Shailendra Pandya (born 27 March 1987) is an Indian child rights activist[1] and was a former member of the Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Government of Rajasthan.
After completing his master's degree in social work in 2012, Pandya began his professional career for protection of child rights and then joined Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights as state in charge of Child Labour Cell, where he was involved in policies and programs for eradication and rehabilitation of child labour[5][6] In 2019, in a interstate rescue he saved 138 children from Surat, with Rajasthan Police, they were brought to work in various jobs.
[9] where 91 children were rescued from various workplaces and the registration of 17 FIRs were registered, against 54 employers.
[10] He is known for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic when he conducted a Situational Analysis of Tribal Child Labour,[11] where 865 migrant children returning to their villages during pandemic to educational facilities, for rehabilitation and identified families of child laborers.
[12] Then he worked with the district administration, creating a helpline to report cases, which prevented 15 child marriages.