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India's National Health Policy for Children

The document outlines India's national policy for children, which aims to ensure their full physical, mental, and social development. It declares that the state will provide adequate services to children both before and after birth through their development. Specifically, the policy states that all children will be covered by health programs, nutrition programs will address deficiencies, and expectant/nursing mothers' health and nutrition will be improved. It also aims to provide free and compulsory education up to age 14, out-of-school education, and protect children from exploitation. The key laws related to children's welfare in India are also summarized.

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India's National Health Policy for Children

The document outlines India's national policy for children, which aims to ensure their full physical, mental, and social development. It declares that the state will provide adequate services to children both before and after birth through their development. Specifically, the policy states that all children will be covered by health programs, nutrition programs will address deficiencies, and expectant/nursing mothers' health and nutrition will be improved. It also aims to provide free and compulsory education up to age 14, out-of-school education, and protect children from exploitation. The key laws related to children's welfare in India are also summarized.

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NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY

INTRODUCTION
The nations children are its supreme asset. Their nurture and solicitude is the responsibility
of the nation. The resolution on national policy on education, which has been adopted
parliament, gives direction to state policy on the educational needs of children. The
government of India adopted this resolution on national policy of children in august 1974.

Fifteen principles of India’s new national policy for children

The policy declares “it shall be the policy of the state to provide adequate services to
children, both before and after birth and through the period of growth, to ensure their full
physical, mental and social development.”

In particular, the following measures shall be adopted towards the attainment of the
objectives of this policy.

1. All children shall be covered by a comprehensive health programme.


2. Programmes shall be implemented to provide nutritional services with the objective
of removing deficiencies in the diet of children.
3. Programmes for general improvement of health and care, nutrition and nutritional
education of expectant and nursing mothers.
4. The state shall takes steps to provide free and compulsory education for all children
up to the age of 14, informal education for pre-schoolers and efforts to reduce
wastage and stagnation in schools.
5. Out-of-school education for those not having access to formal education.
6. Promotion of games, recreation and extracurricular activities in schools and
community centres.
7. Special programmes for children from weaker sections of society to ensure equality
of opportunity and special assistance.
8. Facilities for education, training and rehabilitation for socially handicapped children.
9. Protection of children against neglect, cruelty and exploitation.
10. No child under 14 years shall be permitted to engage in any hazardous occupation or
heavy work.
11. Facilities for special treatment, education, rehabilitation and care of children who
are physically handicapped, emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded.
12. Children shall be given priority for protection and relief in times of distress or natural
calamity.
13. Special programmes shall be formulated to spot, encourage and assist gifted children
belonging to weaker sections of society.
14. Paramount consideration to the interest of children in all legal disputes.
15. Efforts would be directed to strengthen family ties to enable children to grow within
healthy family, neighbourhood and community environment.

Laws Related to Child Welfare:-


Child welfare legislation includes such laws and acts through which care, protection,
welfare and rehabilitation of children including those in conflict with law can be
ensured. National policy for children, adopted by government of India in 1947 and
United Nations Declaration on rights of children.

Various Acts Related to Children’s Welfare are:-


1. The children’s act, 1960
2. Juvenile justice act, 1986
3. The child labour (prohibition and regulation ) act, 1986
4. The child marriage restraint act, 1929
5. Education for all handicapped children act, 1975
6. Child abuse and treatment act, 1974
7. Rehabilitation act, 1973
8. Parental kidnapping prevention act, 1980
9. Runway youth act
10. Social security act

1. The children’s act, 1960


The children’s act of 1960, amended in 1977 , provides for care,
maintenance, welfare, training, education and rehabilitation of
delinquent children. The categories of children who come under
Children’s act are:

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