- National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) declared the mica mines of Jharkhand’ child labour-free’ at an event in Koderma, Jharkhand,.
- Working children up to 14 years of age are called child labour in India.
- Mica is a shimmery, translucent mineral used in various industries, such as cosmetics, electronics, automobiles, and construction.
- It is abundant in the Koderma and Giridih districts of Jharkhand. Koderma was once called the Mica capital of India, the Abkrah Nagari.
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
- The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is a statutory body which was set up under the provisions of the Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005.
- The NCPCR came into existence in 2007
- The NCPCR comes under the administrative control of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- The NCPCR was established to safeguard children’s rights as provided in the Constitution and other laws of the land.
- The NCPCR also has to ensure the rights of the children as provided by the Right to Education Act, 2009, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences, POCSO Act 2012.
- Children up to 18 years of age are considered a child by the NCPCR.
- NCPCR consists of one chairperson and 6 members, of which two are women.
- Chairperson : Priyank Kanoongo
Production of Mica
- China is the largest producer of Mica in the world.
- India is the eighth-largest producer of Mica in the world.
- India is the largest exporter of Mica in the world, followed by China.