Lok Sabha Question No. 341 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Child Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 341 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2017

## CHILD LABOUR

†*341. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

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

- (a)the number of persons accused/reportedly responsible for employing child labourers in the country during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (b)the  number of such  persons  against  whom  action  has been  taken along with the outcome thereof;
- (c)the  number  of  persons  against  whom  action  has  not  been  taken along with the reasons therefor; 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 BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. **                                                   ******

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE AND SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, HON'BLE

SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  341  FOR 27.3.2017 BY MP REGARDING CHILD LABOUR:

- (a)  to  (c):  The  Child  &  Adolescent  Labour  (Prohibition  &  Regulation) Act, 1986 inter-alia provides for complete prohibition on employment or work of children below 14 years of age in any occupation or process and also prohibits employment  of adolescents (14-18 years) in hazardous occupations and processes. The employment of children or adolescents in contravention of the provision of the Act is a cognizable offence. Labour being in the concurrent list, enforcement of the provisions of the Act is the responsibility of both central and state governments  in  their respective sphere.  As per the information received from the State/UTs, a total of 708344 inspections have been carried out during last three years (2014 to 2016). Out of which, 6920 prosecutions  and  2200  convictions  have  been  made.    The  details  of action  taken  against  the  contravention  of  the  provisions  of  the  Act during the last three years, State /UT wise, are given at Annexure.
- (d) Government is following a multi-pronged strategy for elimination of  child  labour.  It  comprises  of  statutory  and  legislative  measures, rehabilitation and universal elementary education along with convergence  with  other  schemes  for  socio  economic  development. Besides legislative measures, 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. Under the Scheme, children rescued/withdrawn from work in the age group of 9-14 years are enrolled in the NCLP Special Training Centres,  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 Scheme also envisages awareness activities against the evil of child labour and enforcement of Child Labour Law.

ANNEXURE TO STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 341 FOR 27.3.2017 BY SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE AND SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, HON'BLE MP REGARDING CHILD LABOUR.

The state wise details of action taken against employers under the Child Labour Act during the last three years (2014 to 2016)

| State/UT Years (2014 to 2016)   |   No. of Inspections carried out | No. of Prosecutions launched   | No. of Convictions made   |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Andmn &Nico I. UT               |                              162 | 0                              | 0                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                  |                             2934 | 875                            | 15                        |
| Assam                           |                            16308 | 35                             | NA                        |
| Bihar                           |                            18601 | 1669                           | 150                       |
| Chandigarh U.T.                 |                             1285 | 30                             | 44                        |
| Chhattisgarh                    |                             2558 | 172                            | 1                         |
| Dadra &Nagar H. UT              |                               69 | 0                              | NA                        |
| Daman &Diu U.T.                 |                              829 | 0                              | 0                         |
| Delhi U.T.                      |                              211 | 312                            | 94                        |
| Goa                             |                              692 | 0                              | NA                        |
| Gujarat                         |                            31813 | 314                            | 2                         |
| Haryana                         |                             7344 | 131                            | 125                       |
| Himachal Pradesh                |                             9857 | 23                             | 17                        |
| Jammu &Kashmir                  |                             2162 | 28                             | 14                        |
| Jharkhand                       |                            16636 | 274                            | 4                         |
| Karnataka                       |                            41029 | 207                            | 60                        |
| Kerala                          |                             6801 | 3                              | 1                         |
| Lakshadweep UT                  |                                0 | 0                              | 0                         |
| Madhya Pradesh                  |                             2839 | 326                            | 107                       |
| Maharashtra                     |                            10897 | 105                            | 0                         |
| Meghalaya                       |                            15713 | 27                             | 25                        |
| Mizoram                         |                              152 | 0                              | NA                        |
| Odisha                          |                             7194 | 424                            | 17                        |
| Puducherry U.T.                 |                            18469 | NA                             | NA                        |
| Punjab                          |                            40110 | 966                            | 731                       |
| Rajasthan                       |                             4717 | 35                             | 19                        |
| Sikkim                          |                              231 | NA                             | NA                        |
| Tamil Nadu                      |                           439035 | 59                             | 36                        |
| Telangana                       |                              596 | 108                            | 50                        |
| Tripura                         |                             1877 | 3                              | NA                        |
| Uttar Pradesh                   |                             2893 | 735                            | 684                       |
| Uttarakhand                     |                             3199 | 17                             | 2                         |
| West Bengal                     |                             1131 | 42                             | 2                         |
| Total                           |                           708344 | 6920                           | 2200                      |

NA = Not available.