Lok Sabha Question No. 669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Prevent Child Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 669

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## PREVENT CHILD LABOUR

†669. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a)the details of the measures being taken and efforts made by the
- Government to prevent child labour, State/UT-wise;
- (b)whether it  is  true  that  despite  the  rules  and  laws  made  by  the Government to prevent the practice of child labour, children and adolescents  are  still  forced  to  work  by  making  them  bonded
- labour and other means;
- (c)if  so,  the  details  of  concrete  steps  taken/  being  taken  by  the
- Government in this regard; and
- (d)the number of child and adolescent labourers got released in the country during the last three years and the current year and the details of stringent steps taken/being taken by the Government against the culprits, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): The  Government  has  taken  various  measures  and  have made  efforts  to  prevent  child  labour  which  include  legislative measures, rehabilitation strategy, providing right to free education and general  socio-economic development. The details of statutory and legislative measures, rehabilitation strategy and education are as under:
- (i) Enactment of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986.   The Act  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.

- (ii) Framing of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation)  Rules,  1988.  The  Rules  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.
- (iii) Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  has  framed  model  State Action  Plan  enumerating  action  points  to  be  taken  by respective State Governments for eradication of child labour.

(d): As  per  'Crime  in  India'  a  publication  of  National  Crime Records  Bureau,  464,  772,  476  and  613  number  of  cases  were registered during calendar year 2018, 2019,2020 and 2021 respectively  under  Child  and  Adolescent  Labour  (Prohibition  and Regulation) Act, 1986 in the country. State-wise details are annexed.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  669  FOR  24.07.2023  RAISED  BY  SHRI  UDAY PRATAP SINGH REGARDING PREVENT CHILD LABOUR

Number  of  cases  registered  under  Child  and  Adolescent  Labour  (Prohibition  and Regulation) Act, 1986, State / Union Territories -wise:

| Sl   | State/UT                   |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |
|------|----------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh             |      0 |      2 |     37 |     12 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh          |      1 |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 3    | Assam                      |     39 |     68 |     40 |     78 |
| 4    | Bihar                      |     14 |     15 |      3 |     14 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh               |      0 |      2 |      0 |      0 |
| 6    | Gujarat                    |     35 |     64 |     39 |     40 |
| 7    | Haryana                    |      6 |     11 |      1 |     12 |
| 8    | Himachal Pradesh           |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 9    | Jharkhand                  |     17 |     18 |     27 |      5 |
| 10   | Karnataka                  |     63 |     83 |     54 |     58 |
| 11   | Kerala                     |      3 |      2 |      0 |      3 |
| 12   | Madhya Pradesh             |      3 |      4 |      1 |      5 |
| 13   | Maharashtra                |     90 |     53 |     29 |     57 |
| 14   | Meghalaya                  |      0 |      2 |      0 |      0 |
| 15   | Odisha                     |      0 |      0 |      0 |      6 |
| 16   | Punjab                     |      8 |      8 |     11 |      8 |
| 17   | Rajasthan                  |     32 |     48 |     30 |     19 |
| 18   | Tamil Nadu                 |      6 |      3 |      2 |     26 |
| 19   | Telangana                  |    125 |    314 |    147 |    224 |
| 20   | Tripura                    |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |
| 21   | Uttar Pradesh              |      2 |      9 |      1 |      1 |
| 22   | Uttarakhand                |      0 |     27 |     41 |     25 |
| 23   | West Bengal                |      5 |      7 |      3 |      2 |
| 24   | Chandigarh                 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      7 |
| 25   | D&N Haveli and Daman &Diu+ |      0 |      2 |      0 |      0 |
| 26   | Delhi                      |     15 |     30 |      6 |     11 |
|      | TOTAL                      |    464 |    772 |    476 |    613 |

Source: Crime in India, National Crime Records Bureau ***

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