Lok Sabha Question No. 223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Cash Assistance of Bonded Labour  Rehabilitation Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Ajay Kumar Mandal, Behanan Benny

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 223 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## CASH ASSISTANCE OF BONDED LABOUR REHABILITATION SCHEME

## 223.  SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

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

- (a)the  number  of  bonded  labourers  who  have  received  partial  cash assistance  of  Rs.20,000  under  the  Bonded  Labour  Rehabilitation Scheme, 2016, State-wise, year wise, from inception till date;
- (b)the  number  of  bonded  labourers  who  have  received  full  cash Labour
- assistance under various categories of Bonded Rehabilitation  Scheme,  2016,  State-wise,  year-wise  and  categorywise from inception till date;
- (c)whether any measures are being implemented to ensure both partial and full cash assistance under Bonded  Labour  Rehabilitation Scheme, 2016 made available to released bonded labourers in timebound manner; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- The details regarding cash assistance given to the bonded
- (a) & (b): labourers are enclosed at the Annexure.

(c)  & (d): The  Bonded  labour  system  was  abolished  throughout  the country by an Ordinance with effect from 24.10.1975 which was later replaced  by  Bonded  labour  System  (Abolition)  Act,  1976.    The  Act provides  for  the  abolition  of  Bonded  labour  System  with  a  view  to prevent the economic and physical exploitation of the weaker sections of the people.  Under the Bonded Lobour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 identification, release and rehabilitation of freed bonded labour is the direct responsibility of the concerned State/Union Territory Governments.

Standard operating procedure for identification and rescue of bonded labourers and prosecution of offender has been issued to all the  State  Governments for strengthening the prosecution machinery. Regular  sensitization  programmes  with  the  field  level  functionaries such as District Magistrate/Superintendent of Police/Labour Department officials at the district and state level are held under the aegis  of  National  Human  Rights  Commission,  State  Human  Rights Commissions along with participation of Non-Government Organizations and other stakeholders.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 223 for 29.11.2021  by  Shri  Kumbakudi  Sudhakaran,  Shri  Benny  Behanan,  Shri  Ajay  Kumar  Mandal regarding  cash assistance of  Bonded Labour Rehabilitation Scheme.

|           | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   | NUMBER OF BONDED LABOURERSWHOHAVEBEENGIVENCASH ASSISTANCE   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| YEAR      | Assam                                                       | Bihar                                                       | Karnataka                                                   | MP                                                          | Odisha                                                      | Poddu- cherry                                               | Rajasthan                                                   | TN                                                          | UP                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                | West Bengal                                                 | Jharkhand                                                   | Total                                                       |
| 2016-2017 |                                                             | 1792                                                        | 181                                                         |                                                             | 258                                                         |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             | 258                                                         |                                                             |                                                             | 118                                                         | 2607                                                        |
| 2017-2018 | -                                                           | 461                                                         | 1500                                                        | 2                                                           | 742                                                         | -                                                           | 159                                                         | -                                                           | 3492                                                        | 57                                                          | -                                                           |                                                             | 6413                                                        |
| 2018-2019 | 12                                                          | 238                                                         | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | 9                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | 741                                                         | 1276                                                        | -                                                           |                                                             | 2246                                                        |
| 2019-2020 | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |                                                             | -                                                           |
| 2020-2021 | 1                                                           | 220                                                         | -                                                           | 34                                                          | --                                                          | -                                                           | 49                                                          | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | 16                                                          |                                                             | 320                                                         |
| 2021-2022 | -                                                           | 48                                                          | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           | 876                                                         | -                                                           | -250                                                        | -                                                           |                                                             | 1174                                                        |
| Total     |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             | 12760                                                       |

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