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Date: 2026-01-30 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Notification of amendment in the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules, 2006

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**Executive Summary** This document is a notification from the Ministry of Women and Child Development, dated January 30, 2026, issuing the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (Amendment) Rules, 2025. These rules amend the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules, 2006, and will come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. **Key Points / Main Content** * **General Amendments:** * The short title of the amended rules is the 'National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (Amendment) Rules, 2025'. * These amendments are effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. * **Rule 5 Amendments (Powers and Duties of the Member-Secretary):** * The heading for clause (1) regarding the Member-Secretary's powers is simplified to "The Member-Secretary shall". * The Member-Secretary is empowered to incur expenditure up to a maximum of five lakh rupees for administering and managing the Commission's day-to-day affairs. * The term "officers and other employees" is replaced with "officer and officials". * **Rule 6 Amendments (Vacancy Filling):** * The vacancy must be filled expeditiously by the Central Government * **Rule 6C Amendments (Screening Committee):** * The Selection Committee may establish a screening committee to assist in scrutinizing applications and preparing a list of candidates who meet the required qualifications. * The screening committee will comprise a Joint Secretary from the Ministry of Women and Child Development, and two eminent individuals with expertise in child rights, one of whom must be a woman expert. * The Selection Committee will only consider candidates that have been screened and shortlisted by the screening committee. * The screening committee will aid and supplement the process adopted by the Selection Committee and not replace it. * **Rule 7 Amendments (Salary):** * For Chairperson or Member who is a retired Government servant or has retired from a Semi-Government body or public sector undertaking or recognised research institution, the salary payable together with the pension or pensionary value of the terminal benefits, or both, received by the person shall not exceed the last pay drawn at the time of such retirement. * "officers and other employees" is replaced with "officer and officials". * **Rule 8 Amendments (Allowances):** * Chairperson and Members shall be entitled to allowances as determined by the Central Government from time to time, at the rates admissible to officers of the equivalent level of the Central Government. * **Rule 9 Amendments** * Omitted entirely. * **Rule 10 Amendments (Leave):** * The Chairperson and Members are entitled to leave as per the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972. * **Rule 11 Amendments** * "any officer or other employee" is replaced with "employee and officials" * **Rule 12 Amendments (Travelling Allowance):** * The Chairperson and Members will be their own controlling officers for traveling and daily allowance bills, with the Chairperson specifying a schedule of controlling officers for other employees. * **Rule 13 Amendments** * "may be determined by the Government of India" is replaced with "applicable to the equivalent officers of the Central Government" * **Rule 15 Amendments (Medical Facilities):** * The Chairperson, Members, and all regular officers or officials are entitled to the same medical treatment and hospital facilities as Central Government servants. * **Rule 18 Amendments (Quorum for Meetings):** * The quorum for Commission meetings is half the actual strength of the Commission. * **Rule 24 Amendments (Financial Powers):** * The Chairperson has all powers related to the Commission's financial transactions, except in cases requiring prior Central Government approval. * The term "any Member or the Member-Secretary" is replaced with "the Member-Secretary". * The proviso to sub-rule (4) is omitted. * The Chairperson can decide whether to engage a consultant for a specific purpose, following General Finance Rules and relevant Central Government guidelines. **Impact Analysis** **Central Government:** * **Impact:** Responsible for expeditiously filling vacancies in the Commission. Approval is required for certain financial transactions. * **Action Required:** Implement the amended rules and ensure adherence to the new provisions. **Ministry of Women and Child Development:** * **Impact:** Must ensure compliance with the new rules and consider the role of the screening committee in the selection process. * **Action Required:** Implement the new procedures for selecting members and managing the Commission's affairs. **National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR):** * **Impact:** Operational and administrative procedures are modified, including financial powers, meeting quorums, and selection processes. * **Action Required:** Revise internal processes and regulations to align with the amended rules. Implement the new rules for incurring expenditure and managing daily affairs. Ensure that allowance provisions for Chairperson and Members is adhered to as determined by the Central Government from time to time. **Chairperson and Members of NCPCR:** * **Impact:** Changes in leave entitlements, travelling allowances, and medical facilities. The Chairperson also gains more explicit powers regarding consultant engagement. * **Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with the new rules and adjust their practices accordingly. **Officers and Officials of NCPCR:** * **Impact:** Terms and conditions remain similar to other central government employees, and are now clearly defined and differentiated to be more explicit. * **Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with the new rules and adjust their practices accordingly.

