Lok Sabha Question No. 3245 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Victim to Child Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3245

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## VICTIM TO CHILD LABOUR

3245. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a)whether according to several reports a large number of children are falling victim to child labour every year in the country and if so, the number  of  child  labour  cases  that  came  to  the  notice  of  the Government during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise;
- (b)whether any scientific system has been developed to identify child labourers;
- (c)if so, the details thereof along with the details of fund allocated for their rehabilitation during the said period; and
- (d)whether Government has initiated public awareness programmes in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As  per  the  information  received  from  National  Crime  Records Bureau, the latest published data pertains to 2019, and according to which 462, 464 and 770 numbers of cases were registered under Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 during 2017, 2018 and 2019. State-wise details of the cases registered are at Annexure.
- (b)  to  (d):    The  Government  is  following  a  multi-pronged  strategy  for elimination of child labour comprising of legislative measures, projectbased rehabilitation and emphasis on universal elementary education.

The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 has been amended in 2016. The amended Act is now called the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986,   which interalia  provides  for  complete  prohibition  of  work  or  employment  of children  below  14  years  of  age  in  any  occupation  or  process  and prohibition  of  adolescents  in  the  age  group  of  14  to  18  years  in hazardous  occupations  and  processes.  The  Act  also  provides  for stricter  punishment  for  employers  for  violation  of  the  Act  and  has made  the  offence  as  cognizable.  The  Rules  framed  under  the  Act provide for District Nodal Officer (DNO) and Task Force at district level under chairpersonship of District Magistrate to ensure  that the provisions of the Act are properly enforced.

The  Government  is  also  implementing  the  National  Child Labour  Project  (NCLP)  Scheme  for  rehabilitation  of  child  labour. Survey for identification of working children is the immediate starting point  for  launching  and  implementing  the  NCLP  Scheme.    The  NCLP Societies  headed  by  District  Magistrate/Collector,  are  required  to conduct survey within three years since the last survey for which an amount  of  Rs.  4.00  Lakh  per  survey  per  district  is  provided  by

Government of India.

The children in the age group of   9-14 years are rescued / withdrawn  from  work  and  enrolled  in  the  NCLP  Special  Training Centres, where they are provided 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 Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.  The Ministry  provides  grant  -in-aid  to  the  project  society  to  operate  the Special  Training  Centers.    The  rescued  child  labourers,  enrolled  in Special Training Centres, under NCLP scheme are also given stipend @ Rs. 400/- per month as per their eligibility.  Under the scheme, funds are  provided  to  District  Project  Society  to  undertake  the  awareness activities against the evil of child labour.

The details of funds released under the NCLP scheme since 2018-19 is as under:

|   Sl. No. | Year     |   Fund released (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|----------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | 2018-19  |                          89.99 |
|         2 | 2019-20  |                          77.47 |
|         3 | 2020 -21 |                          41.19 |

An online portal'PENCIL (Platform for Effective Enforcement  of  No  Child  Labour)'  has  also  been  developed  for awareness  generation  and  better  monitoring  of  NCLP  Scheme.    The Ministry also carries out public awareness about child labour through its website and various social media handles.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.  3245  FOR  09.08.2021  BY  SHRI  M.  BADRUDDIN  AJMAL  REGARDING VICTIM TO CHILD LABOUR.

| State / Union Territories wise cases registered under Child and Adolescent Labour   | State / Union Territories wise cases registered under Child and Adolescent Labour   |   State / Union Territories wise cases registered under Child and Adolescent Labour |   State / Union Territories wise cases registered under Child and Adolescent Labour |   State / Union Territories wise cases registered under Child and Adolescent Labour |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                     | State / Union Territories                                                           |                                                                                2017 |                                                                                2018 |                                                                                2019 |
| 1                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                      |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   2 |
| 2                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                   |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   1 |                                                                                   0 |
| 3                                                                                   | Assam                                                                               |                                                                                  11 |                                                                                  39 |                                                                                  68 |
| 4                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                               |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                  14 |                                                                                  15 |
| 5                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                        |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   2 |
| 6                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                 |                                                                                   1 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 7                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                             |                                                                                   3 |                                                                                  35 |                                                                                  64 |
| 8                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                             |                                                                                   2 |                                                                                   6 |                                                                                  11 |
| 9                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                    |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 10                                                                                  | Jammu &Kashmir*                                                                     |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 11                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                           |                                                                                  16 |                                                                                  17 |                                                                                  18 |
| 12                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                           |                                                                                  72 |                                                                                  63 |                                                                                  83 |
| 13                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                              |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   3 |                                                                                   2 |
| 14                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                      |                                                                                  26 |                                                                                   3 |                                                                                   4 |
| 15                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                         |                                                                                 130 |                                                                                  90 |                                                                                  53 |
| 16                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                             |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 17                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                           |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   2 |
| 18                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                             |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 19                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                            |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 20                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                              |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 21                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                              |                                                                                   6 |                                                                                   8 |                                                                                   8 |
| 22                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                           |                                                                                  99 |                                                                                  32 |                                                                                  48 |
| 23                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                              |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 24                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                          |                                                                                   3 |                                                                                   6 |                                                                                   3 |
| 25                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                           |                                                                                  58 |                                                                                 125 |                                                                                 314 |
| 26                                                                                  | Tripura                                                                             |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 27                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                       |                                                                                   7 |                                                                                   2 |                                                                                   9 |
| 28                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                         |                                                                                   5 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                  27 |
| 29                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                         |                                                                                   2 |                                                                                   5 |                                                                                   5 |
|                                                                                     | TOTAL STATE(S)                                                                      |                                                                                 441 |                                                                                 449 |                                                                                 738 |
| 30                                                                                  | A&N Islands                                                                         |                                                                                   1 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 31                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                          |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 32                                                                                  | D&N Haveli                                                                          |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 33                                                                                  | Daman &Diu                                                                          |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   2 |
| 34                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                               |                                                                                  20 |                                                                                  15 |                                                                                  30 |
| 35                                                                                  | Lakshadweep                                                                         |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
| 36                                                                                  | Puducherry                                                                          |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   0 |
|                                                                                     | TOTAL UT(S)                                                                         |                                                                                  21 |                                                                                  15 |                                                                                  32 |
| TOTAL (ALL                                                                          | INDIA)                                                                              |                                                                                 462 |                                                                                 464 |                                                                                 770 |

Source: Crime in India, 2019 : A  publication of National Crime Records Bureau.

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