Action plan drafted to prevent child labour

[Child Labour - Related News]

Telangana Chief Secretary S P Singh, on Saturday, reviewed the State Action Plan on elimination of Child & Adolescent labour with the senior officials of Labour, Police, Women and Child Development, Education and Finance departments. Principal Secretary ( Labour) Rajat Kumar informed that the amended Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 2016 prohibits engagement of children up to the age of 14 years in all occupations, and engagement of adolescents up to 18 years in hazardous occupations and processes.