Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana By UP Govt

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath has launched ‘Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana’ to educate child labourers in the state.
This scheme was launched, on the occasion of the International Child Labour Prohibition Day.
The International Labour Organization(ILO), the United Nations body that regulates the world of work, launched the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 in order to bring attention and join efforts to fight against child labour

What does the scheme entail?

who are working as child labour in the state.
If these children pass classes 8, 9 and 10, they will be given an additional amount of Rs 6,000 for clearing each standard.

Children would be given financial assistance to stop them from working as child labourers and instead focus on studies.
Weave the kids off labour activity and into education

A total of 2,000 children from 57 districts (most affected by Child labour) of the state will benefit from the first phase of the scheme
The families of these children will also get the benefits of all the schemes of the central and state government.

Labour Department
Identification of eligible students will be done by Labour dept, schools and Panchayats
Preference will be given to those with a parent with a incurable disease.
E-tracking facility of beneficiaries

Cash transfer of Rs 8000 and scholarship of Rs.100 every month was being given earlier to the child labourers who joined schools.
Name of the scheme and amount has been changed.

According to ILO, millions more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
Child labour decreased by 94 million since 2000, but that gain is now at risk.
COVID 19 could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress.
Most vulnerable – those working in the informal economy and migrant workers
As the pandemic wreaks havoc on family incomes, without support, many could resort to child labour
Children already in child labour may be working longer hours or under worsening conditions
More may be forced into the worst forms of labour (hazardous), which causes significant harm to their health and safety.
Gender inequalities may grow more acute, with girls particularly vulnerable to exploitation in agriculture and domestic work

Evidence is gradually mounting that child labour is rising as schools close during the pandemic.
Temporary school closures are currently affecting more than 1 billion learners in over 130 countries.
Even when classes restart, some parents may no longer be able to afford to send their children to school.
As poverty rises, schools close and the availability of social services decreases, more children are pushed into the workforce.
As we re-imagine the world post-COVID, we need to make sure that children and their families have the tools they need to weather similar storms in the future.