Gogoi to create corpus to fight child labour

Says this will be a "new chapter" for ensuring immunity of children against bonded labour

BS Reporter
Last Updated : Jul 23 2015 | 12:01 AM IST
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today announced creation of a separate dedicated corpus fund of Rs 1 crore, in league with Kailash Satyarthi Childhood Foundation (KSCF), for rescue and rehabilitation of children in Assam engaged in child labour. Gogoi said this would be a "new chapter" for ensuring immunity of children against bonded labour.

"This is a unique initiative of the state government for the prevention, rescue and rehabilitation of the exploited and deprived children and guaranteeing their future," said Gogoi after having a meeting with Kailash Satyarthi, the nobel laureate.
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First Published: Jul 22 2015 | 8:31 PM IST

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