National Consultation on Children and Internal Migration in India 22 - 23 September 2015, India Habitat Centre,

Draft Programme Schedule

DAY-1 - Tuesday 22 September 2015

09:30-10:00 Registration Inaugural session: Guests for Inaugural Event: 10 am -11.30 am  Dr. Subash Chandra Khuntia, IAS, Secretary Dept. of School Education & Literacy Govt. of India - Chief Guest - TBC  Mr. Somasundaran, IAS, Secretary Ministry of Women and Child, Govt. of India - Guest of Honour – TBC  Mr. A V Swamy, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha  Ms. Dharitri Patnaik, India Representative, Bernard van Leer Foundation  Mr. Shigeru Aoyagi, Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka  Mr. Ravi Pratap Singh, Regional Director, Aide et Action International - South Asia - Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Keynote Speaker:  Mr. Harsh Mander, IAS (Rtd) Centre for Equity Study, New Delhi

11.30 am -11.45 am TEA 11.45 am -01.30 pm Undocumented Migrant Children - Issues and Concerns

 Need for making migrant children visible  Migration and exclusion of children  Inclusive cities and space for migrant children  Mapping, tracking and need for comprehensive database at source and destination

Panellists:  Ms. Smita Agarwal, Head Education, CSR, Tata Steel Ltd, Jamsedhpur,  Prof. Praveen Jha, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi  Mr. Rajiv Khandelwal, Ajeevika Bureau, Ahmadabad  Mr. Umi Daniel, Regional Head, Migration Thematic unit, Aide et Action International-South Asia- Bhubaneswar Chair:  Ms. Ritu Dewan, Director, Centre for Development Research and Action, 01:30-02:30 pm LUNCH 02:30-03:30 pm Child Care, Protection, Healthy Living Environment for Migrant Children at Destinations

 Need for childcare, crèches and pre-school at worksites  Issues of infants and children at worksites  Access to health, immunization and nutrition at worksites  Care and protection of migrant children

Panellists:

 Ms. Mridula Bajaj, Executive Director, Mobile Crèches, New Delhi  Ms. Deep Ranjani Rai, Project Director, Vibha India, Mumbai  Dr. Kaniz Fatima Kazmi, Executive Director, PARWARISH, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.  Mr. Laxmi Narayan Nanda, Child Protection Officer, UNICEF, Odisha

Chair:  Dr. V. Rukmini Rao, Gramya Resource Centre for women, , Telengana

03:30-04:30 Child Labour and Protection of Adolescent Girls at Worksites

 Trafficked children into child labour  Policies for elimination of child labour with special reference to migrant children  Rescue, release and rehabilitation of migrant child labourers  Child labour policies and migrant children

Panellists:

 Mr. Amod Kant, IPS, Rtd, PRAYAS, New Delhi  Ms. Farida Lambay, Co-founder, PRATHAM, Mumbai  Ms. Komal Ganotra, Director-Policy Research and Advocacy, CRY  Mr. Venkat Reddy, MV Foundation, Hyderabad, Telengana

Chair:  Prof. Babu Mathew, University Law College, Bangalore, Karnataka

04:30pm -04:45 pm TEA 04:45pm- 06: 00 pm Screening of Short Film- “Moving Children” Followed by a Discussion on Migrant Children in Cities - Media Reflection

 Media perception and portrayal of migrant workers, children, women and citizenship rights

Panellist:

 Ms. Uma Sudhir, Senior Correspondent, NDTV, Hyderabad -TBC  Mr. Teki Vishy, Communication Resource Centre, Hyderabad

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 Mr. VVP Sharma, Executive Editor, CNN IBN, New Delhi  Ms. Marina Faetanini, Section Chief and Programme Specialist, UNESCO

Chair:  Mr. J. John, Centre for Communication & Education, New Delhi

End of Day -1

DAY-2 – Wednesday 23 September 2015

09:45 am- 11: 15 am Migrant Children Inclusion into Primary Education

 Portability of education of migratory population  RTE and migrant children’s education  Migrant children’s inclusion into primary education  Mapping and tracking of school dropout migrant children  Access and mainstreaming into school education

Panellists:

 Dr. Shailendra Sigdel, UNESCO Institute of Statistics, New Delhi  Mr. Ambarish Rai, National RTE Forum, New Delhi  Dr. L D Mishra, IAS (Rtd) Former Secretary, MoLE, GoI  Mr. Praveen Mahajan, Executive Director, Janarth, Maharashtra  Ms. K Sivagami, Regional Manager, Aide et Action International, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Chair:  Ms. Marina Faetanini, Section Chief and Programme Specialist, UNESCO 11:15-11:30 TEA 11:30-12:30 Government Initiative for Welfare of Migrant Children

 Odisha’s experience of seasonal hostel for migrant children  Making education accessible to inter-state migrant children  Need for ICDS services for children of migrant workers  Policy issues concerning protection of migrant children

Panellists:  Mr. Mahendra Kumar Mallick, State Project Director, Government of Odisha-TBC  Mr. Thiru. K.Veera Raghava Rao, I.A.S., Collector, Thiruvallur  Ms Shoba Koshy, Chairperson, SCPCR, Kerala TBC  Mr. Rajendra Meher, Chairperson, OSCPCR, Bhubaneswar  Dr. D Shreenivasulu, IAS, Principal Secretary, Govt. of

Chair:  Dr. Aurobindo Behera, IAS (Retd), Chairperson, Centre for Environmental Studies & Principal Secretary, F&E Dept., Govt. of Orissa 3

12:30 - 01:30 Corporate Social Responsibility and Children of Migrant Workers

 CSR initiative to create inclusive opportunities for children of migrant workers  CSO, Corporate & Govt. partnership for inclusion of migrant children

Panellists:

 Mr. Pratyush Panda, Head CSR, ACC Cement Ltd, Mumbai  Mr. Suresh Hari, Secretary, CREDAI, Bengaluru  Dr. Ambika Prasad Nanda, Head CSR Tata Steel, Bhubaneswar

Chair:  Mr. Pooran Chandra Pandey, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network, New Delhi

01:30pm-02:30pm LUNCH 02:30 pm- 03:30 pm Towards Equal and Inclusive Policies For Migrant Children In Cities

 Consolidated Consultation Recommendations - Presentation

Panellists:

 Mr. Umi Daniel, Regional Head-Migration thematic unit, Aide et Action International-South Asia- Bhubaneswar  Prof. Sivakumar, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth Development, Tamil Nadu.

Chair:  Dr. Bernard D’ Sami, Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

03:30 pm-04:30 pm Guests for Valedictory Event:

 Mr. Bipin Mallik, DG, Labour Welfare, GoI - TBC  Mr. Ravi Pratap Singh, Regional Director, Aide et Action International- South Asia  Prof. Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs  Dr. Ganesh N Devy, Bhasa Research & Publication Centre, Baroda, Gujrat -TBC

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