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| occupation = Child Rights Activist, Social Development Professional
| education = B.A. LLB, Radha Govind University, Ramgarh
| yearsactive = 2000–present
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Baidnath Kumar is an Indian child rights activist and social development professional with over 20 years of experience combating human trafficking, child labour, child marriage, and other forms of child exploitation. He is the Secretary of the Child Rights Foundation, based in Ranchi, Jharkhand, and currently serves as a Member of the Child Welfare Committee in Ranchi and Khunti.

==Early Life==

Baidnath Kumar's childhood was marked by hardship. At the age of seven, he began working as a child labourer, and originally from Samastipur, Bihar, he later moved to Jalandhar, Punjab, where he worked in hotels and hostels, washing utensils and doing other odd jobs, while continuing to pursue his education. He was also engaged in child labour in brick kilns during this period. These early experiences shaped his awareness of child rights and later became the foundation of his work protecting vulnerable children.

==Education==

Baidnath Kumar completed his Matriculation from BSEB, Patna, in 1991, his Intermediate through NIOS in 2020, and a B.A. LLB from Radha Govind University, Ramgarh, in 2025.

==Career==

Since the year 2000, Baidnath Kumar has worked against child rights violations, human trafficking, child labour, child marriage, child sexual abuse, and other forms of human rights abuse. Through his efforts, more than 10,000 children have been rescued from child labour and trafficking, with the support of police and government agencies.

His rescue operations have extended beyond Jharkhand to other parts of India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tripura, and Assam, as well as cross-border regions including Bangladesh and Nepal. Through his initiatives, several traffickers have been arrested, including 36 major traffickers, 23 of whom were brought to justice.

He filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Jharkhand High Court for the protection of children's rights, and has advocated for the implementation of the POCSO Act and the seizure of traffickers' properties under the PMLA Act. In 2018, he was selected to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), organized by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, to share his work on child rights and anti-human trafficking efforts.

His work has resulted in over 220 FIRs against traffickers, including Jharkhand's first FIR on human trafficking in 2012 and its first FIR on child marriage. Under his leadership, the Child Rights Foundation facilitated the enrolment of 1,034 school dropouts through bridge courses in Khunti, Simdega, and Ranchi districts, and between 2006 and 2008, in collaboration with Bachpan Bachao Andolan and ATSEC, led rescue operations and rehabilitation for 212 child labourers' families through government schemes. One landmark operation, a CID-led raid in Delhi, resulted in the rescue of 84 trafficked girls from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal. Through documentation and legal efforts, the organization also helped expose 240 illegal placement agencies.

He contributed to the drafting of the Domestic Work Bill 2016 and proposed a regulatory framework for placement agencies in Jharkhand. Through sustained advocacy, he has been credited with helping shift public perception around reporting trafficking, contributing to an increase in trafficking-related FIRs from 23 between 2000 and 2010 to over 300 in the years since.

==Positions and Affiliations==

Baidnath Kumar holds or has held the following positions:

* Member, Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Khunti and Ranchi, Government of Jharkhand, appointed under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
* Member, Child Labour Rescue Team, Department of Labour, Government of Jharkhand
* Member, Alliance Against Women Trafficking in Jharkhand
* Acting Member, Diya Seva Sansthan, Ranchi
* Member, State Standing Committee for Drafting the Placement Regulation Act, Jharkhand

==Training and Capacity Building==

Baidnath Kumar was selected by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on "Strengthening the Combat Against Trafficking and Gender-Based Violence" in 2018. He has also participated in local, national, and international workshops and training programs on human trafficking, child marriage, child labour, child sexual abuse, and child protection laws, organized by bodies including the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Jharkhand, UNICEF, the Department of Social Welfare and Department of Labour of the Government of Jharkhand, ATSEC, NCPCR, and NHRC.

==Achievements and Recognition==

Baidnath Kumar has received the following awards and recognitions:

* Commendation for Exemplary Contribution in Combating Human Trafficking, Criminal Investigation Department, Ranchi, Jharkhand (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017)
* Jharkhand Ratan Award, Lok Seva Samiti (2016)
* International Visitor Leadership Programme, United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (2018)
* Jharkhand Gaurav Award, Jharkhand Intellectual Forum (2018)
* Bharat Ratna C. Subramaniam Award, National Foundation of India (2019)
* Kaimur Ratan Award, Mai Mundeshwari Trust, Bhabhua (2020)
* Spadan Award, Palona, Ranchi (2022)
* India National Award – Police Public Reporter, Ranchi (2022, 2024)
* Child Trafficking Activist Award, NCPCR (Shakti Vahini) (2023)
* Rashtrapati National Award for Best Child Rights Activist (2023)
* Ratna Shri Award, AR Entertainment Group (2024)
* Change Maker Award, Jharkhand CSR Conclave (2025)
* Appreciation Letter, DGP Jharkhand Police, for 20 years of work rescuing child labourers, missing children, and trafficking victims (2025)
* India National Award 2022 – Smriti Chinh, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
* Jharkhand Gaurav International Visitors Leadership Award, USA

He is referred to in media coverage as "Jharkhand ke Bhaijaan" (Brother of Jharkhand) for his role in reuniting hundreds of children with their families.

==Notable Cases==

Baidnath Kumar has raised several child rights cases with government and human rights bodies through the Child Rights Foundation, including a request to the Director General of Police, Jharkhand, for a CID investigation into the death of a minor girl in Bokaro district in connection with an alleged case of illegal child labour. He also brought a case to the National Human Rights Commission concerning an assault on a minor by police in Khunti district, which resulted in the suspension of the officer involved, a compensation directive, and an order to register an FIR. In another case, he lodged a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission on behalf of a family in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, following the death of a woman that the family alleged was linked to police harassment, which led the Commission to direct an inquiry by the Superintendent of Police, Ramgarh.

==Contact Information==

Organization: Child Rights Foundation
Head Office: Chiroundi Van Vrindavan Colony, Road No-5 S, Boreya, Ranchi, Jharkhand, PIN-834006
Registered Under: Trust Registration Act 21, 1899, Registration No. 4674
Phone: +91-9835339455, +91-9431789384
Email: baidnath@hotmail.com

==External Links==

* [https://twitter.com/baidnathsocial Twitter – @baidnathsocial]
* [https://www.facebook.com/baidnathmath Facebook]

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