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National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme for rehabilitation of children withdrawn from work
Those children who have missed out certain academic years either for being never enrolled to school or having dropped out of school, have a right to Special Training in residential and non residential mode, subsequently to be mainstreamed in formal schools in age appropriate class.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009, mandates that all children in the age group of 6-14 years shall be in schools for completing elementary education. Section 4 of the RTE Act provides for special training for age appropriate admission of out of school children. Those children who have missed out certain academic years either for being never enrolled to school or having dropped out of school, have a right to Special Training in residential and non residential mode, subsequently to be mainstreamed in formal schools in age appropriate class.
Ministry of Labour & Employment is implementing National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme for rehabilitation of children withdrawn from work. Under the scheme, children rescrued/withdrawn from work in the age group of 9-14 years are enrolled in NCLP Special Training Centres, where they are provided with bridge education through vocational education system. Children in the age group of 5-8 years are directly linked to the formal educational system through coordination with the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Shri Upendra Kushwaha yesterday in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question.
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