Lok Sabha Question No. 1260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: National Child Labour Project
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Bache Gowda B.N., Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1260 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## NATIONAL CHILD LABOUR PROJECT

1260. SHRI B.N.BACHE GOWDA: SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

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

(a)the  details  of  the  projects  under  the  National  Child  Labour  Project

- presently under implementation; and
- (b)the funds given to various agencies for implementation of these projects, State-wise including Karnataka?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) & (b): The  National  Child  Labour  Project  (NCLP)  Scheme  is  a  Central Sector Scheme. Under this Scheme the District Project Societies (DPS) are set up at the district level under the Chairmanship of the Collector/District Magistrate for overseeing the implementation of the project.

Under  this  Scheme, the children in the age group of 9-14 years are withdrawn from work and put into NCLP Special Training  Centres, where they are provided with bridge education, vocational training, mid-day meal, stipend, health care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.  The 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.  Further,  to  ensure  the  effective  enforcement  of  the provisions  of  the  Child  Labour  Act  and  smooth  implementation  of  NCLP Scheme,  a  dedicated  online  portal  named  PENCiL  (Platform  for  Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour) is developed in order to make the NCLP successful  through  better  monitoring  and  implementation  ensuring  the timely disposal of work with transparency.

Under  this  Scheme,  funds  are  provided  directly  to  the  District to NGOs/Voluntary  Agencies/Civil  Societies  Organisation  etc.  for  running  of Special Training Centres.  The Grant-in-Aid released during 2018-19 under

Project Societies who in turn engage and allocate the funds the NCLP Scheme, State-wise is given at Annexure-I.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1260 FOR 25.11.2019 BY SHRI B.N.BACHE GOWDA AND SHRI  SUNIL  BABURAO  MENDHE  REGARDING  NATIONAL  CHILD  LABOUR PROJECT.

Grant Released under NCLP Scheme State-wise during 2018-19 is as follows: (Rupees in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Name of State   |   2018-19 |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh  |    309.46 |
|         2 | Assam           |   1109.45 |
|         3 | Gujarat         |     99.41 |
|         4 | Haryana         |    234.66 |
|         5 | Jammu &Kashmir  |     56.14 |
|         6 | Karnataka       |    184.23 |
|         7 | Madhya Pradesh  |    514.34 |
|         8 | Maharashtra     |    106.19 |
|         9 | Odisha          |    138.62 |
|        10 | Punjab          |    256.88 |
|        11 | Rajasthan       |    319.46 |
|        12 | Tamil Nadu      |    878.53 |
|        13 | Telangana       |    204.56 |
|        14 | Uttar Pradesh   |   1420.72 |
|        15 | West Bengal     |   1896.9  |

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