NATIONAL CHILD LABOUR PROJECT IN TAMIL NADU

The National Child Labour Projects are functioning in following Districts in Tamil Nadu  

 

Coimbatore Dharmapuri  Pudukottai 
Salem Thoothukudi Thirunelveli
Trichy Vellore Virudhunagar
Chennai Erode Dindigul

SALIENT FEATURES OF NCLP  

  • 20017 children are enrolled in 422 special schools  

  • 21352 children have been mainstreamed since 1996  

  • 7650 health camps have been conducted since 1995

  • 893 self help groups have been formed for the mothers of the child labour families

  • 10320 awareness programmes have been conducted since 1995  

  • Nutritious meal is provided to the children of the special schools in all the project 

  •            societies.

  • Stipend of Rs.100/-p.m. has been given to each children in the project societies.  

  • Free bus passes and uniforms are also provided to special school children.  

  • Vocational Training is imparted to the special school children.  

Highlights

Metric melas are also conducted in Vellore district and so far 100 melas have been conducted in various villages to improve the arithmetic skills through  games. 

Regular holiday camps are organized in Coimbatore district.

Selvi. Ramalakshmi, a student of NCLP (ILO-IPEC) special school at Sivakasi was selected as ‘Young Scientist’ for International Level Conference. The Research Report of Selvi.Ramalakshmi on ‘Procedure on food’ was selected and placed before National Level conference held at Mysore from 27.12.2002 to 31.12.2002 and the report was selected as Best Research Report. 

The President of India, Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had appreciated the NCLP.

A three day congress of rehabilitated child labour was organized by the NCLP  Coimbatore in 2002 for 1500 children from all the NCLP projects

The special school children are honoured in the Children’s Day, Republic Day, Independence Day celebrations at the District Headquarters

Several meetings have been conducted with the employers associations, Trade unions and employees not to employ child labour .

The system of Nilapalli has been established and it is conducted once in a month for sensitizing the community against the system of child labour.

Employers Associations in Coimbatore district have been approached for formation of consortium of employers associations for the elimination of child labour in the district/industries concerned.

In Pudukottai District, one mother group (Erukkumani patti) was provided a  Granite Quarry at Rapoosal village for 5 years.

 

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NCLP- SOCIETY FOR MONITORING & IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD LABOUR ELIMINATION (SMILE)

SALEM

 Ø      The Child Labour Project is functioning from 1995-96

 Ø      7947 children were identified as child labourers by SSA survey

 Ø      40 Special Schools are run  for the child labourers

 Ø      2090 children were enrolled  in the special schools

 Ø      826 children were mainstreamed into formal schools

 Ø      80 health camps were conducted for the  benefit of the child labourers

Ø      25 Self Help Groups were formed.

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NCLP- KOVAI CHILD LABOUR ABOLITION SUPPORT SOCIETY (KOVAI CLASS)

        COIMBATORE

Ø      The Child Labour Project is functioning from 1995-96

Ø      2575 children were identified as child labourers by SSA survey

Ø      40 Special Schools are run  for the child labourers

Ø      1715 children were enrolled  in the special schools

Ø      848 children were mainstreamed into formal schools

Ø      918 health camps were conducted for the  benefit of the child labourers

Ø      312 Self Help Groups were formed.

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NCLP  

DHARMAPURI

 Ø      The Child Labour Project is functioning from 1995-96

 Ø      10126 children were identified as child labourers by SSA survey

 Ø      50 Special Schools are run  for the child labourers

 Ø      2459 children were enrolled  in the special schools

 Ø      471 children were mainstreamed into formal schools

 Ø      64 health camps were conducted for the  benefit of the child labourers

Ø      20 Self Help Groups were formed.

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NCLP – CHILD LABOUR PROJECT SOCIETY (CLPS)

PUDUKOTTAI

Ø      The Child Labour Project is functioning from 1995-96

Ø      35 Special Schools are run  for the child labourers

Ø      1745 children were enrolled  in the special schools

Ø      428 children were mainstreamed into formal schools

Ø      62 health camps were conducted for the  benefit of the child labourers

Ø      41 Self Help Groups were formed.

 

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 NCLP – CHILD LABOUR ELIMINATION AND EFFECTIVE REHABILITATION SOCIETY (CHEERS)

TIRUCHIRAPALLI

Ø      The Child Labour Project is functioning from 1995-96

Ø      1485 children were identified as child labourers by SSA survey

  Ø      30 Special Schools are run  for the child labourers

  Ø      1502 children were enrolled  in the special schools

  Ø      1050 children were mainstreamed into formal schools

  Ø      56 health camps were conducted for the  benefit of the child labourers

  Ø      69 Self Help Groups were formed.

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NCLP

TUTICORIN

Ø      The Child Labour Project is functioning from 1995-96

  Ø      2655 children were identified as child labourers by SSA survey

 

Ø      60 Special Schools are run  for the child labourers

Ø      3000 children were enrolled  in the special schools

  Ø      240 children were mainstreamed into formal schools

  Ø      13 health camps were conducted for the  benefit of the child labourers

  Ø      33 Self Help Groups were formed.

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NCLP – CHILD LABOUR ABOLITION SUPPORT SCHEME

VELLORE

 Ø      The Child Labour Project is functioning from 1995-96

  Ø      4204 children were identified as child labourers by SSA survey

  Ø      60 Special Schools are run  for the child labourers

  Ø      3000 children were enrolled  in the special schools

  Ø      817 children were mainstreamed into formal schools

  Ø      424 health camps were conducted for the  benefit of the child labourers

  Ø      182 Self Help Groups were formed.

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NCLP

VIRUDHUNAGAR

 Ø      The Child Labour Project is functioning from 1995-96

  Ø      6998 children were identified as child labourers by SSA survey

  Ø      83 Special Schools are run  for the child labourers

  Ø      3824 children were enrolled  in the special schools

  Ø      636 children were mainstreamed into formal schools

  Ø      148 health camps were conducted for the  benefit of the child labourers

  Ø      140 Self Help Groups were formed.

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NCLP

TIRUNELVELI

 Ø      The Child Labour Project is functioning from 2000

  Ø      4500 children were identified as child labourers by SSA survey

  Ø      68 Special Schools are run  for the child labourers

  Ø      2475 children were enrolled  in the special schools

  Ø      1053 children were mainstreamed into formal schools

  Ø      36 health camps were conducted for the  benefit of the child labourers

  Ø      125 Self Help Groups were formed.

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NCLP

CHENNAI, ERODE, DINDIGUL

 Ø      NCLP has been sanctioned in 2003

  Ø      Work is in progress

 

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