Shailendra Pandya

Shailendra Pandya
Member of the Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
In office
2019–2022
Personal details
Born
Shailendra Pandya

(1987-03-27) 27 March 1987
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
EducationPhD
Occupation
  • Social Activist

Dr. Shailendra Pandya (born 27 March 1987, Udaipur) is an Indian child rights activist[1] and former member of the Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Government of Rajasthan.[2] Since 2022, he has been the director of Gayatri Seva Sansthan (GSS).

In October 2024, he received recognition for contributions to child welfare at the Indo-Arab Leader summit in Dubai.[3]

Early life and education

Pandya was born in 1987 in Udaipur, Rajasthan and graduated from the University of Rajasthan in 2009 with a degree in computer engineering. After completing his master's degree of social work in 2012 at Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University, Pandya began his professional career for the protection of child rights and joined the Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights as state in charge of Child Labour Cell. There he was involved in policies and programs for the eradication and rehabilitation of child labour[4][5]

Notable works

In 2019, during an interstate rescue in Surat with Rajasthan Police, he saved 138 children who had been brought there to work.[6] 128 of the rescued children were from Rajasthan.[7]

On 12 June 2022, he was involved in a 'Child Labour Free Udaipur' project[8] in which 91 children were rescued from various workplaces and 17 FIRs were registered against 54 employers. Later, 60 of the rescued children were re-enrolled in education.[9] He is known for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic when he conducted a Situational Analysis of Tribal Child Labour,[10] where 865 migrant children returning to their villages during the pandemic to educational facilities, for rehabilitation and identified families of child laborers.[11] Then he worked with the district administration, creating a helpline to report cases, which prevented 15 child marriages.[5] He was a speaker at Tedx Pradhikaran at D Y Patil Vidyapeeth Pune, 2023.[12]

Awards

  • July 2022 Leadership Excellence Award in the category of ‘Outstanding Contribution for Protection of Child Rights in India’ [13]
  • India’s 100 under 40 ‘Social Leaders’ award by Fox Story India, in 2022, in the field of Child Rehabilitation and Child Rights in India.[13]
  • Social Change Makers award by Doordarshan, in the field of child protection, in 2017. [13]
  • Laadli Award in 2014 by Government of Rajasthan for child protection and girl child education work in tribal areas.

References

  1. ^ "बालश्रम से जुड़े तथ्यों पर बालश्रम प्रकोष्ठ प्रभारी डॉ. शैलेन्द्र पण्ड्या से मुलाक़ात". udaipurtimes.com (in Hindi). 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. ^ Iqbal, Mohammed (2023-05-30). "In Udaipur, court injunction a new deterrent against child marriages". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  3. ^ Molwala, Heena. "Udaipur's Dr. Pandya Receives International Award in Dubai".
  4. ^ "Rajasthan: 27 children rescued from jewellery units". The Times of India. 2019-11-11. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  5. ^ a b "बांसवाड़ा". Dainik Bhaskar. July 9, 2019.
  6. ^ "138 child labourers, between 10 and 16, rescued from Surat". The Week. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  7. ^ "Rajasthan cops rescue 138 child labourers from Surat". The Times of India. 2019-12-30. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  8. ^ Iqbal, Mohammed (2023-07-14). "36 children rescued in Udaipur after campaign against child labour". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  9. ^ "30 child labourers rescued from Udaipur, minor found pregnant". The Times of India. 2022-04-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  10. ^ https://home.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/homeportal/RajasthanPoliceAcademy/PDF/RakshinBook2022.pdf
  11. ^ "Delhi: 73 child labourers rescued from factories; children mostly from UP and Bihar". India Today. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  12. ^ "TEDxPradhikaran | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  13. ^ a b c Narayan, Aditya. "Rajasthan: Dr. Shailendra Pandya The Child Rights Activist Will Be Awarded In Delhi As "Desh Ratna" By BYWA".
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