National Policy of India on Child Development: Public Policy and Governance in India

Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic technique PCPNDT (Prohibition of sex selection) act, 1994. 2. The protection of the children from sexual offences bill, 2011. 3. The prohibition of the child marriage act, 2006. 4. The Commission for the protection of child rights act, 2005. 5. The right to free and compulsory education  (RTE) act, 2009. 6. Juvenile justice care and protection of the children act, 2015. 7. National charter for children, 2004. 8. National policy for children 1974. 9.l Integrated child development services (ICDS) scheme, 1975. 10. Integrated child protection scheme ICPS. 11. Rajiv Gandhi scheme for empowerment of adolescent Girls-Sabla. 12. National policy for children 2013. 13. Child labour prohibition and regulation amendment act, 2016. Bibliography. Index. 

National Policy for Children, adopted by the Government of India in 2013, reaffirms the rights of children in the country. This book incorporates the original texts, in verbatim, of a select national government policies and programmes of India. It contains special legislative measures, national policies and programmes towards creating a better India.