The Ministry of Women and Child Development has directed the states to inspect all child care institutions in the aftermath of the alleged sexual abuse of 34 minor girls at a shelter home in Bihar, a senior ministry official said today. The ministry has asked collectors of the respective areas to conduct a probe into the matter and submit a report, he said.

"We have asked the states to get 100 percent of the child care institutions inspected by their collectors and send a report to the ministry," the WCD ministry official said. Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi had earlier directed the officials to set up a mechanism wherein women and children at shelter homes are able to reach out to them in the backdrop of the recent sexual assault cases.