More than three lakh 20 thousand children have been rescued from various forms of child labour during the last five years.
Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said this in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. He said the government is committed to eradicating the problem of child labour from all parts of the country.
Mr Gangwar said the government is also implementing the National Child Labour Project scheme since 1988 for the rehabilitation of child labourers.
He said Women and Child Development Ministry is also implementing Child Protection Services for care, protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances.
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