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The '''Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights''' (DCPCR) is a statutory body established under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. The Commission is under the [[Government of Delhi]] and is headed currently by Chairperson Anurag Kundu.<ref>{{cite news |title=Will make Delhi child labour free by 2023: DCPCR chairperson Anurag Kundu |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/aug/01/will-make-delhi-child-labour-free-by-2023-dcpcr-chairperson-anurag-kundu-2177479.html |agency=New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act|url=http://dcpcr.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dcpcr/DCPCR/Home/|access-date=2021-01-28|website=dcpcr.delhi.gov.in|archive-date=15 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615190524/http://dcpcr.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dcpcr/DCPCR/Home/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Activities==
The Commission is entrusted with matters on child rights including protection of children from cruelty, abuse, exploitation, substance abuse, disability discrimination, and their [[right to education]], health, play, and enforcement of legal protection.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 January 2021|first=Priya|last=Menon|title=DCPCR recommends ban on sex assignment surgeries on intersex children in Delhi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/dcpcr-recommends-ban-on-sex-assignment-surgeries-on-intersex-children-in-delhi/articleshow/80253025.cms|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
* DCPCR launched Child Rights Fellowship in collaboration with [[Ashoka University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=DCPCR Press release |url=http://dcpcr.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dcpcr/DCPCR/Press+Release1/Child+Rights+Fellowship |website=DCPCR }}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
* DCPCR is launching an International Journal of Child Rights with Justice [[Madan Lokur]] as chairperson of its advisory board.<ref>{{cite news |title=DCPCR to launch International Journal of Child Rights |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/dcpcr-to-launch-international-journal-of-child-rights/1960983 |agency=Outlook}}</ref>

==Current members==
*Chairperson: Mr. Anurag Kundu<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act|url=https://dcpcr.delhi.gov.in/chairperson|access-date=2023-03-05|website=dcpcr.delhi.gov.in}}</ref>
*Member Secretary: Shri. Rakesh Bhatnagar<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act|url=https://dcpcr.delhi.gov.in/member-secretary|access-date=2023-03-05|website=dcpcr.delhi.gov.in}}</ref>
*Members <ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act|url=https://dcpcr.delhi.gov.in/members|access-date=2023-03-05|website=dcpcr.delhi.gov.in|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129045939/https://dcpcr.delhi.gov.in/members|url-status=dead}}</ref>
# Ranjana Prasad
# Nidhi Dwivedi
# Neeraj Kumar Pandey
# Nitin Tyagi
# Abhinandita Dayal Mathur

==See also==
*[[National Commission for Protection of Child Rights]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://dcpcr.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dcpcr/DCPCR/Home/ DCPCR website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615190524/http://dcpcr.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_dcpcr/DCPCR/Home/ |date=15 June 2021 }}
[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]
[[Category:Child-related organisations in India]]

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