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POLICY REPORT INDIAN RAILWAYS: CHILD RESCUE CAMPAIGN

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Kevin Gabriel

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Kevin Gabriel
Department of Politics, Master of Public Administration, Academic Year: 2018/2019, University of York (UK)

MLA 8
Gabriel, Kevin. "POLICY REPORT INDIAN RAILWAYS: CHILD RESCUE CAMPAIGN." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 10, Oct. 2020, pp. 3263-3292, doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i10.032. Accessed Oct. 2020.
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Gabriel, K. (2020, October). POLICY REPORT INDIAN RAILWAYS: CHILD RESCUE CAMPAIGN. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(10), 3263-3292. doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i10.032
Chicago
Gabriel, Kevin. "POLICY REPORT INDIAN RAILWAYS: CHILD RESCUE CAMPAIGN." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 10 (October 2020), 3263-3292. Accessed October, 2020. doi:10.46609/IJSSER.2020.v05i10.032.

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Abstract:
In 2013, the Delhi High Court had instructed three ministries namely the National Commission for Protection for Child Rights (NCPCR), Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) and Railways Ministry for implementing the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to protect the vulnerable children coming in contact with the Railways. The following essay uses the Multiple Streams Approach (MSA) framework, to analyze the agenda setting process in the shift of child protection responsibilities onto a transport ministry, i.e the Indian Railways and provides insight into the work being done for the protection of children. This is the first time the MSA framework has been used to analyze a social policy in a developing country.

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