Recently, the Indian Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament) passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill 2021, which seeks to strengthen child protection, address delays in adoption, and categorise certain crimes as serious offences. While the amendments aim to achieve greater efficiency and strengthen the existing processes, this blog identifies shortcomings in the bill. The amendments have primarily increased the powers of the District Magistrate (DM) with regards to several juvenile matters. Such vesting of powers in the office of the DM would be perilous given the manifest lack of training and expertise. The authors propose the need for training of professionals working in the juvenile justice sphere.