Lok Sabha Question No. 2371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Selection of Districts for NCLP
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2371 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## SELECTION OF DISTRICTS FOR NCLP

## 2371. DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)the  norms  prescribed  for  the  selection  of  districts  for  implementing
- National Child Labour Project (NCLP);
- (b)the number of districts covered under NCLP in the country, State-wise;
- (c)whether the Government proposes to extend the NCLP to all the districts where child labour is still prevalent;
- (d)if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e)the number of child labourers likely to be benefited along with the funds allocated for the purpose, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (d): Government is implementing National Child Labour Project (NCLP)  Scheme  for  rehabilitation  of  child  labour  since  1988.  Earlier  the Scheme was implemented in the districts  with  high  concentration  of  child labour.  Government  has  recently  reviewed  the  Scheme  to  make  it  more effective and revised the Guidelines for implementation of the scheme which came into force w.e.f.  1.4.2016.  At  present  NCLP  Scheme  is  sanctioned  in 280 districts of 21 States in the country. The State-wise details are given at Annexure.  Further,  State  Governments  have  been  requested  to  conduct survey, including those districts which are presently not sanctioned, under NCLP and to send proposals for expansion of the NCLP in the districts having incidence of child labour.
- (e): As per information received from the District Project Societies, at  present  about  3455  special  training  centres  are  in  operation  with  an enrolment of approximately 1.41 lakh children. The target group of the NCLP has  also  been  widened  after  enactment  of  the  Child  Labour  (Prohibition  & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 as it now includes all children up to 14 years  working  in  any  occupation  and  process  and  adolescents  (14  to  18 years) working in hazardous occupations and processes. The budget allocation for the Scheme for the year 2017-18 is Rs. 150 crore.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2371 FOR 31.7.2017 BY DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD, HON'BLE MP REGARDING SELECTION OF DISTRICTS FOR NCLP

## No. of Districts, State-wise in which NCLP Scheme are sanctioned

| Sl. No.   | Name of State   |   No. of Sanctioned Districts |
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh  |                            13 |
| 2.        | Assam           |                             4 |
| 3.        | Bihar           |                            24 |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh    |                             8 |
| 5.        | Gujarat         |                             9 |
| 6.        | Haryana         |                             3 |
| 7.        | Jammu &Kashmir  |                             3 |
| 8.        | Jharkhand       |                             8 |
| 9.        | Karnataka       |                            17 |
| 10.       | Madhya Pradesh  |                            22 |
| 11.       | Maharashtra     |                            18 |
| 12.       | Nagaland        |                             1 |
| 13.       | Odisha          |                            24 |
| 14.       | Punjab          |                             3 |
| 15.       | Rajasthan       |                            27 |
| 16.       | Tamil Nadu      |                            18 |
| 17.       | Telangana       |                            10 |
| 18.       | Uttar Pradesh   |                            47 |
| 19.       | Uttarakhand     |                             1 |
| 20.       | West Bengal     |                            19 |
| 21.       | Delhi           |                             1 |
|           | Total           |                           280 |

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