Lok Sabha Question No. 116 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Child Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Richard Hay

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## CHILD LABOUR

- *116. PROF. RICHARD HAY:

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

- (a)whether  in  view  of  the  fact  that  child labour  could  not  be  fully eradicated, the  Government  has  provided logistical and  monetary support to different States to contain this critical problem and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the  extent  to  which  the  Child  and  Adolescent  Labour  (Prohibition  and Regulation) Act has been effectively enforced in different States as it is reported that child labour employment is still in vogue in many parts of the country and the number of prosecutions and convictions is just a one digit, pitiably low figure, in most of the States;
- (c)the  number  of  cases  of  violations  reported  by  the  inspection  officers, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)the  number of programmes conducted under the National Child Labour Project and the number of child labour saved and enrolled in the Special Training Centres?

## ANSWER

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

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

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A  STATEMENT IS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 116 FOR 11.02.2019 REGARDING CHILD LABOUR BY PROF. RICHARD HAY.

(a):   Child Labour is an outcome of various socio-economic problems such as poverty, economic backwardness and illiteracy. 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.

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 and  Adolescent  Labour  (Prohibition  &  Regulation)  Act,  1986  and  smooth implementation of the NCLP Scheme a separate online portal Platform for Effective  Enforcement  for  No  Child  Labour  (PENCIL)  has  been  developed and is in operation.

The Grant-in-Aid released under NCLP Scheme during last four years, State-wise and year-wise, is given at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c):    The Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 provides for complete prohibition of work or employment of children below 14 years in any occupation and process and adolescents in the age group  of  14  to  18  years  in  hazardous  occupations  and  processes.  The amendment also provides stricter punishment for employers for violation of the  Act  and  made  the  offence  as  cognizable.  As  per  the  information received from the States/UTs, the number of violations detected, prosecutions launched and convictions made under the Child Labour Act, State/UT wise, during the last four years is given at Annexure-II.

Contd..

- (d)        The  NCLP Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme. Under the Scheme, project societies are set up at the district level under the Chairpersonship of  the  Collector/District  magistrate  for  overseeing  the  implementation  of the  project.  Under  the  NCLP  Scheme,  children  are  withdrawn  from  work and  are  put  into  Special  Training  Centers,  where  they  are  provided  with bridge  education,  vocational  training,  mid-day  meal,  stipend,  health-care facilities  etc.  and  finally  mainstreamed  to  the  formal  education  system. Further,  under  the  Scheme,  the  Ministry  funds  awareness  generation campaigns against the evils of child labour and enforcement of child labour laws through electronic and print media.

As  per  the  information  received  from  District  Project  Societies  the number of child labourers rescued/withdrawn from work, rehabilitated and mainstreamed under National Child Labour Project Scheme during the last four years, State-wise is given at Annexure-III.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.116 FOR 11.02.2019 BY PROF. RICHARD HAY, HON'BLE MP REGARDING

'CHILD LABOUR'

Grant Released under NCLP Scheme State-wise during last four years:

(Rupees in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Name of State    |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh * |    143.33 |    196.58 |    213.01 |    298.12 |
|         2 | Assam            |    471.64 |    807.97 |    257.3  |    460.3  |
|         3 | Bihar            |   1071.82 |    948.42 |    168.92 |      0    |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh     |    432.53 |     26    |      0    |      4    |
|         5 | Gujarat          |      7    |      8.25 |     33.78 |    112.26 |
|         6 | Haryana          |    218.71 |    161.79 |    412.18 |    123.13 |
|         7 | Jammu & Kashmir  |     62.97 |     47.13 |     61.04 |      0    |
|         8 | Jharkhand        |    406.78 |    375.97 |    543.72 |    280.14 |
|         9 | Karnataka        |    204.6  |    212.08 |    132.26 |    100.53 |
|        10 | Madhya Pradesh   |    768.71 |    701.12 |    878.68 |    687.37 |
|        11 | Maharashtra      |    830.08 |   1017.66 |   1192.54 |   1338.84 |
|        12 | Nagaland         |    151.17 |    131.45 |    192.69 |     74.07 |
|        13 | Odisha           |    355.31 |    290.91 |      8    |    106.4  |
|        14 | Punjab           |    350.24 |    256.63 |    325.14 |    322.33 |
|        15 | Rajasthan        |    269.25 |    223.7  |    138.89 |    179.06 |
|        16 | Tamil Nadu       |    731.14 |    643.08 |   1015.07 |    749.67 |
|        17 | Telangana        |    521.6  |    547.1  |    475.76 |    323.29 |
|        18 | Uttar Pradesh    |   1103.72 |    430.07 |   1333.25 |   1176.15 |
|        19 | Uttarakhand      |      9    |      4    |     12.34 |     36.62 |
|        20 | West Bengal      |   2100.87 |   2269.34 |   1916.85 |   2227.2  |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.116 FOR 11.02.2019 BY PROF. RICHARD HAY, HON'BLE MP REGARDING 'CHILD LABOUR'

