Adityanath gives clarion call to end the scourge of child labour in UP

Asks local bodies to conduct a census of child labourers

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Adityanath has given a clarion call to end the scourge of child labour in the state.

He has written to the representatives of state urban local bodies, numbering more than 652, to conduct a census of child labouroers engaged in their areas, so that they can be rescued from their workplaces and rehabilitated under ongoing schemes.

The letters, seeking support, have been sent to the local bodies’ district chairpersons, district panchayat members, mayors, municipal council and nagar panchayat chairpersons, corporators, block presidents and secretaries, apart from village heads.

In his note, Adityanath said heavy labour at younger ages impeded