New Delhi, July 15: About 5.21 lakh children have been “mainstreamed” into formal education system under a Government scheme for rehabilitation of child labourers, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
The National Child Labour Projects scheme, which has brought them into the mainstream education system is in operation in 271 districts, Minister of State for Labour Harish Rawat said.
“About five lakh children have been enrolled in schools under the scheme after being rescued and 5.21 lakh have already been made part of the mainstream education system,” he said in a written reply.
Under the scheme, children withdrawn from hazardous work are admitted into special schools, where they are provided with “accelerated bridging education”, vocational training, nutrition, stipend and health care facilities etc before they are mainstreamed into regular education, he said.
–PTI