As many as 40 children, working in various establishments, were rescued during a drive against child labour and street children in Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday.
Following the directions of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the Labour Department, in association with various government organisations and NGOs, launched the month-long drive.
“The Deputy Commissioners of Labour (DCL), who are acting as nodal officers, carried out inspections along with Education, Medical and Health, Women Development and Child Welfare, Police and NGOs, Child Rights Advocacy Foundation (CRAF) and BBA across the State,” said Labour Commissioner M.V. Seshagiri Babu.
