Nawanshahr: As per the instructions received from the Director Women and Child Development Department Punjab, orders have been given by Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Dhiman to implement the project Pan India campaign against child labour. Under this, today, on the instructions of District Program Officer Jagroop Singh, the District Task Force under the leadership of District Child Protection Officer Kanchan Arora checked against child labour on Chandigarh Road, Banga Road, Railway Road and during the checking, the team rescued three children below the age of 18. 
The Labor Officer present on the spot also issued challans to the two shops concerned. After rescuing the children, the team of the District Child Protection Unit presented them before the Child Welfare Committee, so that further action can be taken to ensure the safety of the children. On this occasion, the District Child Protection Officer made the shopkeepers and the general public aware that it is a crime to make children below the age of 18 work. 
In order to eradicate child labor, instead of putting them to work, counseling should be done for the children and their parents, so that instead of making them work, the parents of the children should send them to school to connect them with education and create a bright future for them. Along with this, he also informed about the sponsorship scheme being run by the government for needy children, under which financial assistance of Rs. 4000 per month is given to needy and helpless children to educate the children. 
He appealed that if any person sees a child below the age of 18 engaged in labor, then information regarding this should be given to the District Child Protection Unit, Room No. 413, 3rd Floor, DC Office or Child Helpline No. 1098. 
The checking team included Rajni Kansal Labor Officer, Kanchan Arora District Child Protection Officer, Chairperson Child Welfare Committee Sonia Angris, Rajinder Kaur CPO and Santosh DEO, Sinderpal from DSSO office, Chandan Sahota from MC office, Gurbaksh Kaur from Police Department and Resham Kaur from Education Department, Teacher Sukhwinder Singh.