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While Deputy Commissioner Ravi Bhagat claimed that seven child labour schools which have been lying closed for nearly one year would be opened soon, the NGOs which are running the remaining schools under the National Child Labour Project, are finding it hard to run these institutes. Currently, as many as 33 schools are functioning in different parts of the city. Dr Surjit Singh of the Ambedkar Nagar Welfare Society, whose NGO is running five such schools in different areas of the city, claimed that due to the callous attitude of the department, the number of schools would soon be reduced to 20. It has come to light that the NGOs imparting education and skill-training to children under the National Child Labour Project had written a letter to the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Development, Apneet Rayat (project director), in August, requesting her to rid the project from the clutches of an alleged gang of education department employees who were posing problems in the smooth functioning of the project. “We had lodged complaint against Deputy District Education Officer Dimple Madan and others. However, I was surprised to find out Rayat marked the inquiry to Madan. How an official will conduct any inquiry into the complaint against herself? It has been three months and the complaint is gathering dust,” said Dr Surjit. He alleged that the officials linked with the project were availing the monetary benefit. The project director was entitled to receive a monthly salary of Rs 18,000 and field officers also drew a salary of Rs 12,000, he said. “Collectively, Rs 1 lakh is being drawn out of the project every month which includes vehicle expenses and salaries of accountant and other employees,” said Dr Surjit. Dr Surjit Singh said, “The authorities have failed to open the seven schools due to which nearly 450 children have left studies and again started doing menial jobs. In April, some NGOs which were running 14 such child labour schools had submitted an application to the ADC (D). Of these schools in which approximately 700 child labours receive education, only five schools are left for imparting education.” Transfer of funds violate guidelines The NGOs are particularly rattled after the department decided to transfer the wages of staff directly in their bank accounts. Dr Surjit said the employees working at the schools refused to follow the orders of the NGO. He said the persons who were running the NGO were losing control over their employees. "When the employees working with the NGO are directly receiving money from the authorities, why they will listen to us? It is against the guidelines of the National Child Labour Project. While in other districts across the country, NGOs receive the fund and run the project. However, here the funds are controlled by the administration," said Dr Surjit. Sources said salary of the employees was directly transferred to their bank accounts, following complaints of anomalies in distribution of funds. Congress MP Ravneet Bittu is the Chairman of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee.
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child labour, labour schools, National Child Labour Project, education, skill-training, monetary benefit, bank account
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