new delhi leading child rights experts have asked the government to review existing legal instruments and acts related to children and more budget allocations for right to education rte and integrated child development services icds at a twoday national consultation organised by ngo aideetaction in collaboration with unesco and bernard van leer foundation the experts recommended setting up of a database on migrants both at source and destination policy on portability of child related schemes ensuring decent housing in a healthy environment at destination and access to basic facilities in order to improve the attendance in schools the government is proposing a monthly scholarship of rs 100 per child till the standard viii to motivate them to attend the school regularly joint secretary of bureau of labour welfare bipin bihari mallick said at the meeting the delegates also recommended 25 reservation for children of disadvantaged groups may be extended to migrant children in the rte exchange of information between different ministries like the women and child development labour education and social welfare formation of a national alliance of civil society organizations working on childrens rights and migration to channelize support system for advocacy mechanism credai secretary suresh hari stressed on the need of government to utilize the taxes paid by the public towards the welfare of migrant workers and their children temporary distress migration is the major reason for high dropout and low attendance in schools added to this there is a need to understand the patterns of the migrant children with the support of school management committees and teachers which will help evolve an inclusive policy for the migrant children in cities unescos section chief and programme specialist marina faetanini said on this occasion childhood on the move lives of young migrants in pictures a photo document was also released