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India Gazette
27-05-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Uttar Pradesh government adopts mission for abolishing child labour from state by 2027
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government has set a target of making the state free from child labour by the year 2027. Unprecedented coordination has been established between the departments of Education, Women and Child Development, Panchayati Raj, Home, Health, Social Welfare, Rural Development, Urban Development, and Vocational Education under the leadership of the Labour Department to achieve the goal. To deal with challenges like a lack of data and retention of children in schools in the path of eliminating child labour, the government has taken concrete and innovative steps, which are taking Uttar Pradesh towards an empowered and prosperous society. The biggest challenge of eliminating child labour has been the unavailability of reliable data, as no comprehensive data is available in this regard since the 2011 census. To deal with this problem, the Panchayati Raj Department has been entrusted with the responsibility of collecting data on working children and child labourers at the village level. This data will be shared with the Labour and Education Department, so that child labour elimination programmes can be implemented effectively. District task forces will soon be formed in all districts, which will speed up data collection in collaboration with panchayats. In addition, in collaboration with UNICEF, schemes of various departments will be compiled in a booklet, which will contain information about schemes benefiting child labourers and their families. This initiative will ensure that the benefits of government schemes reach every needy child and their family. Another major challenge is the retention of those children in schools who do not come to school regularly despite enrollment and fall into the category of potential child labour. To deal with this problem, the Women Welfare Department's Bal Seva Yojana, Sponsorship Scheme, and Child Helpline are being actively implemented. Through these schemes, children are being provided opportunities for education and rehabilitation. The government's 'Naya Savera' scheme is being qualitatively evaluated, and its re-implementation is being considered so that child labourers can get better opportunities. For public awareness, a grand program will be organised in Lucknow on June 12 on International Child Labour Prohibition Day, in which the cooperation of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), employers and labour organisations will be taken. This resolution of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is building a new Uttar Pradesh with the coordination and collective efforts of various departments. Through data compilation, awareness campaigns, and rehabilitation schemes, the government is not only moving rapidly towards eliminating child labour but is also playing a leading role in providing education and a secure future to children. This campaign will prove to be a milestone in the direction of making Uttar Pradesh child labour-free by 2027. The Yogi government is running the Atal Residential School for the children of workers in all the divisions. Apart from this, the Chief Minister is trying to connect the children of rural areas and child labour with quality education through the Composite School. (ANI)
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Storm victims' families get Rs 4 lakh aid in Ghaziabad, Noida payout today
Ghaziabad/Noida: Social welfare minister Asim Arun met the families of the two persons who died in the in the May 21 storm and handed over Rs 4 lakh compensation on Saturday. Mujammil (40), who was driving back home after finishing work in Sahibabad, was crushed under a tree that got uprooted during the squall in Madhuban Bapudham. Bhanu Devi (38) died after the boundary wall of a private school in Khoda Colony collapsed onto her shanty. Five members of her family were also injured in the incident. After meeting the families, the minister said officials have been directed to ensure dependents are given benefits as per public welfare schemes. "UP has assured of govt support beyond immediate compensation," he said. In addition to the Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia, the administration has submitted an application for a widow pension of Rs 1,000 per month for Mujammil's wife, Amir Jahan, and Rs 5,000 per month under the Bal Seva Yojana—Rs 2,500 each for the couple's two children. Applications were also submitted under the Kanya Sumangala Yojana for educational support and for a one-time grant of Rs 30,000 under the Family Benefit Scheme. Bhanu Devi's husband, Ravindra Bind, said their two children were enrolled for monthly assistance of Rs 5,000 under the Bal Seva Yojana. The minister visited a local clinic in Khoda to check on two injured individuals who were also injured in the adjacent house—Santosh and Ganesh—and directed the health department to ensure they face no hurdles in treatment. A third woman, Shameem (35), had died in Ghaziabad after she slipped into a drain and sustained head injuries while returning home during the storm. Police officials had told TOI that the woman's leg got stuck in a drain, causing her to fall. District administration officials said it was not identified as a death caused by the storm. Meanwhile, the minister in-charge of GB Nagar, Brijesh Singh, will hand over the compensation to the families of the three persons killed in Noida on Sunday. Fifty-year-old Sunita and her two-year-old grandson Advik had died when a large tin sheet, torn loose by strong winds from the roof of their 21-storey tower in Greater Noida's Migsun Ultimo, fell on them as they rushed toward the building's lobby from the play area. In another incident, Ramakrishna, a 45-year-old laboratory technician at DAV Inter College, died when a tree fell on him during an evening walk in NTPC township. He was found pinned under the tree by workers clearing debris after the storm and was rushed to NTPC Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. "Rs 4 lakh each will be given to the families of the three deceased in Noida. Minister in-charge Brijesh Singh will personally hand over the compensation award on Sunday," said ADM Atul Kumar. At least 49 people died across Uttar Pradesh due to various rain and storm-related incidents between 8 pm on May 21 to 4 pm on May 22, according to a report of the Integrated Disaster Control Centre, Relief Commissioner's Office, Lucknow.
