(1) The Person-in-charge of the Child Care Institution shall maintain a roster of the cases of children to be released on the expiry of the period of stay as ordered by the Board or the Committee or the Children's Court.
(2) The timely information of the release of a child and of the exact date of release shall be given to the parent or guardian and the parent or guardian shall be called to the Child Care Institution to take charge of the child on that date and if necessary, the actual expenses of the parent's or guardian's journey both ways and of the child's journey from the Child Care Institution shall be paid to the parent or guardian by the Person-incharge at the time of the release of the child.
(3) If, the parent or guardian, as the case may be, fails to come and take charge of the child on the appointed date, the child shall be taken by the escort of the Child Care Institution; and in case of a girl, she shall be escorted by a female escort who shall hand over the custody to her parent/guardian.
(4) At the time of release or discharge, a child may be provided with a set of suitable clothing and essential toiletries.
(5) When the child attains the age of eighteen years, he may be placed, if eligible, in an aftercare programme, subject to the consent of the child and the approval of the Board or the Committee or the Children's Court.
(6) In case, the date of release falls on a Sunday or a public holiday, the child may be discharged on the preceding day with an entry to that effect being made in the register of discharge.
(7) The Person-in-charge of the Child Care Institution may in appropriate cases, order the payment of subsistence money, at such rates as may be fixed from time to time, by the Government, and the railway and/or road fares, as the case may be.
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(8) Where a girl child has no place to go after release and requests for stay in the Child Care Institution after the period of stay is over, the Person-in-charge may, subject to the approval of the Board or the Committee or the Children's Court, allow her stay only for a limited period till the time, some other suitable arrangement is made by her.