The government today said that it will amend the Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act to link it with Right to children to access free and compulsory education. Replying to questions in the Lok Sabha, Labour and Employment minister Bandaru Dattatreya said it proposes complete prohibition on employment of children below 14 years and making the punishment for employers more stringent and constitution of rehabilitation fund for rehabilitation activities.<br/><br/>Mr Dattatreya said children in the age group of 5 to 8 years are directly linked to the formal education system through a close coordination with the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. The minister informed the House that a central monitoring committee with the representatives from state governments and other concerned ministries for overall supervision of the child labour projects to discuss, analyse on eradication of child labour is already in place.