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| **Topic**          | **Operation Muskaan** |
|---------------------|-----------------------|
| **Why in News?**    | A **17-year-old girl missing** from Madhya Pradesh was rescued near the **Pakistan border in Rajasthan** under **Operation Muskaan**. |
| **Objective**       | Rescue **missing children**, prevent child trafficking, and ensure **safe repatriation**. |
| **Launch**          | Started as a pilot project by **Ghaziabad Police (2014)**, later adopted nationwide by **MHA (July 2015)**. |
| **Key Agencies**    | **Police**, **Child Welfare Committees**, **labour & social welfare departments**. |
| **Tools Used**      | **TrackChild portal**, **Face-Recognition Software (Darpan)**, citizen tip-lines. |
| **Activities**      | Registration of missing children, **mapping vulnerable spots**, rescue operations, rehabilitation, **prosecution of traffickers**. |


Topic	Operation Muskaan
Why in News?	A 17-year-old girl missing from Madhya Pradesh was rescued near the Pakistan border in Rajasthan under Operation Muskaan.
Objective	Rescue missing children, prevent child trafficking, and ensure safe repatriation.
Launch	Started as a pilot project by Ghaziabad Police (2014), later adopted nationwide by MHA (July 2015).
Key Agencies	Police, Child Welfare Committees, labour & social welfare departments.
Tools Used	TrackChild portal, Face-Recognition Software (Darpan), citizen tip-lines.
Activities	Registration of missing children, mapping vulnerable spots, rescue operations, rehabilitation, prosecution of traffickers.

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