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NGO abandons 'rescued' kids
Rajesh Kumar/ New Delhi

            ...sends them to juvenile homes--- The climax was on expected lines.
As feared, the 477 children "rescued" amid media hype by <b>Mumbai-based NGO
Pratham</b>, in coordination with the labour department of Delhi Government, have landed up in juvenile homes.
          
Failing to put together a rehabilitation plan for the children and unable
to bear the cost of food and lodging, Pratham on Sunday sent the children to 11
observation homes spread across the city. These homes mainly house juvenile
delinquents.
    
But in the case of these unfortunate 'rescued' children, there is neither
a first information report (FIR) against them nor their employers from whose
premises they were rescued. They have been sent to Sewa Kutir run by the Delhi
Government, Prayas and Deepalaya, run by NGOs.
    
These children would now be in the company of those incarcerated there on
various criminal charges under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). In a related
development, Pratham has sacked its volunteers who were assigned the task to
carry out the rescue operation. The step has been taken, sources said, following
adverse media reports.
    
The Pioneer had carried a report in its front page titled-Lure of UN funds
drives NGO to rescue kids- which revealed that rather than concern for the
rehabilitation of the children, utilisation of UN funds prompted the raids. The
report also pointed out that neither the government nor the NGO that carried out
the raids had an answer about the rehabilitation plan of these children.
    
Sources in the labour department said that the government had already
placed a task force under divisional commissioner GK Marwah to carry such raids.
"In this case, the labour department and NGO did not consult the task force
prior to the raids. The entire exercise was done without proper planning," said
the source.
    
"The rescued children would now be required to depose before the child
welfare committee of the Delhi Government after which a decision would be taken
on their rehabilitation," said a Delhi government official.
    
"But one thing is clear, rehabilitation process under Child Labour Act
would be impossible. The NGO is running away from its responsibility. The Child
Welfare Committee (CWC) will hand over these children to their parents," the
source added.
    
It was also revealed that about 20 per cent children who were rescued in
Mumbai early this year by Pratham, returned to Delhi and joined factories in the
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