Applications to run three NCLP schools sought

Ludhiana, September 16

The district administration has sought applications from city-based NGOs or social organisations to run three National Child Labour Project (NCLP) schools.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development)-cum-NCLP programme director Amit Kumar Panchal said the NCLP schools aimed at rehabilitation of child labour. He said children working in hazardous occupations were withdrawn from these occupations and they were admitted into these NCLP schools to enable and mainstream them into the formal schooling system.

He said, “Ludhiana has 32 NCLP schools and 1,500 children study in them. The three schools (number-1, 20 and 37) are being run by his office at present and are to be handed over to any NGOs or social organisations.”

Panchal said, “Interested NGOs or social organisations who want to run these three schools can visit his office and submit written applications on or before September 27, the last date for applying.”

The Additional Deputy Commissioner said incomplete applications or applications received after the due date would not be entertained. He said for more information people could check at Ludhiana.nic.in. — TNS