Ranchi, June 27 -- Taking a decisive step against the serious social challenge of child labour, the state of Jharkhand hosted a grand inter-state conference here on Thursday, focused on the integrated 2025-2030 Action Plan. This initiative was jointly organised by the Child Welfare Association and the International Labour Organization (ILO), with the active support of the Labour, Employment, Training and Skill Development Department and the Department of Women and Child Development.

The main objective of the conference was to finalise an innovative and coordinated action plan to make Jharkhand completely child labour free by the year 2030. The conference proved to be a crucial platform for strategic discussions and collective commitment am...