Govt. of India has adopted a holistic multi-pronged project, namely NCLP (National Child Labour Project) to eliminate child labour in the country in phased manner since 1987. Based on the national policy of child labour, 1987, the Govt. of India launched the NCLP in 1988. The primary objectives were to rehabilitate the working children. The latest available statistics of Govt. of West Bengal (2012) indicates that about 945 special schools are in operation in West Bengal and most of these schools are in rural areas.
Amita Saw
Member of NGO
