No Child Artiste Should Be Made To Work For More Than Six Hours: NCPCR Drafts Guidelines For Showbiz Minors ‘

‘We need to take immediate steps about conditions minors are working in on sets’

- Niharika Lal

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has drafted new guidelines to protect child artistes in the showbiz industry. One of the major highlights of the draft guidelines is that no showbiz minor should work for more than 27 consecutive days in a year and over six hours in a day. The draft ‘Regulatory Guidelines for Child Participation in the Entertainment Industry’ will cover films, OTT, TV, reality shows and other fields where child artistes are involved.

No showbiz minor should work for over

27 consecutive days in a year

THE NEW RULES INCLUDE THINGS LIKE HAVING A TUTOR, CHILD COUNSELLOR DURING SHOOTING, LIMITED WORK HOURS AND REGULAR BREAKS

– Vani Tripathi Tikoo, member of the committee that drafted the guidelines

Ashnoor Kaur who juggled her showbiz career with her board exams, often only slept for four hours, says her mother Avneet

‘It would be nice to have a tutor on set,’ says Dimple Sharma, mother of Aakriti, who acted in Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala when she was eight

‘NEED TO ADDRESS WORKING HOURS’