Lok Sabha Question No. 3588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Special Schools for Child Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3588 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

## SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR CHILD LABOURERS

†3588. SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

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

- (a)the  number  of  special  schools  (Child  Labour  Rehabilitation-cum-
- welfare centres) operational in the country at present, State/UT-wie;
- (b)the  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  and  utilised  by  these special  schools  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year State/UT-wise including Bihar; and
- (c)the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for welfare of Child Labourers in the country?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a): As  reported  by  District  Project  Societies,  at  present  2847 Special  Training  Centres  are  functional  in  the  country.  The  State/UT wise details are given at Annexure-I.
- (b): Grant released under National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme, State wise, during last three years and current year is given at Annexure-II.
- (c): Government is following a multi-pronged strategy for elimination of  child  labour.  It  comprises  of  statutory  and  legislative  measures, rehabilitation and universal elementary education along with convergence  with  other  schemes  for  socio  economic  development. The  Child  Labour  (Prohibition  &  Regulation)  Act,  1986  has  been amended to prohibit employment of children below 14 years of age in all occupations and processes. Further the amendment also prohibits employment of adolescents in hazardous occupations and processes.

Government is implementing the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme  for  rehabilitation  of  child  labour  since  1988.  The  major objective  of  the  Scheme  is  to  withdraw  children  from  work  and mainstream them into formal education system. Children rescued/withdrawn  from  work  in  the  age  group  of  9-14  years  are enrolled in the NCLP  Special  Training  Centres,  where  they  are provided  with  bridge  education,  vocational  training,  mid  day  meal, stipend,  health  care,  etc.  before  being  mainstreamed  into  formal education system. Children in the age group of 5-8 years are directly linked  to  the  formal  education  system  through  a  close  coordination with the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.3588 FOR 8.8.2016 BY SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY, HON'BLE MP REGARDING SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR CHILD LABOURERS.

## State wise details of Special Training Centres functioning

| Sl. No.   | Name of State   |   No. of Special Training Centres running |
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh  |                                        58 |
| 2.        | Assam           |                                        82 |
| 3.        | Bihar           |                                       249 |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh    |                                         0 |
| 5.        | Gujarat         |                                         0 |
| 6.        | Haryana         |                                        62 |
| 7.        | Jammu &Kashmir  |                                        17 |
| 8.        | Jharkhand       |                                       169 |
| 9.        | Karnataka       |                                        55 |
| 10.       | Madhya Pradesh  |                                       299 |
| 11.       | Maharashtra     |                                       395 |
| 12.       | Nagaland        |                                        44 |
| 13.       | Odisha          |                                         0 |
| 14.       | Punjab          |                                        92 |
| 15.       | Rajasthan       |                                        27 |
| 16.       | Tamil Nadu      |                                       287 |
| 17.       | Telangana       |                                       185 |
| 18.       | Uttar Pradesh   |                                       106 |
| 19.       | Uttarakhand     |                                         0 |
| 20.       | West Bengal     |                                       720 |
|           | Total           |                                      2847 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.3588 FOR 8.8.2016 BY SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY, HON'BLE MP REGARDING SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR CHILD LABOURERS

## Grant Released under NCLP Scheme State wise during last three years and current year: (Rupees in lakh)

|   Sl. No. | Name of State    | 2013-14   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (Up to 29.7.16) |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh * | 610.22    |    143.33 |    196.58 |                    109.6  |
|         2 | Assam            | 631.48    |    471.64 |    807.97 |                     50.51 |
|         3 | Bihar            | 546.57    |   1071.82 |    948.42 |                    168.92 |
|         4 | Chhattisgarh     | 768.83    |    432.53 |     26    |                      0    |
|         5 | Gujarat          | 70.00     |      7    |      8.25 |                      0.69 |
|         6 | Haryana          | 292.93    |    218.71 |    161.79 |                     71.49 |
|         7 | Jammu &Kashmir   | 48.73     |     62.97 |     47.13 |                     23.91 |
|         8 | Jharkhand        | 257.41    |    406.78 |    375.97 |                    100.34 |
|         9 | Karnataka        | 361.89    |    204.6  |    212.08 |                     74.17 |
|        10 | Madhya Pradesh   | 696.16    |    768.71 |    701.12 |                    282.73 |
|        11 | Maharashtra      | 785.26    |    830.08 |   1017.66 |                     96.87 |
|        12 | Nagaland         | 151.17    |    151.17 |    131.45 |                      0    |
|        13 | Odisha           | 1112.92   |    355.31 |    290.91 |                      0    |
|        14 | Punjab           | 151.02    |    350.24 |    256.63 |                    180.41 |
|        15 | Rajasthan        | 510.95    |    269.25 |    223.7  |                      8    |
|        16 | Tamil Nadu       | 641.41    |    731.14 |    643.08 |                    332.1  |
|        17 | Telangana        | -         |    521.6  |    547.1  |                    299.38 |
|        18 | Uttar Pradesh    | 1466.97   |   1103.72 |    430.07 |                    960.79 |
|        19 | Uttarakhand      | 0         |      9    |      4    |                      0    |
|        20 | West Bengal      | 1931.55   |   2100.87 |   2269.34 |                    778.63 |

* Including Telangana for the financial year 2013-14.

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