New Delhi: In an attempt to make elementary education a fundamental right of children, the government will complete the legislative process in the winter session of Parliament, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Rita Verma said on November 12.

"Both the Houses of Parliament have approved the 93rd Amendment Bill, which proposes to make elementary education a fundamental right of children. But since the legislation was not passed by the two Houses in the same year, it has to be introduced afresh," she told reporters.

Stating that the theme of the 'Universal Children's Day' this year was "education for disadvantaged children", Verma said that the campaign to impart education to all aimed at translating this right into a reality.

She said that while the Social Justice Ministry has launched the National Initiative for Child Protection, the Labour Ministry has launched National Child Labour Projects.

Pointing out that there were 3.5 crore children who should have been in school but were not studying, the minister said that the objective could be attained with support from state governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

PTI