About the Book

Based on extensive field work with a focus on children who are retrieved from carpet industry and admitted to the non-formal schools, the book evaluates the programme of non-formal education and the progress made by the children released from the industry their status of health and nutrition, education, skill development, employment orientation and training in such schools. It also provides an account of the magnitude of efforts made by the Government and NGOs and the field observations with recommendations, which are of practical significance

About Author

Dr. Bupinder Zutshi is currently visiting faculty at Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has been teaching at the postgraduate and research level since the last 22years at Kashmir University. His fields of interest include child labour, gender studies, population issues, regional development and development impact analysis. He has published several research articles in journals of repute. He has completed several research projects sponsored by UNESCO, National Human Rights Commission and ICSSR.

Dr. Mondira Dutta has more than twenty years of teaching experience at the post graduate and research level. She has taught in the University of Kashmir, the Kamala Nehru College Delhi University and is currently teaching as visiting faculty in Jawaharlal Nehru University since the last five years.

Dr. Sudesh Nangia is a Professor in the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has been working on various dimensions of the child including demographic, health and nutrition, child labour, child education for more than two decades. Her study on ‘Child workers in carpet weaving industry in J&K is a pioneer work. She has published many books to her credit.

Contents

Preface, Introduction, Child labour-concept, Magnitude and Issues, Child Labour Eradication, Carpet Weaving Area-Demographic, Economic and Social Profile, Carpet Manufacturing- Growth, Structure and Working Conditions, Non-Formal Education Centers-Profile, Non-Formal Education Centers Performance Levels, Evaluation & Assessment of Local NGO's, Conclusion, Bibliography, Annexure.

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