Amended Bill on child labour passed; accused to be fined with Rs 1 lakh
(WorldNews India)

The Gujarat Assembly, on Wednesday, unanimously passed the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2020, which doubled the fine to Rs 1 lakh for those employing children in various occupations and processes. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Dilipkumar Thakor, tabled the Bill and said that the amendments to the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, decentralises power and empowers the Municipal Commissioner, the Director of Labour or the Labour of Regional Commissioner of Municipalities to ensure that the provisions of this Central Act are properly carried out. Earlier, this power lay only with the District...