Lok Sabha Question No. 1619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Rehabilitation of Child Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1619

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## REHABILITATION OF CHILD LABOUR

1619. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

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

(a)number of Child labour in the country as on 30.06.2023, Statewise;

- (b)data of child labour employee from 2014 to 30.06.2023, State-wise and year-wise;
- (c)the  number  of  cases  registered  against  child  labour  employee
- during the last five years, year-wise;
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  rehabilitate  those children once they cross eighteen years of age;
- (e)whether the incidents of child labour in various parts of the country
- are being reported on regular basis, if so, the details thereof;
- (f)whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  take  any  concrete
- steps to put a check on child labour; and
- (g)if so, whether any effective steps taken/being taken in this regard,
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): There is a complete prohibition of work or employment of children below  14  years in  any  occupation  and  process  and adolescents  in  the  age  group  of  14  to  18  years  in  hazardous occupations and processes under the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) [CALPR] Act, 1986. The Act also provides for stricter punishment of employers for violation of the Act and made the offence as cognizable. As per 'Crime in India' a publication of National  Crime  Records  Bureau,  the  number  of  cases  registered during calendar year 2017 to 2021 under Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 in the country are annexed.

(d) to (g): The  Government  is  pursuing  multipronged  strategy  to eliminate child labour and to rehabilitate them for which it has taken comprehensive measures which include legislative measures, rehabilitation strategy, providing right to free education and general socio-economic development. The Ministry of Labour & Employment has  framed  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.  It  has  also  framed  model  State Action  Plan  enumerating  action  points  to  be  taken  by  respective State  Governments  for  eradication  of  child  labour.  Further  the Ministry of Labour & Employment had been implementing National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme to provide bridge education to the rescued Child Labour. The scheme has now been subsumed under Samagara Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Scheme with effect from 01.04.2021 .

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Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1619 FOR 31.07.2023 RAISED BY  SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV)  & SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT REGARDING

REHABILITATION OF CHILD LABOUR Number of cases registered under Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and

## Regulation) Act, 1986, Year -wise:

|   Sl. No. |   Year |   Number of Cases Registered |
|-----------|--------|------------------------------|
|         1 |   2017 |                          462 |
|         2 |   2018 |                          464 |
|         3 |   2019 |                          772 |
|         4 |   2020 |                          476 |
|         5 |   2021 |                          613 |

Source: Crime in India, National Crime Records Bureau.

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