Nawashahr/Banga- As per the instructions received from National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, New Delhi and Director Social Security and Women and Child Development Department, Punjab, Deputy Commissioner Ankurjit Singh has ordered to implement the Pan India Campaign Project against child labour, under which today, on the instructions of District Program Officer Jagroop Singh, District Task Force under the leadership of District Child Protection Officer Kanchan Arora conducted checking against child labour at Railway Road, Main Bazaar and Garushankar Chowk in Block Banga under Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district and during the checking, no child below 18 years of age was found doing child labour.
On this occasion, the Labor Officer and District Child Protection Officer told the shopkeepers and hotel and dhaba owners present that making children between 0 to 18 years of age work is a crime. Therefore, children below the age of 18 years should not be made to work and if any small child is found working, then information about it should be given to the District Child Protection Unit and Child Welfare Committee so that action can be taken keeping in mind the welfare of the child and his safety can be ensured.
On this occasion, the District Child Protection Officer told the shopkeepers and the general public that instead of making the children work, they and their parents should be counseled so that instead of making the children work, the parents of the children should send them to school and connect them with education and make their future bright.
Along with this, Child Protection Officer Gaurav Sharma also gave information about the sponsorship scheme being run by the government for needy children, under which financial assistance of Rs 4000 per month is given to the needy and helpless children for the education of their children.
He appealed that if any person sees any child below the age of 18 years working as a laborer, then information about it should be given to the District Child Protection Unit, Room No. 413, 3rd Floor, DC Office or Child Helpline Number 1098. The checking team included labour officer Harvinder Singh, district child protection officer Kanchan Arora, child welfare committee chairperson Sonia Angrish, child protection officer (IC) Gaurav Sharma, Ravinder Kumar from MC office, Darbara Singh from health department, Jaswinder Pal Singh, Neha Kumari and Rampal Singh from police department.