The National Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to the Rajasthan government over reports that many families in Banswara district are allegedly using their children as a pawn to get money for food.
The NHRC Friday observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issue of violation of human rights of the innocent young children, who instead of getting proper education and upbringing, have been given to the custody of unknown people in lieu of money.
The NHRC in a statement said, "It has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that there are several villages in Banswara district of the state of Rajasthan in which more than 500 families were found to have used their children as pawn in exchange of Rs 1,500-2,000 from the Gadaria (shepherd) community to get food."
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