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Pan-India child labour rescue campaign 4.0 launched in Kohima
The Kohima District Task Force on Child Labour launched the Pan-India Rescue and Rehabilitation Campaign 4.0 on August 24, 2026, as part of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights initiative.…
The Kohima District Task Force on Child Labour launched the Pan-India Rescue and Rehabilitation Campaign 4.0 on August 24, 2026, as part of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights initiative. An intensive awareness programme is being conducted across schools in Kohima District from August 24 to 28, covering GMS L. Khel, GMS P. Khel, GMS Merhulietsa and GMS New Minister's Hill as of August 25.
The programme highlights the Child and Adolescent Labour Act, which prohibits employment of children below 14 years and restricts adolescents aged 14-18 from hazardous work. Teachers were urged to monitor attendance and report children absent for 15 consecutive days. Following the awareness drive, the DTF will conduct inspections and rescue operations to identify children in prohibited employment and facilitate rehabilitation.
The DTF appealed to the public, schools, parents and communities to report suspected child labour cases, aiming to make Kohima a child-labour-free district.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The NCPCR's national campaign, now in its fourth edition, reflects a pattern where the commission relies on district-level task forces for enforcement rather than direct central action. India's child labour numbers remain contested, the 2011 census counted over 10.1 million working children aged 5-14, but civil society groups argue the real figure is higher due to informal and domestic work. The Kohima drive's emphasis on school attendance as a detection tool mirrors the Right to Education Act's mandate, but rehabilitation outcomes hinge on district capacity for follow-up. The DTF's next concrete step, actual inspections and rescue operations in the coming weeks, will determine whether this campaign moves beyond awareness into measurable rescue numbers.
Source: ipr.nagaland.gov.in
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