Lok Sabha Question No. 345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Bonded Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 345 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## BONDED LABOUR

†345. DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

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

- (a)the  estimated  number  of  bonded  labourers  in  the  country  at present, State/ UT-wise;
- (b)the  initiatives  taken  for  eradication  of  bonded  labourers  in  the country and success achieved as a result thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (c)whether the Government has set up rehabilitation centres for the freed bonded labourers and if so, the details thereof along with the number of rehabilitation centres set up in each State; and
- (d)the  total  amount  of  funds  released  and  utilised  for  this  purpose during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):

The requisite information is annexed as Annexure

- (c):

It is under jurisdiction of the State Government.

(d): Funds  released  to  State  Government  for  rehabilitation  of Bonded Labour:-

(Rs. in lakh)

|   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|     221.6 |     260.7 |     664.5 |     253.5 |

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 345 FOR 24.06.2019.

The Bonded Labour System has been abolished by law throughout the country with effect from 25 th  October, 1975 under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Ordinance which was replaced by the  Bonded  Labour  System  (Abolition)  Act,  1976.  As  and  when existence of bonded labour is detected, such persons are identified for rehabilitation.  The  total  number  of  bonded  labour  identified  and released is 3,13,687 and  total number of bonded Labour rehabilitated is 2,93,725as on 31.03.2019.  The State-wise details are given below:

| Name of the State/UT   | Number of Bonded Labourers   | Number of Bonded Labourers   |
|------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Name of the State/UT   | Identified and Released      | Rehabilitated                |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 38,141                       | 31,687                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | 3,526                        | 2992                         |
| Assam                  | 12                           | 12                           |
| Bihar                  | 17,886                       | 17,068                       |
| Chhattisgarh           | 3548                         | 3548                         |
| Gujarat                | 64                           | 64                           |
| Haryana                | 594                          | 92                           |
| Jharkhand              | 314                          | 314                          |
| Karnataka              | 66,281                       | 60,029                       |
| Kerala                 | 823                          | 710                          |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 13,319                       | 12,394                       |
| Maharashtra            | 1,404                        | 1,325                        |
| Pudducherry            | 09                           | 09                           |
| Orissa                 | 51,441                       | 48,313                       |
| Punjab                 | 252                          | 252                          |
| Rajasthan              | 7,872                        | 6,715                        |
| Tamil Nadu             | 65,573                       | 65,573                       |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 42279                        | 42279                        |
| Uttaranchal            | 5                            | 5                            |
| West Bengal            | 344                          | 344                          |
| TOTAL                  | *3,13,687                    | 2,93,725                     |

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