Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani assured that the Government will provide all the support to establish Child Care Institutions (CCIs) in regions or districts where crimes against children are high which do not have CCIs or require additional CCIs. She was speaking at the Regional Symposium on Child Protection, Child Safety, and Child Welfare in Mumbai on 22nd July 2023.  She urged stakeholders to draw the attention of the government to this problem by writing to the Ministry so that the Government can make the necessary arrangement for the establishment of new or additional CCIs. She informed that the Government of India will also make arrangements for establishing and managing offices for Child Welfare Committees who do not have their own offices.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), Government of India organised the Third One-Day Regional Symposium on Child Protection, Child Safety, and Child Welfare in Mumbai. Maharashtra, Goa, Gujrat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu were the participating States/UTs in this symposium. The Symposium was attended by representatives from Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs), Members of the Village Child Protection Committee (VCPC), and Anganwadi Workers. The programme is part of a series of regional symposiums to be held across the country to raise awareness and outreach about child protection, child safety, and child welfare issues.