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The constitution of expert working groups has been an important instrument of the Commission to formulate its views on policy and legal frameworks. Engaging with a group of multi-sectoral experts in a systematic fashion from across the country has given the Commission access to knowledge of ground realities as well as the status of official programs.

The Working Groups have further been divided into Committees and Sub-committees to conduct targetted, detailed reviews of specific issues. Their Consultations across many States and in-depth analyses and studies have enabled the Commission to crystallise its understanding of the conditions of children and families, as well as the key challenges in addressing the often entrenched, hidden causes within the context of their specific realities.

A meeting of the working group is more than a coming together of experts with different perspectives. They enabled rich collaborative experiences with government departments and NGOs that feed into the working groups’ knowledge of the issue. It is also a process of mobilization that has a spiraling effect on networks small and big and also engaging with the officials who are grappling with the implementation of Laws, Schemes and Programmes. Indeed, the functioning of the Working Group has been important, as it showed that there are several strands of thought on protecting Child Rights and ensuring access to entitlements and arriving at a consensus on the best interest of the child. Thus, it is also quite a challenge.

 

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Constitution of India

Article 23 (1):

Traffic in human beings, begging and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.

 

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Terms of Reference

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  1. To develop a perspective on status of Child Labour and a policy framework for abolition of Child Labour in view of the last two decades of experiences of both the government and NGOs in the country .

  2. To review the existing legal framework on elimination of Child Labour in India in the light of developments since the passing of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.

  3. To evolve a legal framework for abolition of Child Rights in India and protecting their right to education.

Following Sub-Committees have been formed, Final Report is awaited:

Group 1 – Research and Data

Group 2 - Child Labour and Education: Policy, Programme and Laws group

Group 3 – Institutions and Practices

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  1. Review and Analysis on a State-by-State basis on the gaps (and their causal factors) between the provisions of the Act and accompanying Rules on the establishment and operation of Juvenile Justice Boards and their implementation to date

  2. Development of Issue-specific and State-specific recommendations on how to address the above implementation gaps, noting state-specific constraints and the implications for priority outcomes, within the context of staged implementation reform; development of proposals for any required legislation reform

  3. Development of Recommendations on how best to mobilise systemic transformation in an achievable manner directed by a hierarchy of prioritized outcomes

Following  Sub-committees have been formed, Final Report is awaited:

  1. Committee on Observation Homes

  2. Committee on Juvenile Justice Board (JJB)

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  1. To review the Department of Education’s Guidelines/ Policy on Corporal Punishment

  2. To undertake an in-depth review of the existing positive practices of getting a feedback by the school management from children and their parents, regarding punishment in schools and their efficacy

  3. To enlist opinions of School Teachers and Teacher Unions, Education Bureaucracy, NGOs, and Educationists on Corporal Punishment and their opinions on how to stop the practice

  4. To review existing Legal Framework/ Case Law against Corporal Punishment

  5. To evolve Policies and Strategies for stopping Corporal Punishment in Schools in relation to the following:

  • Campaign and Advocacy

  • Institutional Framework to prevent Corporal Punishment at all levels from the School, Block, District, State and National levels

  • Involvement of PTAs, VECs, Gram Panchayats, etc., to prevent Corporal Punishment

  • Introducing processes to prevent Corporal Punishment and action taken by the Education Bureaucracy

  • Policy/ Guidelines for prevention of Corporal Punishment

  • Need for specific Law on Corporal Punishment.

Following  Sub-committees have been formed, Final Report is awaited:

  1. Strategies for Public Awareness and Campaign against Corporal Punishment

  2. Examining Legal Framework and Existing Institutional Arrangements for Redressing Grievances

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