Government Order No. 2608/2025/ED of the Environment Department, Government of Uttarakhand dated 23rd February, 2025 on the care of children in an institution [N17-CEF]

No. 2608/2025/ED

GOVERNMENT OF UTTARAKHAND

Environment Department, Government of Uttarakhand

Dehradun, dated the 23rd February, 2025

GOVERNMENT ORDER

Subject: The care of children in an institution by child care institutions under the Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024, regarding.

1. In the circumstances reported by the Child Welfare Officer, the Government of Uttarakhand, after careful examination, hereby orders that every child care institution carrying on the care of children in an institution shall furnish Form V to the Family Court within thirty days.

2. The matter has been examined. Every child care institution carrying on the care of children in an institution shall make an application in Form V to the Family Court within thirty days, accompanied by a fee of ten rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the care of children in an institution is undertaken, and the Family Court shall dispose of it within thirty days of its receipt.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this government order may be brought to the notice of the Environment Department, Government of Uttarakhand.

(Secretary to Government)