In the letter first read above, the first meeting of the 'Task Force of eradication of Child Labour' constitu… — THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) ACT, 1986

G.O.(Ms).No.58 ORDER: - In the letter first read above, the first meeting of the 'Task Force of eradication of Child Labour' constituted by the Ministry of Labour and Employment was held on 12.07.2016 under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary Labour and Employment, New Delhi and suggested that to formulate the Do's and Don'ts or specific Standard Operating Procedure and it would lead to increase in inspection, prosecution and conviction and also smooth rehabilitation of children withdrawn from work. In the letter 2nd read above, the Commissioner of Labour has requested to prepare the Standard Operating Procedure for eradication of Child Labour based on the instruction, issued in the above said Task Force meeting. In the letters 3rd read above, the Commissioner of Labour has sent a draft Standard Operating Procedure(SOP) to the Government and has also sent the said draft Standard Operating Procedure(SOP) to the line departments requesting them to offer their valuable suggestions / inputs, if any for effective eradication of Child Labour, since it is reveal that the Standard Operating Procedure has connection with many line departments, that is Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme, School Education, Public Works, Highways and Minor Ports, Home (Police), Health and Family Welfare, Municipal Administration and Water Supply, Information and Public Relations, Revenue, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Departments and Tamil Nadu State Commission for Protection of Child Rights etc., to the Government for approval. ABSTRACT Labour and Employment Department – Child Labour Standard Operating Procedure for effective Enforcement of Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition