Child labour prosecution: Karnataka tops
Bengaluru: Karnataka has topped in child labour prosecution after 99 cases registered in the state under the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, in 2017.
According to a The Hindu report, Karnataka is followed by Jharkhand at 86 in 2017. The number of prosecutions in Karnataka was 70 and 65 in 2016 and 2015, respectively.
The number of cases recorded in other States is: Gujarat – 34, Haryana – 4, Himachal Pradesh – 1, Jammu and Kashmir – 8, Kerala – 2, Madhya Pradesh – 48, Odisha – 64, Punjab – 81, and Tamil Nadu – 1. In the country, 428 cases of prosecution were recorded in 2017, while the number was 1,567 in 2016 and 2,471 in 2015.
After strengthening the legislative framework through amendment to the Child Labour Act, the Union government has framed the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2017 which ensure effective enforcement of the provisions of the Act.
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KSRTC introduces gender ticketing in buses across Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The KSRCTC on Saturday began implementing gender ticketing in buses operating across the state.
According to a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) circular issued on Friday, the gender ticketing system is intended to record whether a passenger is a woman, a man or a child in tickets issued on KSRTC buses from Saturday.
To facilitate the system, Electronic Ticketing Machines (ETMs) have been updated.
The circular stated that conductors in all KSRTC depots should record the gender category of passengers while issuing tickets through the ETMs.
Options for women, men, and children have been included in the ETMs to identify passenger categories when issuing tickets.
The printed tickets generated by the ETMs will also indicate the passenger's category, officials said.
The UDF had promised free KSRTC travel for women across the state during the Assembly election campaign.
UDF, which won 102 of 140 seats, would soon form the government after the Congress party finalises the discussion on the next Chief Minister.
The introduction of gender ticketing is being viewed as an effort to estimate the number of women travelling daily on KSRTC buses before implementing the poll promise.
Some conductors have reportedly raised concerns over the additional time required to record passenger details, especially during rush hours.
