REPORT BY THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON UNCRC 27 Provisions in the Constitution of India and Domestic Legislation/Policy Measures in Consonance with UNCRC United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child(UNCRC) Article 6 40(Survival and Development): Children have the right to live. Governments should ensure that children survive and develop healthily. Article 12 41 Child who is capable of forming his/her own views shall have the right to express those views and views of the child to be given due weight. Article 13 42 Child shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas. Article 14 43States Parties shall respect the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. Rights and duties of parents and legal guardians to provide directions to the child according to their evolving capacity Article 15 44 States Parties recognize the rights of the child to freedom of association and to freedom of peaceful assembly. 1. Constitutional Provisions on Education a) Article 21 Right to life and personal liberty. b) Article 21A 52makes free and compulsory education a Fundamental Right for all Children of the age of 6-14 years. c) Article 28 53 Freedom as to attendance at religious instruction or religious worship in certain educational institutions. d) Article 29 54 No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them. e) Article 30 55 Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions. f) Article-39 Statesshall direct its policies towards securing; the tender ages of children are not abused due to any economic necessity. g) Article 39(f) 56Children are given opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner. Children are protected against exploitation and abandonment. h) Article 45 Provision for early childhood care and education to children below the age of six years. i) Article-243G (item 25 of Schedule 11). 57 Provides for implementation of child care measures by seeking to entrust programmes of women and child development to Panchayats. Gaps between UNCRC & Indian Laws (G) and Recommendations(R) G18: Apparently with the legislations and Schemes as mentioned in the second column, in India there are no gaps in the UNCRC and the existing Indian laws. However, there are implementation challenges that need to be overcome. R18: Awareness programmes should be carried out to popularise the welfare schemes so that the benefits reach all the intended beneficiaries. For effective implementation; trained manpower, dedicated funds and consistent efforts are needed.