Lok Sabha Question No. 1002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Child Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1002 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018 OUTSOURCING OF EMPLOYMENT

## CHILD LABOURERS

†1002. SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER: SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) the number of children working as child labourers in the country, State/UT-wise  and  the  details  of  the  initiatives  taken  by  the Government to check this practice;
- (b) the details of child labourers rescued and rehabilitated during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  number  of  persons  arrested  and  punished  for  forcing  the children in child labour from the year 2014 to 2017 in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated any corrective policy for the  rehabilitation  and  livelihood  children  rescued  from  child labour; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the other measures taken/being taken by the Government for complete eradication of child labour in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The number of main workers in the age group of 5-14 years in  the  country  is  43.53  lakh  as  per  Census  2011.  The  State/UT-wise details is given at Annexure-I.

- (b): The  number  of  child  labourers  rescued/withdrawn  from work,  rehabilitated  and  mainstreamed  under  National  Child  Labour Project  Scheme  during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise,  is  given  at Annexure-II.

(c): As per the information received from the States/UTs, the number  of  prosecutions  launched  against  the  guilty  employers  and convictions made during 2014 to 2017 under the Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 is given at Annexure-III.

(d) & (e): 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. Government has enacted the Child Labour (Prohibition &  Regulation)  Amendment  Act,  2016  which  came  into  force  w.e.f. 1.9.2016. The  Amendment  Act  inter  alia  provides for  complete prohibition of work or employment of children below 14 years in any occupation  and  process  and  prohibition  of  adolescents  in  the  age group of 14 to 18 years in hazardous occupations and processes. The Amendment Act also provides stricter punishment for employers for violation of the Act and has made the offence as cognizable.

After  strengthening  the legislative  framework  through amendment  in  Child  Labour  Act,  Government  has  framed  the  Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2017 which inter alia  specifies  the  duties  and  responsibilities  of  State  Governments and  District Authorities to  ensure  effective  enforcement  of  the provisions  of  the  Act.  Government  has  also  devised  a  Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as a ready reckoner for trainers, practitioners and enforcing and monitoring agencies.

Government is also implementing the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme for rehabilitation of child labour. Under the Scheme children in the age group of 9-14 years, rescued/withdrawn  from  work  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.

Further to ensure effective enforcement of the provisions of  the  Child  Labour  Act  and  smooth  implementation  of  the  NCLP Scheme  a  separate  online  portal  PENCIL  (Platform  for  Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour) has also been developed and is in operation.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1002 RAISED BY SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER & SHRI  TEJ  PRATAP  SINGH  YADAV,  HON'BLE  MPs  FOR  ANSWER  ON 17.12.2018 REGARDING CHILD LABOURERS.

State-wise details of main workers in the age group of 5-14 years as per Census 2011 are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT         |   No. of main workers in the age group of 5-14 years |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Island |                                                  999 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh           |                                               404851 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                                 5766 |
| 4.        | Assam                    |                                                99512 |
| 5.        | Bihar                    |                                               451590 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh U.T.          |                                                 3135 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh             |                                                63884 |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar H.         |                                                 1054 |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu U.T.         |                                                  774 |
| 10.       | Delhi U.T.               |                                                26473 |
| 11.       | Goa                      |                                                 6920 |
| 12.       | Gujarat                  |                                               250318 |
| 13.       | Haryana                  |                                                53492 |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh         |                                                15001 |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir          |                                                25528 |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                |                                                90996 |
| 17.       | Karnataka                |                                               249432 |
| 18.       | Kerala                   |                                                21757 |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep UT           |                                                   28 |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh           |                                               286310 |
| 21.       | Maharashtra              |                                               496916 |
| 22.       | Manipur                  |                                                11805 |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                |                                                18839 |
| 24.       | Mizoram                  |                                                 2793 |
| 25.       | Nagaland                 |                                                11062 |
| 26.       | Odisha                   |                                                92087 |
| 27.       | Pondicherry U.T.         |                                                 1421 |
| 28.       | Punjab                   |                                                90353 |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                |                                               252338 |
| 30.       | Sikkim                   |                                                 2704 |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu               |                                               151437 |
| 32.       | Tripura                  |                                                 4998 |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh            |                                               896301 |
| 34.       | Uttarakhand              |                                                28098 |
| 35.       | West Bengal              |                                               234275 |
|           | Total                    |                                              4353247 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1002 RAISED BY SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER & SHRI  TEJ  PRATAP  SINGH  YADAV,  HON'BLE  MPs  FOR  ANSWER  ON 17.12.2018 REGARDING CHILD LABOURERS

