law: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
  34. Children's
  
  homes.-
  
  1.     
  
    The
  
  State Government may establish and maintain either by itself or in association
  
  with the voluntary organizations, children's homes, in every district or group
  
  of districts, as the case may be, for the reception of child in need of care
  
  and protection during the pendency of any inquiry and subsequently for their
  
  care, treatment, education, training, development and rehabilitation.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  State Government may, by rules made under this Act, provide for the management
  
  of children's homes including the standards and the nature of services to be
  
  provided by them, and the circumstances under which, and the manner in which,
  
  the certification of a children's home or recognition to a voluntary
  
  organization may be granted or withdrawn.
  3.     
  
    Without
  
  prejudice to anything contained in any other law for the time being in force,
  
  all institutions, whether State Government run or those run by voluntary
  
  organisations for children in need of care and protection shall, within a
  
  period of six months from the date of commencement of the Juvenile Justice
  
  (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006, be registered under this
  
  Act in such manner as may be prescribed.
  Sub-section (3) modified vide Juvenile
  
  Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006, section 19