Lok Sabha Question No. 588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: National Child Labour Project
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, GAURAV GOGOI

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 588 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017

## NATIONAL CHILD LABOUR PROJECT

588. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a)the  salient  features  and  the  current  status  of  the  National  Child Labour Project Scheme;
- (b)the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  by  various States thereunder during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)the total number of child labourers rescued and rehabilitated during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (d)the names and details of Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs) through which the said schemes have been implemented along with the details of funds provided to such NGOs in this regard, State/UTwise;
- (e)whether  the  Government  has  reviewed/proposes  to  review  the guidelines made for rehabilitation of child labourers in the country during the said period; and
- (f)if  so,  the  details  and  outcome  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken thereon and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Government  is  implementing  the  National  Child  Labour Project  (NCLP)  Scheme  for  rehabilitation  of  child  labour  since  1988. The major objective of the Scheme is to withdraw children from work and mainstream them into formal education system.

Children rescued/withdrawn from work in the age group of 9-14 years are  enrolled  in  the  NCLP  Special  Training  Centres  (STC),  where  they are provided with bridge education, vocational training, mid day meal, stipend,  health  care,  etc.  before  being  mainstreamed  into  formal education system. Children in the age group of 5-8 years are directly linked  to  the  formal  education  system  through  a  close  coordination with  the  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA).  The  NCLP  Scheme  also envisages awareness generation campaigns against the evils of child labour and enforcement of child labour laws. At present the scheme is sanctioned in 270 Districts of 21 States in the country.

- (b): Grant released under NCLP Scheme State wise during last three years and current year is given at Annexure-I.
- (c): As per the information received from District Project Societies the number of child labourers rescued/withdrawn from work, rehabilitated  and  mainstreamed  under  the  NCLP  Scheme  during  the last three years and current year, State-wise is given at Annexure-II. (d):  Under  NCLP  Scheme  funds  are  directly  released  to  the  District Project Societies headed by District Magistrate/Collector who in turn allocates it to the NGOs/voluntary agencies etc. for running of STCs at their end.
- (e) & (f): Government  has  reviewed  the  NCLP  Scheme  to  make  it more effective and revised NCLP Guidelines w.e.f. 1.4.2016. Under the revised  Guidelines  the  STCs  for  rehabilitation  of  child  labour  have been aligned in line with RTE Act; the target group has been expanded to  all  working  children  below  the  age  of  14  years;  the  procedure  for setting up  of  Project  Societies  and  opening  of  STCs  has  been simplified;  payment  of  stipend  to  the  children  is  made  on  modular basis  for  a  minimum  of  three  months  through  DBT;  the  budget  of Project Societies/STCs and rate of honorarium for volunteers/staff has been enhanced; procedure for conducting survey has been simplified; Monitoring mechanism has been strengthened at National, State and District level etc.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 588 FOR 6.2.2017  BY  SHRI  BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB AND SHRI GAURAV  GOGOI,  HON'BLE  MP  REGARDING  NATIONAL  CHILD  LABOUR PROJECT

## Grant Released under NCLP Scheme State wise during last three years and current year:

(Rupees in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Name of State    | 2013-14   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (as on 31.1.2017) |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh * | 610.22    |    143.33 |    196.58 |                      150.48 |
|         2 | Assam            | 631.48    |    471.64 |    807.97 |                      146.91 |
|         3 | Bihar            | 546.57    |   1071.82 |    948.42 |                      168.92 |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh     | 768.83    |    432.53 |     26    |                        0    |
|         5 | Gujarat          | 70.00     |      7    |      8.25 |                        4.69 |
|         6 | Haryana          | 292.93    |    218.71 |    161.79 |                       73.28 |
|         7 | Jammu& Kashmir   | 48.73     |     62.97 |     47.13 |                       30.67 |
|         8 | Jharkhand        | 257.41    |    406.78 |    375.97 |                      329.98 |
|         9 | Karnataka        | 361.89    |    204.6  |    212.08 |                       95.98 |
|        10 | Madhya Pradesh   | 696.16    |    768.71 |    701.12 |                      515.51 |
|        11 | Maharashtra      | 785.26    |    830.08 |   1017.66 |                      674.35 |
|        12 | Nagaland         | 151.17    |    151.17 |    131.45 |                      114.35 |
|        13 | Odisha           | 1112.92   |    355.31 |    290.91 |                        0    |
|        14 | Punjab           | 151.02    |    350.24 |    256.63 |                      190.53 |
|        15 | Rajasthan        | 510.95    |    269.25 |    223.7  |                       69.16 |
|        16 | Tamil Nadu       | 641.41    |    731.14 |    643.08 |                      642.41 |
|        17 | Telangana        | -         |    521.6  |    547.1  |                      328.02 |
|        18 | Uttar Pradesh    | 1466.97   |   1103.72 |    430.07 |                     1177.88 |
|        19 | Uttarakhand      | 0         |      9    |      4    |                        0    |
|        20 | West Bengal      | 1931.55   |   2100.87 |   2269.34 |                     1312.64 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 588 FOR 6.2.2017  BY  SHRI  BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB AND SHRI GAURAV  GOGOI,  HON'BLE  MP  REGARDING  NATIONAL  CHILD  LABOUR PROJECT.

No.  of  children  rescued/withdrawn  from  work,  rehabilitated  and  mainstreamed  under National  Child  Labour  Project  (NCLP)  Scheme  during  the  last  three  years  and  current year, State-wise:

|         |                 | No. of children Mainstreamed   | No. of children Mainstreamed   | No. of children Mainstreamed   | No. of children Mainstreamed   |
|---------|-----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State           | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        | 2016-17 (up to Sept.2016)      |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh# | 5715                           | 346                            | 716                            | 814                            |
| 2       | Assam           | 0                              | 60                             | 9693                           | 0                              |
| 3       | Bihar           | 3736                           | 14028                          | 2656                           | 0                              |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh    | 8034                           | 10173                          | 0                              | 0                              |
| 5       | Gujarat         | 453                            | 892                            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 6       | Haryana         | 631                            | 2583                           | 0                              | 40                             |
| 7       | Jammu &Kashmir  | 469                            | 0                              | 10                             | 0                              |
| 8       | Jharkhand       | 1028                           | 2989                           | 3450                           | 0                              |
| 9       | Karnataka       | 2391                           | 2519                           | 1984                           | 480                            |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh  | 8323                           | 7879                           | 7472                           | 2891                           |
| 11      | Maharashtra     | 5614                           | 3804                           | 2177                           | 725                            |
| 12      | Odisha          | 6114                           | 21315                          | 1900                           | 0                              |
| 13      | Punjab          | 957                            | 290                            | 880                            | 267                            |
| 14      | Rajasthan       | 3585                           | 3349                           | 8476                           | 381                            |
| 15      | Tamil Nadu      | 3436                           | 4492                           | 4089                           | 1153                           |
| 16      | Telangana       | -                              | 2691                           | 1810                           | 1224                           |
| 17      | Uttar Pradesh   | 7310                           | 16277                          | 0                              | 3066                           |
| 18      | West Bengal     | 6254                           | 22361                          | 13763                          | 2674                           |
| 19      | Uttarakhand     | -                              | 145                            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 20      | Nagaland        | -                              | 436                            | 0                              | 0                              |
|         | Total           | 64050                          | 116629                         | 59076                          | 13715                          |

#    Andhra Pradesh includes Telangana for 2013-14.

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