Operation Muskan rescues 328 child labourers in Adilabad

Over 300 children forced into labour were rescued across the erstwhile Adilabad district during the recently concluded ‘Operation Muskan’, enabling them to return to school and regain their childhood.

Officials said a total of 328 children were rescued under the month-long drive held from July 1 to 31. Of these, Mancherial district accounted



for the highest with 122 children, followed by Adilabad (93), Nirmal (65), and Kumram Bheem Asifabad (48).

The rescue operation was carried out under the aegis of the Women Development and Child Welfare department, with support from police, district child protection units, labour, education and health departments, and non-governmental organisations.