Garima Singh Tomar

Child Protection Administrator with 14 years of experience under Haryana's Women & Child Development Department, including 9.5 years as District Child Protection Officer, Faridabad. Led institutional and non-institutional child care programmes, adoption administration, and POCSO case coordination, having overseen 4,500+ POCSO cases, 650+ children across CCIs, and 159 adoptions (136 in-country, 23 inter-country). Possess a Clinical Psychology background with statutory child protection expertise to strengthen inspection, counselling, and rehabilitation systems at the district level.

State and District Good Governance Award recipient (2023) for policy implementation and rehabilitation of children in street situations, implemented as per the orders and directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

District Child Protection Officer - District Child Protection Society, Faridabad District, Haryana - Faridabad District, Haryana

(2017-01 - 2026-06)

Directed non-institutional and institutional child care across the district. Also held additional charge as District Child Protection Officer, Gurugram District, Haryana alongside charge of Faridabad district (Jul 2022 – Aug 2023, 1 year 2 months).

• Brought adoptable children in CCIs into the adoption system
• Ran sponsorship and aftercare programmes
• Served as Nodal Officer for the child tracking system
• Supervised and monitored all Government and NGO-run child care institutions (more than 20), observation homes, and Place of Safety
• Ensured registration under the Juvenile Justice Act
• Implemented minimum care standards
• Inspected non-institutional NGOs (Specialized Adoption Agency)
• Handled almost 4,500 POCSO cases since inception
• Provided counselling
• Coordinated court-linked aid
• Secured special relief in around 65 cases
• Oversaw rehabilitation of almost 650 children across Faridabad CCIs, children's homes, adoption agencies, and Juvenile homes
• Facilitated making Aadhaar, Family ID, birth certificate, and disability certificates for children in care
• Administered district adoption process end-to-end: 136 in-country and 23 inter-country adoptions completed
• Supported the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in inquiry and restoration of children
• Facilitated CWC, Juvenile Justice Board, Children's Courts, District Legal Services Authority, and POCSO courts at the district level for smooth implementation of the JJ Act and POCSO Act
• Chaired/organized monthly CCI meetings, district- and block-level awareness workshops (schools, slums, NGOs, departments), and district Need Assessment Surveys for sponsorship and rehabilitation of street children
• Convened quarterly CWC and District Child Protection Committee reviews under the Deputy Commissioner
• Held block-level, village-level, and ward-level committee meetings with officers, Councillors, Sarpanches, and VLCPC members for JJ Act implementation
• Implemented PM CARES and the Chief Minister's Bal Sewa Yojana during COVID-19, extending benefits to children orphaned by the pandemic
• Regular administrator of the Mission Vatsalya, Bal Nidaan, and Ghar portals
• Prepared and submitted monthly reports to the Women & Child Development Department, Government of Haryana
• Coordinated with prominent national-level child welfare NGOs such as Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), Child Rights & You (CRY), World Vision, Shakti Vahini, etc., for child-related activities in Faridabad and Gurugram districts
• Scrutinized documents and inspected existing as well as new play schools of the district regarding their registration as per the NCPCR guidelines

Child Protection Officer (Non-Institutional Care) - District Child Protection Society, Faridabad District, Haryana - Faridabad District, Haryana

(2012-07 - 2016-12)

• Built the foundation of the district's non-institutional care system: adoption referrals, sponsorship/aftercare casework, and the district's source directory of child-related services
• Contributed to the District Child Protection Plan and provided counselling within CCIs and CWC casework
• Completed a 2-month posting at WCD Headquarters, Panchkula, Haryana (Jul–Aug 2016)

Clinical Psychologist Intern - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

(2010-12 - 2012-03)

Under Dr. Deepak Gupta (Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist)

• Conducted case histories and Mental Status Examinations
• Attended parent–child, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and special education sessions across a range of childhood disorders
• Assisted the Psychiatrist in the cases and making PPTs on the concerned topics as directed by the Doctor

Clinical Psychologist Intern - Action for Autism, Jasola Vihar, New Delhi - Jasola Vihar, New Delhi

(2010-08 - 2010-11)

• Supported parent–child, speech therapy, and special education sessions
• Observed a broad range of autism cases at India's pioneering national autism society

Master of Arts - Clinical Psychology - Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences, Amity University (2010 - 2012)

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Psychology - Zakir Husain Delhi College, Delhi University (2007 - 2010)

Class XII - Humanities - DAV Public School, Sector-14, Faridabad (2005 - 2007)

High School - SOS Hermann Gmeiner School, Faridabad (1993 - 2005)