The government has taken several measures for the eradication of child labour. Under the Child Labour Policy of the government, a multi-pronged approach is being followed. This includes legal action plan, focus on general development programme for the benefit of the families of child-labour and project-based action in areas of high concentration of child-labour. This information was given in the Rajya Sabha today by Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge in a written reply. He said the government is implementing National Child Labour Project, NCLP in 266 districts of the country for rehabilitation of children rescued from work. Under the Project, children rescued from work are enrolled in the special schools, when they are provided with bridge education, vocational training, nutrition, stipend, health care, before mainstreaming into formal education system. At present, about 7311 special schools are running with enrollment of more than three lakh children under the NCLP Scheme, The Minister, however, said the Child-Labour is a complex socio-economic problem, which needs sustained efforts over a long period of time.