2.5 lakh kids have quit school in Andhra Pradesh
Believe it or not, a staggering 2.5 lakh children are school dropouts in the state.
In Hyderabad alone, the number has touched 13,000 Of these, 2,800 children are employed as child labours in various hazardous occupations in and around the city.
This was established during a survey conducted last year jointly by the Centre for Good Governance and ORG Marg, sponsored by the National Child Labour Project (NCLP).
“There has not been a comprehensive survey for the last seven years, the last state wide survey was in 2001,” said Dr E. Gangadhar, Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Hyderabad and the Project director of NCLP
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In Hyderabad alone, the number has touched 13,000 Of these, 2,800 children are employed as child labours in various hazardous occupations in and around the city.
This was established during a survey conducted last year jointly by the Centre for Good Governance and ORG Marg, sponsored by the National Child Labour Project (NCLP).
“There has not been a comprehensive survey for the last seven years, the last state wide survey was in 2001,” said Dr E. Gangadhar, Assistant Commissioner of Labour, Hyderabad and the Project director of NCLP
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.dc-epaper.com
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