Applications invited for child welfare committee chairman, members in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: The department of social defence has invited applications from eligible candidates for the post of chairperson and members in child welfare committees constituted under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, said release from Chennai district collector A Shanmuga Sundaram.
Chairperson and members for Child Welfare Committee are appointed on an honorarium basis.
The applicants should have been actively involved in health, education or welfare activities pertaining to children for at least seven years or a practising professional with a degree in child psychology or psychiatry or law or social work or sociology or human development.
The age of the applicant should not be less than 35 years and not completed 65 years. A person shall be eligible for appointment as a chairperson or member for a maximum of two terms, which shall not be continuous.
The application format and eligibility criteria may be obtained from the District Child Protection Unit of the concerned district. Filled in applications should be sent -- on or before March 2 -- to the District child protection officer, District Child Protection Unit, No.58, Suryanarayanan Salai, Royapuram, Chennai – 13.