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Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005: The primary legislation authorizing the rules being amended. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules, 2006: The rules being amended by this notification. Ministry of Women and Child Development: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification and administering the rules. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (Amendment) Rules, 2025: The name given to the amending rules in this notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-31012026-269717 CG-DxLx-xEG-I3D1H0x1x2x0 26-269717 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 74] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, िनिरी 30, 2026/माघ 10, 1947 26/पौर् 17, 1947 No. 74] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026/MAGHA 10, 1947 /PAUSHA 17, 1947 मजिला और बाल जिकास मत्रं ालय अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 30 िनिरी, 2026 सा.का.जन. 75 (अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, बाल अजधकार संरक्षण आयोग अजधजनयम, 2005 (2006 का 4) की धारा 35 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (क) स े खंड (घ) के साथ पठित उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, बालक अजधकार संरक्षण राष्‍टर ीय आयोग जनयम, 2006 में और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ि,ै अथाात—् 1. (1)इन जनयमों का संजक्षप् त नाम ‘बालक अजधकार संरक्षण राष्ट्रीय आयोग (सिं ोधन) जनयम, 2025’ ि।ै ” (2) ये रािपत्र म ेंउनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत् त िोंगे। 2. बालक अजधकार संरक्षण राष्ट्रीय आयोग जनयम, 2006 (जिस े इसम ें इसके पश् चात मलू जनयम किा गया ि)ै के जनयम 5 म,ें — (क) सिस्ट्य-सजचि की िजिया ं और कताव्य’ िीर्ाक के अधीन, ‘’(1) सिस्ट्य-सजचि’’ कोष्ठकों, अंक और िब् िों के स्ट्थ ान पर ‘’सिस्ट्य-सजचि’’ िब्ि रखे िाएगं े; (ख) खंड (xi) के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत खंड रखा िाएगा, अथाात:् – “(xi) आयोग के िैनंदिन कायों के प्रिासन और प्रबंधन के जलए अजधकतम पांच लाख रुपए तक का व्यय उपगत करन े की िजि जनजित िोगी।”; (ग) खंड (xii) म,ें “अधिकारियों औि अन्य कममचारीिृंि” शब्दों के स्थान पि “अधिकािी औि पिधारी” शब्द रखे जाएगं े। 657 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 3. मूल धनयम के धनयम 6 के उपधनयम (6) म ेंिर्णात, “ऐसी रिधि के होने की तारीख स ेनब्ब ेददन के भीति नामजनिेिन द्वािा” शब्दों के स्थान पि, “केन्रीय सिकाि द्वािा िीघ्र िी’’ शब्द रख े जाएंगे; 4. मूल धनयमों के, धनयम 6ग के स्थान पि, धनम्नधलधखत धनयम रखा जाएगा, अथामत:् - “6ग. (1) चयन सधमधत आवेदनों की जांच किन ेऔि अिता ाओं की बाबत अपेजक्षत मानिडं को परू ा करन े िाल ेअभ् यर्थायों की सूची तैयाि किने म ेंसहायता के धलए जांच सधमधत का गिन कि सकेगी। (2) िांच सजमजत म ेंमधहला एव ंबाल धवकास मंत्रालय के संयुि सजचि औि बाल अधिकाि क्षत्रे के दो ख् याजत प्राप् त व्यजि होंगे, धजनम ेंस े एक मधहला जििेर्ज्ञ होगी। (3) धनयम 6ख के अधीन गठित चयन समजत केिल ऐस े अभ्यर्थया ों पि धवचाि किेगी जिनकी िांच सजमजत द्वारा िांच की गई ि ैऔर चयन दकया गया िै। स्ट्पष्टीकरण— इस जनयम के प्रयोिनों के जलए, स्ट्पष्ट दकया िाता ि ैदक िांच सजमजत चयन सजमजत द्वारा अपनाई गई प्रदक्रया में सिायता और सियोग करेगी, और चयन सजमजत की भूजमका को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत निीं करेगी।‘’ 5. मूल जनयमों के, धनयम 7 म,ें - (क) उपजनयम (1) म,ें परन्तुक के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत परन्तुक रखा िाएगा, अथाता ्:– परंत ु ििा ं अध्यक्ष या कोई सिस्ट्य सेिाजनिृत्त सरकारी सेिक िो या दकसी अध-ा सरकारी जनकाय या पजब्लक सेक्ट र उपक्रम या मान्यता प्राप्त अनुसंधान संस्ट्थान स ेसेिाजनिृत्त हुआ िो, तो उसके द्वािा प्राप्त पशें न या सेवातं प्रसुजिधाओं के पेंशनी मल्ू य या दोनों के साथ संिेय िेतन ऐसी सेवाधनवृधि के समय अंधतम जलए गए वेतन स े अधिक नहीं िोगा।”; (ख) उपजनयम (2) म,ें “अन् य अजधकाठरयों तथा कमाचाठरयों” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर, “अजधकारी तथा पिधारी” िब्ि रखे िाएंगे। 6. मूल जनयमों के, जनयम 8 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात्: “8. भत्ते :- अध्यक्ष और सिस्ट्य ऐस ेभत्तों के िकिार िोंगे, िो केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा समय-समय पर उस िर पर अिधाठरत दकए िाएंगे, िो केंद्रीय सरकार के समतल्ु य स्ट्तर के अजधकाठरयों के जलए अनज्ञु ेय ि”ैं । 7. मलू जनयमों के, जनयम 9 का लोप दकया िाएगा। 8. मूल जनयमों के, जनयम 10 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात:् – “10. छुट्टी – अध्यक्ष और सिस्ट्य केंद्रीय जसजिल सेिा (छुट्टी) जनयम, 1972 के अनुसार छुट्टी के िकिार िोंग”े । 