What is Child Welfare Committee (CWC)?
The Juvenile Justice Act 2000 empowers the State Government to establish Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) in every district or a group of districts to deal with children in need of care & protection. CWC has the final authority to dispose of cases for the care, protection, treatment, development and rehabilitation of children in need of care & protection and to provide for their basic needs and protection of human rights. The Committee consisting of 5 members including a Chairperson and four other members, one of whom should be a woman & another an expert on matters concerning children.
