National Child Labour Project
Rehabilitation
labour
Ministry of Labour and Employment
The number of Child Labours as per the 1991 census was over 1.1 crores. Keeping in mind constraints of resources and the prevailing level of social consciousness and 'awareness, the Government has fixed the time till the end of the loth Plan to eliminate child'-labour in the hazardous sector. Elimination of all forms of child labour itself is a progressive process beginning with elimination efforts in the hazardous areas(Ministry of Labour and Employment, n.d.)
Stepping up of enforcement of child labour laws Formal Non- formal education Provision of Vocational Training Income and employment generation activities Direct rehabilitation of child labour Raising of public awareness Survey and evaluation(Ministry of Labour and Employment, n.d.).
Under the scheme, the target group is all the children below 14 years of age and working in: Occupations and processes listed in the Schedule to the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986; and/or Occupations & processes, which adversely affect their health and psyche In the latter category, the hazardousness of the employment towards the children should be reasonably established(Ministry of Labour and Employment, n.d.).
Through administrative channels in the district and the state
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Govt. of India, Shram Shakti Bhawan Rafi Marg. New Delhi-110001
vinodk@nic.in
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Scheme to be implemented by respective state/ distt govts