9. मूल जनयमों के, जनयम 11 के उपजनयम (3) म,ें “दकसी अजधकारी या अन्य कमाचारी” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “कमाचारी और पिधारी” िब्ि रख ेिाएंगे। 10. मूल जनयमों के, जनयम 12 के उपजनयम (2) के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत उपजनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात्: – “(2) अध्यक्ष और सिस्ट्य अपनी यात्रा भत् ते और िैजनक भत् ते से संबंजधत अपन े जबलों के संबंध में अपन े स्ट्ियं के जनयंत्रक अजधकारी िोंग,े और अन्य कमचा ाठरयों के जलए जनयंत्रक अजधकाठरयों की अनसु ूची अध्यक्ष द्वारा जिजनर्िाष्ट की िाएगी”। 11. मूल जनयमों के, जनयम 13 म,ें “भारत सरकार द्वारा यथाअिधाठरत” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “केंद्रीय सरकार के समतल्ु य अजधकाठरयों को लागू” िब्ि रखे िाएगं े। 12. मूल जनयमों के, जनयम 15 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात:् – “15. जचदकत् सीय उपचार की सुजिधा: – अध्यक्ष, सिस्ट्य और सभी जनयजमत अजधकारी या पिधारी केंद्रीय सरकार के सेिकों को यथालाग ूजचदकत् सीय उपचार और अस्ट्पताल की सुजिधाओं के िकिार िोंग”े । 13. मूल जनयमों के, जनयम 18 के उपजनयम (5) के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत उपजनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाता ्: – “(5) आयोग के दकसी भी काय-ा व्यििार संबंधी बैिक के जलए गणपूर्त ा बनान े िते ु अपेजक्षत संख् या आयोग की िास्ट्तजिक संख्या की आधी िोगी”। 14. मूल जनयमों के, जनयम 24 म,ें –[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (क) उपजनयम (2) के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत उप जनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात:् – ‘’(2) उन मामलों के जसिाय, जिनके जलए केंद्रीय सरकार के पूिा अनुमोिन की अपेक्षा िोती िै, अध् यक्ष के पास आयोग के जित् तीय संव्य ििार से संबंजधत सभी िजियां रिगें ी।‘’; (ख) उपजनयम (4) म,ें “दकसी सिस्ट्य या सिस्ट्य-सजचि” िब्िों के स्ट्थान पर “सिस्ट्य-सजचि” िब्ि रख ेिाएंग;े (ग) उपजनयम (4) म ेंपरंतुक का लोप दकया िाएगा। (घ) उपजनयम (5) के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत उपजनयम रखा िाएगा, अथाात:् – “(5) अध् यक्ष को साधारण जित्त जनयमों और केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा समय-समय पर िारी दकए गए जिर्य संबंधी सुसंगत मागाििाक जसद्ांतों के उपबंधों के अनुसार दकसी जिजनर्िाष्‍ट ट प्रयोिन के जलए परामिी जनयुक्त करने की अपक्षे ा का जिजनश् चय करने की िजियां िोंगी‘’। [फा. सं. सीडब्ल्य-ू I-31/106/2015-अिर सजचि (सीडब्ल्यू-I)] अिीत कुमार, संयुि सजचि ठटप्प ण: मलू जनयम भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खण्ड 3, उप-खण्ड (i) में अजधसूचना संख् याकं सा.का.जन. 450 (अ), तारीख 31 िुलाई, 2006 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थ ेऔर तत्प श् चात अजधसूचना संख् यांकों सा.का.जन. 517(अ), तारीख 29 िनू , 2012, सा.का.जन. 207(अ), तारीख 24 माच,ा 2014, सा.का.जन. 315(अ), तारीख 6 मई, 2014, तथा सा.का.जन. 613(अ), तारीख 3 जसतम्बर, 2021 द्वारा सिं ोजधत दकए गए थे। MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th January, 2026 G.S.R. 75(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clauses (a) to (d) of sub- section (2) of section 35 of the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 (4 of 2006), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules, 2006, namely: - 1. (1) These rules may be called the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (Amendment) Rules, 2025. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the National Commission for Protection of Child Rules, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules), in rule 5, – (a) under the heading ‘Power and duties of the Member-Secretary’, for the brackets, figure and words “(1) The Member- Secretary shall”, the words “The Member- Secretary shall” shall be substituted; (b) for clause (xi), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: - “(xi) be vested with the power to incur expenditure up to a maximum of five lakh rupees towards the administering and management of the day-to-day affairs of the Commission.”; (c) in clause (xii), for the words “officers and other employees”, the words “officer and officials”; shall be substituted. 