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Needs and Rights of Children

(b) Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 prohibits the
employment of children below the age of …........…… years in
hazardous occupations. Notes
(e) .................................................................................. bans advertisement
related to pre-conception and pre-natal determination of sex.

(f) …………………………………………………….. brings together
multiple existing child protection schemes of the Ministry under one
comprehensive umbrella.

WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT

In this lesson, you have learnt :
1. Needs of children Security safety and protection

Love and affection
a. Psychological needs Understanding and acceptance
Health

Nutrition
b. Health needs
Supplementary Nutrition
c. Early stimulation and learning needs

2. Impact of unmet needs on development of children.
Meaning of the Rights
3. Rights of children
Interrelationship of Needs and Rights

4. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
• Right to Survival

• Right to Protection

• Right to Development
• Right to Participation

5. Government Acts and plans to achieve children’s rights

• Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) – An Integrated Scheme for School
Education, 2018
• National Minimum Guidelines for setting up and running crèches under
Maternity Benefit Act, 2017

• The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017
• Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016

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