| State/UT                         | No. of Violation   | No. of Violation   | No. of Violation   | No. of Violation   | No. of Prosecution   | No. of Prosecution   | No. of Prosecution   | No. of Prosecution   | No. of convictions   | No. of convictions   | No. of convictions   | No. of convictions   |
|----------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|                                  | 2015               | 2016               | 2017               | 2018               | 2015                 | 2016                 | 2017                 | 2018                 | 2015                 | 2016                 | 2017                 | 2018                 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands (U.T.) | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Andhra Pradesh                   | 9                  | 2                  | -                  | -                  | 1                    | 2                    | -                    | -                    | 2                    | 13                   | -                    | -                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh                | -                  | -                  | -                  | -                  | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    |
| Assam                            | 71                 | 46                 | -                  | -                  | 44                   | 15                   | -                    | -                    | 0                    | 0                    | -                    | -                    |
| Bihar                            | NA                 | 162                | -                  | -                  | 722                  | 107                  | -                    | -                    | NA                   | 7                    | -                    | -                    |
| Chandigarh (U.T.)                | 22                 | 17                 | 13                 | 1                  | 8                    | 9                    | 8                    | -                    | 8                    | 11                   | 9                    | -                    |
| Chhattisgarh                     | 19                 | 10                 | 16                 | -                  | 62                   | 8                    | 57                   | -                    | -                    | 7                    | 4                    | -                    |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli (U.T.)      | -                  | -                  | -                  | -                  | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    |
| Daman & Diu (U.T.)               | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Delhi (U.T.)                     | 100                | 53                 | 45                 | 17                 | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    |
| Goa                              | -                  | -                  | -                  | -                  | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | -                    |
| Gujarat                          | 142                | 79                 | 68                 | 133                | 100                  | 76                   | 41                   | 70                   | 0                    | 0                    | 5                    | 0                    |
| Haryana                          | 72                 | 24                 | 18                 | 16                 | 44                   | 14                   | 7                    | 3                    | 28                   | 24                   | 2                    | 1                    |
| Himachal Pradesh                 | 2                  | 4                  | 1                  | -                  | 7                    | 7                    | 1                    | -                    | 6                    | 4                    | 4                    | -                    |
| Jammu & Kashmir                  | 17                 | 10                 | 8                  | 4                  | 14                   | 12                   | 5                    | 3                    | 20                   | 10                   | 5                    | 0                    |
| Jharkhand                        | 25                 | 266                | 122                | -                  | 16                   | 234                  | 86                   | -                    | 0                    | 0                    | 6                    | -                    |
| Karnataka                        | 63                 | 77                 | 162                | 143                | 65                   | 70                   | 151                  | 84                   | 18                   | 15                   | 53                   | 19                   |
| Kerala                           | 3                  | 4                  | 3                  | 4                  | 2                    | 3                    | 2                    | 3                    | 1                    | 2                    | 0                    | 1                    |
| Lakshadweep (U.T.)               | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    |
| Madhya Pradesh                   | 182                | 64                 | 48                 | -                  | 182                  | 64                   | 48                   | -                    | 71                   | 26                   | 9                    | -                    |
| Maharashtra                      | 42                 | 310                | -                  | -                  | 26                   | 62                   | -                    | -                    | 0                    | 0                    | -                    | -                    |
| Manipur                          | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | -                  | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | -                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | -                    |
| Meghalaya                        | 8                  | 5                  | 2                  | -                  | 8                    | 5                    | 2                    | -                    | 13                   | 2                    | 1                    | -                    |
| Mizoram                          | 0                  | -                  | -                  | -                  | 0                    | -                    | -                    | -                    | 0                    | -                    | -                    | -                    |
| Nagaland                         | 0                  | 21                 | -                  | -                  | 0                    | 0                    | -                    | -                    | 0                    | 0                    | -                    | -                    |
| Odisha                           | 2430               | 1762               | 325                | -                  | 250                  | 131                  | 64                   | -                    | 17                   | 1                    | -                    | -                    |
| Puducherry (U.T.)                | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    |
| Punjab                           | 333                | 307                | 188                | 70                 | 333                  | 307                  | 188                  | 70                   | 265                  | 247                  | 184                  | 167                  |
| Rajasthan                        | 55                 | 78                 | 7                  | 8                  | 12                   | 12                   | -                    | -                    | 9                    | 9                    | 17                   | 1                    |
| Sikkim                           | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | -                  | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | -                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | -                    |
| Tamil Nadu                       | 66                 | 29                 | 43                 | 24                 | 26                   | 6                    | 2                    | -                    | 17                   | 20                   | 8                    | 5                    |
| Tripura                          | 2                  | 6                  | 2                  | 14                 | 2                    | 4                    | 2                    | 9                    | 1                    | 1                    | 0                    | 1                    |
| Uttar Pradesh                    | 206                | 409                | 540                | 261                | 206                  | 409                  | 540                  | 261                  | 237                  | 273                  | 361                  | 381                  |
| Uttarakhand                      | 74                 | 7                  | 5                  | 11                 | 17                   | 7                    | -                    | -                    | 4                    | -                    | -                    | -                    |
| West Bengal                      | 61                 | -                  | -                  | -                  | 22                   | -                    | -                    | -                    | 0                    | -                    | -                    | -                    |
|                                  |                    |                    |                    |                    |                      |                      |                      |                      | 31                   | 5                    | 27                   | 4                    |
| Telangana Total                  | 315 4319           | 241 3993           | 75 1691            | 116 823            | 312 2481             | 166 1730             | 72 1276              | 41 545               | 748                  | 677                  | 695                  | 581                  |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.116 FOR 11.02.2019 BY PROF. RICHARD HAY, HON'BLE MP REGARDING 'CHILD LABOUR' No. of children rescued/withdrawn from work, rehabilitated and mainstreamed  under  National  Child  Labour  Project  (NCLP)  Scheme during the last four years, State-wise:

