The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation)
Act, 1986, prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in 18
Occupations and 65 Processes. The Act regulates the working conditions of
children where they are not prohibited from working. Any person who employs a
child in any occupation or process where employment of children is prohibited
under the Child Labour Act, is liable for punishment with imprisonment for a
term which shall not be less than 3 months but which may extend to one year or
with fine ranging from Rs.10,000/- to Rs.20,000/-. In pursuance of the National
Child Labour Policy, the National Child Labour Project Scheme was started in
1988. The scheme seeks to adopt a sequential approach with focus on the
rehabilitation of children working in hazardous occupations and processes in
the first instance. Under the Project, children rescued/withdrawn from work
are enrolled in the special schools, where they are provided with bridge
education, vocational training, nutrition, stipend, health care, etc. before
being mainstreamed into formal education system.
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