In spite of the Supreme Court’s recent order to shut down unregistered children’s homes, the ones in Bengaluru may stay open until the end of the academic year 2016. The Supreme Court, on 11th September 2015, directed the Centre and state governments to shut down all children's homes run by unregistered NGOs, saying many of these centres had become hubs for child trafficking. “Closing them down is not very easy. We have to give them time, to make repairs and improve,” said Divya Narayanappa, district child protection officer, Bengaluru. “We can’t disrupt the children’s academic year. And it is difficult…
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