JHALSA to engage Observation Home inmates in typing jobs

After providing computer training the inmates of Observation Home in Ranchi, Jharkhand Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) in association with State Government is planning to set up a partnership firm through an un-enforceable agreement signed with the children and engage them in typing jobs.

Acting Chief Justice DN Patel on Sunday visited Observation Home at Dumardaga in Ranchi to see the various training programmes being conducted among the children to rehabilitate them.  

“As we require a lot of people for English and Hindi typing in the Court, it is planned in such a way that the inmates being provided computer training here in the Observation Home will be engaged by us so that they get rehabilitated easily after getting out of here,” said the Acting Chief Justice.

 A partnership firm will be formed by JHALSA, also involving the State Government through an un-enforceable agreement with the children getting computer training here following which they will be provided Hindi and English typing jobs, he added.

“Though no suit could be filed in case of any dispute by any of the parties, but there will be a moral binding on each of the partners to follow terms and conditions in the agreement,” said Justice Patel. He said that he had come to check typing accuracy of the inmates.

The Acting Chief Justice said that major focus was being given on rehabilitation of the inmates of Observation Home, for which several training programmes were being conducted among them, including Off-Set Printing in which many of them were also provided jobs after their release.

“A training programme in association with Kerala Ayurvedic Centre will soon be started here providing them training in the field of Ayurved and those who do better will be absorbed by the Centre itself,” said Justice Patel. Though rehabilitation of these children is a difficult thing, it is being done here in a better way and is being appreciated in a better way, he added.

Referring to speedy trial of the cases related to Juvenile Justice, the Acting Chief Justice said that out of 2477 cases identified for it, more than 500 have already been initiated.

“A target has been fixed to dispose them by June 30 as the number of cases taken up is increasing day by day. To make it transparent, all information related to it is uploaded on the website of Jharkhand High Court on daily basis,” said Justice Patel.

Talking on security aspect of the Observation Home, the Acting Chief Justice admitted that there was a shortage of staffs there and efforts were being made to increase it.

“Even with minimum resources, people here have been doing well,” said Justice Patel. They have been asked to make optimum use of the resources they have, he added.  He also directed officials to augment supply of magazines to the children.

Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi, Navneet Kumar, Secretary of District Legal Services Authority in Ranchi Fahim Quirmani, Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Judge Shivpal Singh, Integrated Child Protection Scheme Director Rajesh Kumar, Superintendent of Observation Home Kanchan Singh along with other Judicial and Government Officials were also present there.