Lok Sabha Question No. 1656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Mechanism to Keep Check on Child Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Arun Sao, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Saikia Dilip, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Vijay Baghel, Mohan Mandavi, Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1656 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## MECHANISM TO KEEP CHECK ON CHILD LABOUR

## 1656. SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  do  not  have  any  mechanism  to  keep  a check on child labour and also keep the data on child labour, if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b)the fresh steps taken by the Government for strict implementation of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986;
- (c)whether the Government has done any review of the work carried out  under  NCLP  (National  Child  Labour  Project),  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  make  it  more successful, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)the  projects  under  NCLP  presently  under  implementation  and  the funds given to various  agencies for implementation  of these projects, State-wise including Gujarat?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Government having given due consideration of various aspects  of  the  problems  of  child  labour  enacted  the  Child  Labour (Prohibition and Regulation)  Act, 1986  which  was  amended in 2016.

The  amended  Act  is  now  called  the  Child  and  Adolescent  Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 which inter-alia covers 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.  It also provides for stricter punishment for  employers  for  violation  of  the  Act  and  made  the  offence  as cognizable.

The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulations) Rules, 1988   inter -alia, 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 has provided enforcement mechanism  in  the  form  of  an  online  portal  PENCIL  (Platform  for Effective Enforcement of No Child Labour).

(c) to (e): NCLP  Scheme  was  appraised  for  its  continuation  beyond 31 st   March  2021  in  terms  of  relevant  instructions  of  Ministry  of Finance.  The  NCLP  scheme  has  been  subsumed  with  Samagara Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA)  Scheme  in  phased  manner.  The  details  of release of grant under NCLP scheme, State-wise, during 2022-23 (upto 31.01.2023) is annexed.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1656  FOR  13.02.2023  BY  SHRI  ARUN  SAO,  SHRIMATI  POONAMBEN MAADAM,  SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE, SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI, SHRI DILIP SAIKIA, SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL, SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR, SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL REGARDING MECHANISM TO KEEP CHECK ON CHILD LABOUR.

Grant Released under National Child Labour Project Scheme, State-wise, during 2022-23 are as under:

(Rs. In Lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | Name of State   |   2022-23* |
|-----------|-----------------|------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh  |     116.37 |
|         2 | Assam           |     140.68 |
|         3 | Jharkhand       |      60.72 |
|         4 | Karnataka       |      12.27 |
|         5 | Madhya Pradesh  |     236.5  |
|         6 | Maharashtra     |     102.54 |
|         7 | Odisha          |      43.24 |
|         8 | Punjab          |      37.53 |
|         9 | Tamil Nadu      |     178.14 |
|        10 | Telangana       |      94.65 |
|        11 | Uttar Pradesh   |      99.91 |
|        12 | West Bengal     |     424.26 |

* Upto to 31.01.2023

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