No.  of  children  rescued/withdrawn  from  work,  rehabilitated  and  mainstreamed under National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme during the last three years, State-wise  (based  on  the  available  information  received  from  District  Project Societies):

| Sl. No.   | State           |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18** |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh  |       716 |       814 |         203 |
| 2         | Assam           |      9693 |       434 |         915 |
| 3         | Bihar           |      2656 |         0 |        2800 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh    |         0 |         0 |           0 |
| 5         | Gujarat         |         0 |         0 |         187 |
| 6         | Haryana         |         0 |        40 |           0 |
| 7         | Jammu & Kashmir |        10 |         0 |           0 |
| 8         | Jharkhand       |      3450 |       334 |        2014 |
| 9         | Karnataka       |      1984 |       681 |         679 |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh  |      7472 |      4442 |       11400 |
| 11        | Maharashtra     |      2177 |      1692 |        4960 |
| 12        | Odisha          |      1900 |         0 |           0 |
| 13        | Punjab          |       880 |       592 |         994 |
| 14        | Rajasthan       |      8476 |       630 |         105 |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu      |      4089 |      2850 |        2855 |
| 16        | Telangana       |      1810 |      1431 |        2137 |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh   |         0 |      3066 |           0 |
| 18        | West Bengal     |     13763 |     13973 |       17899 |
| 19        | Uttarakhand     |         0 |         0 |           0 |
| 20        | Nagaland        |         0 |         0 |         197 |
|           | Total           |     59076 |     30979 |       47345 |

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ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.1002  RAISED  BY  SHRIMATI  NEELAM  SONKER  &  SHRI  TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV, HON'BLE MPs FOR ANSWER ON 17.12.2018 REGARDING CHILD LABOURERS

Number of prosecutions launched against the guilty employers and convictions made during  2014  to  2017  under  the  Child  &  Adolescent  Labour  (Prohibition  &  Regulation) Act, 1986 (based on the available information received from States/UTs) :

| State/UT          | No. of Prosecutions   | No. of Prosecutions   | No. of Prosecutions   | No. of Prosecutions   | No. of convictions   | No. of convictions   | No. of convictions   | No. of convictions   |
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| State/UT          | 2014                  | 2015                  | 2016                  | 2017                  | 2014                 | 2015                 | 2016                 | 2017                 |
| Andmn & Nico I.   | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 2                     | 1                     | 2                     | NA                    | 4                    | 2                    | 13                   | NA                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh | NA                    | NA                    | NA                    | NA                    | NA                   | NA                   | NA                   | NA                   |
| Assam             | 11                    | 44                    | 15                    | NA                    | 3                    | 0                    | 0                    | NA                   |
| Bihar             | 840                   | 722                   | 107                   | NA                    | 143                  | NA                   | 7                    | NA                   |
| Chandigarh U.T.   | 20                    | 8                     | 9                     | 8                     | 23                   | 8                    | 11                   | 9                    |
| Chhattisgarh      | 110                   | 62                    | 8                     | 57                    | 1                    | -                    | 7                    | 4                    |
| Daman & Diu U.T.  | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Gujarat           | 156                   | 100                   | 76                    | 41                    | 2                    | 0                    | 0                    | 5                    |
| Haryana           | 74                    | 44                    | 14                    | 7                     | 74                   | 28                   | 24                   | 2                    |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 10                    | 7                     | 7                     | 1                     | 9                    | 6                    | 4                    | 4                    |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 29                    | 14                    | 12                    | 5                     | 10                   | 20                   | 10                   | 5                    |
| Jharkhand         | 24                    | 16                    | 234                   | 86                    | 4                    | 0                    | 0                    | 6                    |
| Karnataka         | 277                   | 65                    | 70                    | 99                    | 47                   | 18                   | 15                   | 36                   |
| Kerala            | 1                     | 2                     | 3                     | 2                     | 1                    | 1                    | 2                    | 0                    |
| Lakshadweep UT    | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 153                   | 182                   | 64                    | 48                    | 19                   | 71                   | 26                   | 9                    |
| Maharashtra       | 17                    | 26                    | 62                    | NA                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | NA                   |
| Manipur           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Meghalaya         | 14                    | 8                     | 5                     | 2                     | 10                   | 13                   | 2                    | 1                    |
| Mizoram           | 0                     | 0                     | NA                    | NA                    | 0                    | 0                    | NA                   | NA                   |
| Nagaland          | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | NA                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | NA                   |
| Odisha            | 68                    | 250                   | 131                   | 64                    | -                    | 17                   | 1                    | -                    |
| Puducherry U.T.   | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Punjab            | 485                   | 333                   | 307                   | 188                   | 362                  | 265                  | 247                  | 184                  |
| Rajasthan         | 11                    | 12                    | 12                    | -                     | 9                    | 9                    | 9                    | 17                   |
| Sikkim            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Tamil Nadu        | 27                    | 26                    | 6                     | 2                     | 1                    | 17                   | 20                   | 8                    |
| Tripura           | 3                     | 3                     | 4                     | 5                     | 2                    | 2                    | 2                    | 4                    |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 291                   | 206                   | 409                   | 540                   | 250                  | 237                  | 273                  | 361                  |
| Uttarakhand       | 12                    | 17                    | 7                     | -                     | 5                    | 4                    | -                    | -                    |
| West Bengal       | 20                    | 22                    | -                     | -                     | 2                    | 0                    | -                    | -                    |
| Telangana         | 267                   | 312                   | 166                   | 72                    | 18                   | 31                   | 5                    | 27                   |
| Total             | 2922                  | 2482                  | 1730                  | 1227                  | 999                  | 749                  | 678                  | 682                  |

NA :- Not Available.