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study, most of the children were truths overwhelm us. There is talk
found to be suffering from malnu- of stringent eradication measures
trition. They were taken to Poshan and ways to implement them
Kendra and kept there for 15 days effectively. Often, intertwined
till their condition improved. Fami- within those well-calculated statis-
lies have been provided with seeds tics, detailed analysis and numerals,
and asked to grow them on tiny there are simple tales that reveal
patches of land (poshan bagicha) the reason as to why child labour
outside their mud huts, so that chil- still exists in communities all over
dren can get a few greens on their the world, including India. Child
plate. Families are being encour- labour cannot be tackled in isola-
aged to include their children in the tion. The cause is deeply ingrained
immunization programme. Adoles- in the socio-economic fabric of
cent girls with low haemoglobin the communities and the lives they
count get IFA tablets and are also lead. It is time to lend an ear to
counseled on ways to practice the stories of Savita and Ramu, and
hygiene sanitation during periods hundreds like them in the hinterland.
Every year, in and around World There is light at the end of the
Day against Child Labour, grim. tunnel, and hopefully, we are
statistics, stark reality and bitter just about to turn the corner.
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