Lok Sabha Question No. 3068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourers 2016
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV, OM BIRLA, KIRRON KHER

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3068

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME FOR REHABILITATION OF BONDED LABOURERS 2016

## 3068. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

SHRI OM BIRLA:

SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a)the  details  of  budget  allocated  under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourers, 2016 during the last two years and the current year;
- (b)the details of the States that have created a permanent corpus of Rs. 10 lakhs  for  each  district  under  the  said  scheme  during  the  said  period, State/UT-wise;
- (c)the  details  of  States  that  submitted  proposals  for  reimbursement  of financial  demands  by  District  Magistrates  under  the  scheme  during  the said period along with the details of funds allocated and released by the Government therefor, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)the details of States who have conducted surveys, awareness generation programmes  and  evaluator  studies  on  bonded  labourers  under  the  said scheme during the said period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a):                                                                                           (Amount in crores)

|                   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Budget            |         5 |     10    |      10   |
| Revised Estimates |         3 |      8.12 |       7.5 |

(b): No such data is centrally available.

- (c):  Number  of  Bonded  Labourers  rehabilitated  and  funds  released under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  the  Rehabilitation  of  Bonded Labour, 2016, during the last two years and the Current Year is shown below
- (d): Details of the Central assistance provided for conducting survey, awareness generation and evaluatory studies under the Central Sector Scheme for the Rehabilitation of the Bonded Labour, 2016, during the last two years and the current year (till 12/19)

| Year                 | State/UT       | No. of Bonded Labours released   | Funds released (In lakhs)   |
|----------------------|----------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2016-17              | NIL            | NIL                              | NIL                         |
| 2017-18              | Bihar          | 84                               | 16.8                        |
|                      | Chhattisgarh   | 57                               | 11.40                       |
|                      | Madhya Pradesh | 02                               | 0.40                        |
|                      | Uttar Pradesh  | 89                               | 17.80                       |
| 2018-19 (Till 12/19) | Assam          | 12                               | 2.40                        |
|                      | Bihar          | 251                              | 50.2                        |
|                      | Puducherry     | 09                               | 1.80                        |

(Amount in lakhs)

| Year    | State          | Survey   | Evaluatory Studies   | Awareness Generation   |
|---------|----------------|----------|----------------------|------------------------|
| 2016-17 | NIL            | NIL      | NIL                  | NIL                    |
| 2017-18 | Rajasthan      | 74.25    | 02.50                | 05.00                  |
|         | Madhya Pradesh | 18.00    | 02.50                | 05.00                  |
|         | Sikkim         | 09.00    | 02.00                | 05.00                  |
| 2018-19 | Chhattisgarh   | 60.75    | --                   | 05.00                  |

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