President congratulates Satyarthi on winning the Nobel

President Pranab Mukherjee Friday congratulated Kailash Satyarthi on sharing the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to abolish child labour in the country.

"The prize should be seen as recognition of the contributions of India's vibrant civil society in addressing complex social problems such as child labour and the important role played by them in collaboration with the government in the nation's efforts to eliminate all forms of child labour in the country," Mukherjee said in a statement.