Lok Sabha Question No. 1576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Elimination of Child Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAJESH PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1576

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR

1576. SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

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

- (a)whether it is a fact that the Child Labour has shown downward trend during each of the last two years;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the number of persons accused for employing child labourers in the country despite  Child  &  Adolescent  Labour  (Prohibition  &  Regulation)  Act,  1986,
- during the last three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to prevent child labour
- in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) & (b): As per 2011 Census, the number of main workers in the age group of 5-14 years in the country is 43.53 lakh which shows a decline from 57.79 lakh as per 2001 Census.
- (c): As per the data received from States/UTs the number of prosecution launched under Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 during the last three years, year wise and state wise, is given at Annexure.
- (d): After strengthening the legislative framework through amendment in Child  Labour  Act,  Government  has  framed  the  Child  Labour  (Prohibition  & Regulation)  Amendment  Rules,  2017  on  2.6.2017  which  ensures  effective enforcement of the provisions of the Act. To provide an enforcement mechanism an online portal PENCIL (Platform for Effective Enforcement of No Child Labour) has  been  launched  by  the  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  on  26.9.2017. Ministry has also framed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as a ready recknor for enforcing agencies and other stakeholders.

Under  project  based  action  plan  Government  is  implementing  the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme for rehabilitation of child labour. running  various  awareness  generation  campaigns  for

Government  is  also eradication of child labour under the Scheme.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.1576  FOR  5.3.2018  BY  SHRI  RAJESH  PANDEY,  SHRI  NISHIKANT DUBEY, SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, HON'BLE MP REGARDING ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR

Number of prosecution launched under Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 during the last three years:

| State/UT         |   No. of Prosecution | No. of Prosecution   | No. of Prosecution   |
|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|                  |                 2015 | 2016                 | 2017                 |
| Andmn &Nico I.   |                    0 | 0                    | 0                    |
| Andhra Pradesh   |                    1 | 2                    | NA                   |
| Assam            |                   44 | 15                   | NA                   |
| Bihar            |                  722 | 107                  | NA                   |
| Chandigarh U.T.  |                   11 | 6                    | NA                   |
| Chhattisgarh     |                   62 | 8                    | NA                   |
| Gujarat          |                  100 | 76                   | 34                   |
| Haryana          |                   44 | 14                   | 4                    |
| Himachal Pradesh |                    7 | 7                    | 1                    |
| Jammu &Kashmir   |                   14 | 12                   | 8                    |
| Jharkhand        |                   16 | 234                  | 86                   |
| Karnataka        |                   65 | 70                   | 99                   |
| Kerala           |                    2 | 1                    | 2                    |
| Lakshadweep UT   |                    0 | 0                    | 0                    |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                  182 | 64                   | 48                   |
| Maharashtra      |                   26 | 62                   | NA                   |
| Meghalaya        |                    8 | 5                    | 0                    |
| Odisha           |                  250 | 131                  | 64                   |
| Puducherry U.T.  |                    0 | 0                    | 0                    |
| Punjab           |                  333 | 307                  | 81                   |
| Rajasthan*       |                   12 | 12                   | NA                   |
| Sikkim           |                    0 | 0                    | 0                    |
| Tamil Nadu       |                   26 | 6                    | 1                    |
| Telangana        |                  301 | 12                   | NA                   |
| Uttar Pradesh*   |                  206 | 409                  | NA                   |
| Uttarakhand      |                   17 | 7                    | NA                   |
| West Bengal      |                   22 | NA                   | NA                   |
| Total            |                 2471 | 1567                 | 428                  |

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