Government of Bihar signed an MOU with the Ministry of Women and Child Development,
Government of India on 23rd April 2010 for the implementation of the Integrated Child
Protection Scheme (ICPS) in the State. The State Government is mandated to constitute
and strengthen various structures and bodies for proper implementation of the scheme.
Subsequent to the signing of MOU, the State Government constituted the State Child
Protection Society (SCPS), a State-level body to implement, coordinate and monitor the
implementation of the scheme by registering the body under the Societies Registration Act,
1860 (Registration No. 2143) on 11th October, 2011. Therefore, the SCPS is a registered
body under functioning under the Directorate of Social Welfare of the Social Welfare
Department, Government of Bihar.
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