Child Rights and Protection Laws

POSCO  that is protection of child from sexual offences are gender neutral act.

Sati was a practice of the early Hindu society where the widow had to sacrifice herself by burning alive on the funeral pyre of her husband. 

RTE that is education comes under rticle 21 a of the junction constitution.

Social Welfare Department is responsible for welfare services to be provided to the people. In India juvenile justice board which works for children in need of care and attention works under the administrative authority of social welfare department.  

• Child labor is one of the social issues faced, in which a child below the age of 15 years is employed under someone instead of attending school.
  
• All the given options are considered as a reason for child labor which includes parental neglect, poverty, illiteracy.
  

• Child labor is one of the social issues faced in which a child below the age of 15 years is employed under someone instead of attending school.
  
• Factories Act of 1948, Mines Act of 1952 have been enacted by the government in order to abolish child labor.
  

• Kumarasami Kamaraj was an Indian National Congress leader. Kamaraj was the chief minister of Tamil Nadu during 1954–1963.
  
• It is during his government, mid-day meal scheme was introduced in Tamil Nadu. According to this scheme, school children were provided with a nutritious meal in the afternoon.
  

• The Untouchability (Offence) Act, 1955 has been renamed as The Protection of Civil Rights, 1955.
• The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 consolidated the anti-dowry laws which had been passed on certain states. This legislation provides for a penalty in section 3 if any person gives, takes or abets giving or receiving of dowry.
• In 1986, the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act had prohibited the employment of children below the age of 14 in hazardous occupations identified in a list by the law.
• The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to protect women from domestic violence. It was brought into force by the Indian government from 26 October 2006.

Right to education act covers (6-14) years of age groups of children.