SHILLONG, DEC 2: The Meghalaya State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) has taken action against an organisation sending children from the state to Karnataka without proper documentation and under poor conditions.
This was after twenty-four minor girls from Meghalaya, aged 8-13, were rescued from Sowmya Kesanupallii Student Home in Chikkaballapur District, Karnataka. They were allegedly sent by Leisynshar Cultural Society, an organisation operating illegally in the state.
The children, who 10 of them hails from East Khasi Hills, 7 East Jaintia Hills, 6 West Jaintia Hills and 1 West Khasi Hills, were promised free education and hostel facilities.
The matter came to light when the Chairperson of Child Welfare Committee, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka officially informed the Director of Social Welfare Department on August 2, 2025 that there are 25 children from Meghalaya who were rescued from Sowmya Kesanupallii Student Home, Penumale, Chikkabalapur District, Karnataka.
The Chairpersons of the Meghalaya Child Welfare Committee have conducted a video Conference with the children to understand the situation better.
The 24 children were sent to Karnataka by Leisynshar Cultural Society during the month of June 2025.
Chairperson Agatha Sangma said the organisation, Leisynshar Cultural Society, is operating illegally and has been blacklisted.
“The DC has given an order to stop the organisation from functioning, and an official letter has been issued,” Sangma told reporters on Tuesday after welcoming back the rescued girls to the state.
The action follows a complaint filed by the MSCPCR with the Deputy Commissioner, leading to an order for the organisation to shut down its operations immediately.
“Now, they cannot function as an organization anymore,” she stated.
Regarding the rescued children, Sangma said, “The education of the children will be taken care of, and they will be absorbed in the coming academic session. The government and social welfare department will be looking into it.”
Sangma expressed concern over children being sent to other states for education, often being exploited by organisations claiming to provide better opportunities.
“This is definitely a concern where maybe children feel the need to go to another state in order to find education but as you can see most of these organizations taking these children are not even taking them to better institutes as such. It is like a hoax, it is actually being manipulated and you are not really providing them with better education. The Government of Meghalaya has been doing a lot of work to ensure that elementary schools, government schools get upgraded,” she stated further.
The children will temporarily stay at Children’s Home Girls Mawkasiang, Shillong.
For the school enrollment, bridge courses and preparatory classes of the children the Social Welfare Department will have to coordinate with the Education Department since it has to be conducted within the institution to facilitate smooth transition into the 2026 academic session, officials said.
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