The government statistics indicated that over 1.26 lakh cases of trafficking for child labour were registered during 2011-12. The study, released here over the week-end, covered the trafficking source State of Bihar, the transit State of Delhi, and the trafficking destination State of Rajasthan. Despite increased awareness on child trafficking, there are “startling inconsistencies” between the policy commitments and on-the-ground realities for rehabilitation of child labourers across three northern States of Rajasthan, Bihar and Delhi, says a new study conducted by an institution attached to Harvard University of the U.S. Titled “Is This Protection?”, the study was conducted by Harvard University's Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Centre for Health and Human Rights. Legally mandated and essential first information reports were sporadically filed and victimisers were rarely prosecuted, said the study.

Source: The Hindu July 25, 2016 19:52 UTC