3. In the principal rules, in rule 6, in sub-rule (6), for the words “by nomination within ninety days from the date of occurrence of such vacancy”, the words “expeditiously by the Central Government” shall be substituted.; 4. In the principal rules, for rule 6C, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: - “6C. (1) The Selection Committee may set up a screening committee to assist it in scrutinising applications and prepare a list of candidates fulfilling the required criteria in respect of qualifications for shortlisting eligible candidates. (2) The screening committee consisting of a Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Child Development and two eminent persons from child rights field, out of which one shall be a woman expert. (3) The Selection Committee constituted under rule 6B, shall consider only such candidates which are scrutinised and shortlisted by the screening committee. Explanation. – For the purposes of this rule, it is clarified that the screening committee shall aid and supplement the process adopted by the Selection Committee and not replace the role of the Selection Committee.”.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 5. In the principal rules, in rule 7, - (a) in sub-rule (1), for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely: - “Provided that where the Chairperson or any Member is a retired Government servant or has retired from a Semi- Government body or public sector undertaking or recognised research institution, the salary payable together with the pension or pensionary value of the terminal benefits, or both, received by the person shall not exceed the last pay drawn at the time of such retirement.”; (b) in sub-rule (2), for the words “officers and other employees”, the words “officer and officials” shall be substituted. 6. In the principal rules, for rule 8, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: - “8. Allowances. – The Chairperson and Members shall be entitled to allowances as determined by the Central Government from time to time, at the rates admissible to officers of the equivalent level of the Central Government.”. 7. In the principal rules, rule 9, shall be omitted. 8. In the principal rules, for rule 10, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: – “10. Leave. –The Chairperson and Member shall be entitled to leave as per the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.”. 9. In the principal rules, in rule 11, in sub-rule (3), for the words “any officer or other employee”, the words “employee and officials” shall be substituted. 10. In the principal rules, in rule 12, for sub-rule (2), the following rule shall be substituted, namely: - “(2) The Chairperson and Member shall be his own controlling officer in respect of his bills relating to traveling allowances and daily allowances and for other employees, a schedule of controlling officers shall be specified by the Chairperson.”. 11. In the principal rules, in rule 13, for the words “may be determined by the Government of India”, the words “applicable to the equivalent officers of the Central Government” shall be substituted. 12. In the principal rules, for rule 15, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: - “15. Facility for medical treatment. – The Chairperson, Members and all regular officers or official” shall be entitled to medical treatment and hospital facilities as applicable to the Central Government servants.”. 13. In the principal rules, in rule 18, for sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: – “(5) The requisite number to form a quorum for meeting of the Commission in respect of its business shall be half of actual strength of the Commission”. 14. In the principal rules, in rule 24, - (a) for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: – “(2) The Chairperson shall have all powers relating to financial transaction of the Commission, except in cases, which require prior approval of the Central Government.”; (b) in sub-rule (4), for the words “any Member or the Member—Secretary:” the words, “the Member Secretary.” shall be substituted; (c) in sub-rule (4), the proviso shall be omitted; (d) for sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: – “(5) The Chairperson shall have powers to decide the requirement of engaging consultant for a specific purpose in accordance with the provisions of General Finance Rules and relevant guidelines on the subject issued by the Central Government from time to time.”. [F. No. CW-I-31/106/2015-O/O US(CW-I)] AJEET KUMAR, Jt. Secy. NOTE: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide notification number G.S.R 450 (E), dated 31st July, 2006 and subsequently amended vide notifications numbers G.S.R. 517(E), dated 29th June, 2012 , G.S.R. 207(E), dated 24th March, 2014, G.S.R. 315 (E) dated 6th May, 2014 and G,S.R 613(E) dated 3rd September, 2021. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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