The government is considering to make changes in existing laws to abolish all forms of child labour under 18 years. A government panel has recommended amendment to Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act that makes distinction between hazardous and non-hazardous categories of work for children under 14 years. Child rights activists has been demanding for a revision in the definition of child labour to bring uniformity in all laws, and recognize all...
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In Sikkim, earthquake or no earthquake, school must go on by Ratna Bharali Talukdar
On September 18, Bimola Rai’s world was reduced to rubble. A student of Class III in Bop village in Chungthang block of North District in Sikkim, a Himalayan border state, she was left traumatized when a devastating earthquake of 6.9 magnitude on the Richter scale, flattened her home and school building, located at an altitude of 5,500 feet. Today, Bimola joins 26 other children of her village to walk the four...
More »Punjab farmers panel gives education scenario poor report card by Priya Yadav
The worst fears about education in Punjab have come true. Nearly 9.5% children of school-going age have never been inside a classroom, while about 38% people in villages are illiterate. A new survey on rural education has blown the lid off SAD-BJP government's claim on improvement on this front. Punjab State Farmer's Commission has compiled a report and submitted it to the chief secretary, Punjab. "The report has indicated that the...
More »Teesta Setalvad of Citizens for Justice and Peace interviewed by Anupama Katakam
Interview with Teesta Setalvad of Citizens for Justice and Peace. TEESTA SETALVAD, through her organisation Citizens for Justice and Peace, has been at the forefront of the fight for justice for the victims of the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. She has also worked extensively on many other issues affecting minority communities in the State. In this interview to Frontline, she speaks about Chief Minister Narendra Modi's new tactics and the marginalisation...
More »Children raise issues through street play
-The Deccan Herald Eight-year-old Divya says she wants to study but her school does not provide basic facilities such as books, clean water, food and furniture. “There are insects crawling on our food and the water smells like dead rat. Most of the desks in our school are broken. How can we study in a school which is not clean?” asked Divya, studying in Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Shakarpur, east Delhi. Divya added...
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