National Child Labour Project for rehabilitation of Child Labour 24/07/2019 – Posted in: Press Information Bureau

National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme

(Ministry of Labour & Employment)

WHAT

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The Government of India is implementing the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme for the rehabilitation of child labour.

 

NATIONAL CHILD LABOUR PROJECT

The NCLP Scheme seeks:

  • To eliminate all forms of child labour through
  1. Identification and withdrawal of all children in the Project Area from child labour,
  2. Preparing children withdrawn from work for mainstream education alongwith vocational training;
  3. Ensuring convergence of services provided by different government departments/agencies for the benefit of child and their family
  • To contribute to the withdrawal of all adolescent workers from Hazardous Occupations / Processes and their skilling and integration in appropriate occupations through
  1. Identification and withdrawal of all adolescent workers from hazardous occupations/processes,
  2. Facilitating vocational training opportunities for such adolescents through the existing scheme of skill developments
  • Raising awareness amongst stakeholders and target communities, and orientation of NCLP and other functionaries on the issues of ‘child labour’ and ‘the employment of adolescent workers in hazardous occupations/processes’
  • Creation of a Child Labour Monitoring, Tracking and Reporting System.

 

The scheme focuses on:

  1. All child workers below the age of 14 years in the identified target area.
  2. Adolescent workers below the age of 18 years in the target area engaged in hazardous occupations/processes
  3. Families of Child workers in the identified target area

 

NCLPS is a central sector scheme where 100% of the funding is provided by the Government of India through the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

NCLPS will be implemented in close coordination with State, District administration and Civil society.

 

Source: PIB

 

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