NATIONAL POLICY AND LEGISLATION IN

RELATION TO CHILD HEALTH

Presented by,
Aditi kalita
Post Basic B.sc(N) 1st year
CPMS College of Nursing
NATIONAL POLICIES FOR CHILDREN

• Declaring its children as the “nation’s supremely important asset’’, the

Government of India adopted a National Policy for children in August 1974.

• GOAL
• The National policy for education adopted by parliament gives direction to state to
make policies required to meet educational needs of children.
• It shall be the policy of state to provide adequate services to children both before
and after birth & through out the period of growth to ensure full physical, mental
and social development.
PRIORITIES
CONTD...
COMPONENTS

• Reduction of health disparities of health services.

• Promotion of elementary education.

• An integral rural development approach.

• Welfare of women and children.

• Population control strategies.

NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY, 1983

• Launched in 1983

• The policy aimed to provide access to primary healthcare

services for all individuals in India.

• Establishment of all worked out referral system.

NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY, 2002

• Launched in 2002.

• This policy aims to ensure that the country’s general

population attains a satisfactory level of good health.

• Strengthening and extending public health services.

• Increase in public spending for health care.

NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY-2017
• Launched in 15th march,2017.

• The policy wants to give everyone complete healthcare that is all

connected‌, with the main goal of keeping people healthy. It aims to
ensure quality as well as affordable healthcare.

• It proposes free drugs, free diagnostics and free emergency and

essential healthcare services in public hospitals.
LAWS AND ORDINANCE
RELATED TO CHILDREN
1. THE CHILDREN ACT, 1960

• Amended in 1977

• Emphasis on provision of care, maintanence, welfare, training,

education and rehabilitation of the delinquent child.

• It cover the neglected and destitute, socially handicapped, victimized

and delinquent children.
2. THE CHILDREN MARRIAGE RESTRAIN
ACT,1978
• In 1929, The Sharada Act was enacted forbidding the practice of child marriage.

• The Child Marriage Restrain Act,1978-

rises the legal age of marriage for
Girls from 15 years to 18 years
Boys from 18 years to 21 years

• It is a preventive measure for Maternal and Infant mortality and morbidity.

3. CHILD LABOUR ACT, 1986
According to this act,
except in the process of family based work or recognized school based activities,
children’s are not allowed to work in concerned with-

• Passengers, goods mail transport by railway

• Cement manufacturing, cloth painting

• Building construction operation

• Dying,weaving, beedi making, wool cleaning

• Printing, mica cutting, splitting

Hours and Period of work

• The period of work would be fixed only for 3hrs and no child shall
work more than 3hrs.

• No child shall be allowed to work between 7PM-8AM

4. EDUCATION FOR ALL HANDICAPPED
CHILDREN ACT,1975
• Arouse fiving ederal case law, with the aim of special education and related
services should be designed to meet the unique needs of eligible children with
disabilities.

• Should be prepared for further education, employement and independent loving.

• Disabilities include... Intellectual disability, hearing impairment, speech or

language impairment, visual impairment etc.....
5. CHILD ABUSE ACT, 1974
• Child abuse can be defined as causing and permitting any harmful or offensive
contact on child’s body and any communication of transaction of kind which
frightens or shames the child.

• The harm maybe physical (beating,kicking), emotional, sexual abuse or

exploitation.

• Under this act, childreen are protected from exploitation or abuse.

6. JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT, 2000
• Recently amended in 2006.

• This act defines juvenile/Child as a person who has not completed age of 18years.
It has 2 separate chapters:

1.for juvenile in conflict with law

2. for children in need for care and protection.

7. COMMISSION FOR PROTECTION OF
CHILD RIGHTS ACT, 2005
• This act provides for the constitution of national commision and state
commision for protection of child rights and children’s court for
providing speedy trial of offences against children or violation of child
rights.
RIGHTS OF CHILDREN

• The right to survival

• The right to protection

• The right to development

• The right to participation

• The right to provision

 8. GIRL CHILD ACT( COMPULSORY
EDUCATION AND WELFARE) ACT, 2000
• A bill to provide free and compulsory minimum
education for the girl child and other welfare measures
to be undertaken by the state for her proper
development.
9. PARENTAL KIDNAPPING PREVENTION
ACT
• This act is for the care, control and maintanence of a
child, which a court may award to oneself the parents
following a divorce or separation procedure.
10. CHILD ADOPTION ACT
• Modern adoption laws and practices aim to promote
child welfare and are regarded an integral part of
government efforts to protect the interests of the
young.
CHILD ADOPTION LAW IN INDIA

Indian citizens can adopt in India under three major legislation:

• The Hindu Adoption & Maintanence Act of 1956.

• The Guardians and Wards Act of 1890 and

• The Juveline Justice( care & protection) Act, 2000 which is ammended
in 2006.
11. THE INFANT MILK SUBSTITUTE
ACT,1992
• Ammended in August 1,1993.

• It provides for the regulation of production,supply and

distribution of instant milk substitute, feeding bottles and
infant foods with a view to the protection of breastfeeding
and ensuring the proper use of infant food.