(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(i) "Act" means the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (2 of 2016);
(ii) "Authority" means the Central Adoption Resource Authority constituted under section 68 of the Act;
(iii) "Case Worker" means a representative from a registered voluntary or non-governmental organisation, who shall accompany the child to the Board or the Committee and may perform such tasks as may be assigned to him by the Board or the Committee;
(iv) "Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System" means an online system for facilitating and monitoring the adoption programme;
(v) "Child Study Report" means the report which contains details about the child, such as his date of birth and social background;
(vi) "Community Service" means service rendered by children in conflict with law who are above the age of fourteen years and includes activities like maintaining a park, serving the elderly, helping at a local hospital or nursing home, serving disabled children, serving as traffic volunteers, etc.
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(vii) "Form" means the Forms annexed to these rules;
(viii) "Government" means Administrator of the Union territory of Puducherry appointed by the President under Article 239 of the Constitution.
(ix) "Home Study Report" means a report containing details of prospective adoptive parents or foster parents, and shall include social and economic status, family back-ground, description of home and atmosphere, and health status;
(x) "individual care plan" is a comprehensive development plan for a child based on age and gender specific needs and case history of the child, prepared in consultation with the child, in order to restore the child's self-esteem, dignity and self-worth and nurture him into a responsible citizen and accordingly, the plan shall address the following, including but not limited to, needs of a child, namely:-
(a) health and nutrition needs, including any special needs;
(b) emotional and psychological needs;
(c) educational and training needs;
(d) leisure, creativity and play;
(e) protection from all kinds of abuse, neglect and maltreatment;
(f) restoration and follow up;
(g) social mainstreaming;
(h) life skill training.
(xi) "in-country adoption" means adoption of a child by a citizen of India residing in India;
(xii) "Medical Examination Report" means the report of a child given by a duly licensed physician;
(xiii) "Person-in-charge" means a person appointed for the control and management of the Child Care Institution;
(xiv) "POCSO" means the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (32 of 2012);
(xv) "Rehabilitation-cum-Placement Officer" means an Officer designated in every Child Care Institution for the purpose of rehabilitation of children;
(xvi) "Selection Committee" means a Committee constituted by the Government under rule 91 of these rules;
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(xvii) "Social background report" means the report of a child in conflict with law containing the background of the child prepared by the Child Welfare Police Officer;
(xviii) "Social investigation report" means the report of a child containing detailed information pertaining to the circumstances of the child, the situation of the child on economic, social, psychosocial and other relevant factors, and the recommendation thereon;
(xix) "Social Worker" means a person with postgraduate degree in Social Work or Sociology or Psychology or Child Development or a graduate with minimum seven years of experience in child education and development or protection issues, who is engaged by a Child Care Institution or authorised by District Child Protection Unit/Child Protection Society or State Adoption Resource Agency or Central Adoption Resource Authority for preparing social investigation report or individual care plan of the child, child study report, home study report of prospective adoptive parent or foster parents, rendering post-adoption services, and performing any other functions as assigned to such person under the Act or these rules;
Explanation: For the purposes of this definition, it is clarified that the qualifications of the social worker Member of the Board shall be as under section 4 of the Act.
(xx) "Special Educator" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2012;
(xxi) "Union Territory of Puducherry Child Protection Society" means a Society constituted under section 106 of the Act.
(2) All words and expressions defined in the Act and used, but not defined in these rules, shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.
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