| Sl. No.   | State          |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh |       346 |       716 |       814 |       203 |
| 2         | Assam          |        60 |      9693 |       434 |       915 |
| 3         | Bihar          |     14028 |      2656 |         0 |      2800 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh   |     10173 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 5         | Gujarat        |       892 |         0 |         0 |       187 |
| 6         | Haryana        |      2583 |         0 |        40 |         0 |
| 7         | Jammu &Kashmir |         0 |        10 |         0 |         0 |
| 8         | Jharkhand      |      2989 |      3450 |       334 |      2014 |
| 9         | Karnataka      |      2519 |      1984 |       681 |       679 |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh |      7879 |      7472 |      4442 |     11400 |
| 11        | Maharashtra    |      3804 |      2177 |      1692 |      5250 |
| 12        | Odisha         |     21315 |      1900 |         0 |         0 |
| 13        | Punjab         |       290 |       880 |       592 |       994 |
| 14        | Rajasthan      |      3349 |      8476 |       630 |       105 |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu     |      4492 |      4089 |      2850 |      2855 |
| 16        | Telangana      |      2691 |      1810 |      1431 |      2137 |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh  |     16277 |         0 |      3066 |         0 |
| 18        | West Bengal    |     22689 |     13763 |     13973 |     17899 |
| 19        | Uttarakhand    |       145 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 20        | Nagaland       |       436 |         0 |         0 |       197 |
|           | Total          |    116957 |     59076 |     30979 |     47635 |

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