Revenue Village to the Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry for the effective functioning of Juvenile Justice Board and Child Welfare Committee;
6. And whereas, the Social Welfare Department has decided to retain the Home for Intellectual Disability Children, Saram, functioning in the land owned and und er t he c o nt ro l of t he S o c i al Wel fa r e D e pa rt me nt , P uduc he r r y, s inc e , the Department has a proposal to construct own building for Home for Aged and Infirm, Aravanaippu Illam, Home for Visually Challenged Persons which are now functioning in the rental buildings, with a long term vision, and agreed in principle for the transfer of Observation Home and Special School, Ariyankuppam, Puducherry to the Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry. The Hon'ble Minster for Social Welfare has approved the proposal;
7. The details of sanctioned posts of Observation Home and Special School, Ariyankuppam, Puducherry are as below:
Sl. Name of the Post No. of Pay Level Classification No.
Posts (7th CPC)
(1) (2)
(3) (4) (5)
1 Assistant Director 1 Level 7 Group B
2 School Assistant 1 Level 7 Group B
3 Staff Nurse
1 Level 7 Group B
4 S.G.T (PST)
4 Level 6 Group B
5 Craft Instructor 2 Level 6 Group B
6 Rattening Instructor 1 Level 6 Group BPART-I ] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT 357 (1) (2)
(3) (4) (5)
7 Upper Division Clerk 4 Level 4 Group C
8 Storekeeper Grade II 1 Level 4 Group C
9 Guard
8 Level 1 Group C
10 Multi-Tasking Staff (General) 2 Level 1 Group C
11 Assistant Cook-cum-Server 3 Level 1 Group C
12 Multi-Tasking Staff (Security) 6 Level 1 Group C
13 Gardener
1 Level 1 Group C
14 Multi-Tasking Staff (Housekeeping) 2 Level 1 Group C
Total : 3 7
8. And whereas, by obtaining the views of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, the Finance Department, the Directorate of Accounts and Treasuries, the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management and the Law Department; a policy decision has been taken by the Government of Puducherry for the Transfer of the Observation Home and Special School, Ariyankuppam, Puducherry and sanctioned posts along with land, measuring an extend of 00.90.55 (H-A-Ca) in R.S. No. 28/3 of Ariyankuppam Revenue Village, Puducherry from the Administrative control of the Directorate of Social Welfare, Puducherry to the Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry for effective administration;
9. And whereas, the in-charge of the Observation Home and Special School, Ariyankuppam, Puducherry, is instructed to hand over all the belongings viz; cash in hand, if any, the Bank deposits/liabilities, if any, vehicles, if any, furniture/equipment along with stock register, records, files etc., to the Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry by a detailed handing over reports;
10. Now, therefore, the Hon'ble Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to notify the transfer of the Observation Home and Special School, Ariyankuppam, Puducherry and sanctioned posts along with land as stated above, from the Administrative control of the Directorate of Social Welfare, Puducherry to the Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry.
11. This Notification shall come into force with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
P. RAGINI, Under Secretary to Government (Social Welfare).
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