Lok Sabha Question No. 2389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: National Child Labour Project
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Richard Hay, George Baker

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2389

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## NATIONAL CHILD LABOUR PROJECT

2389. PROF. RICHARD HAY: SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

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

- (a)the  salient  features  and  the  current  status  of  the  National  Child  Labour Project Scheme;
- (b)the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  by  various  States thereunder  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/UTwise;
- (c)whether the Government has received any complaint about the misuse of the funds allocated under the said scheme during the said period;
- (d)if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon,
- State/UT-wise; and
- (e)the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for proper monitoring  and  better  effective  implementation  of  the  scheme  in  the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a): Government is implementing  the National  Child  Labour  Project (NCLP) Scheme for rehabilitation of children withdrawn from work. 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 Children rescued/withdrawn from work in the  age  group  of  9-14  years  are  enrolled  in  the  NCLP  Special  Training Centres, where they are provided with bridge education,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). The NCLP Scheme also envisages awareness generation  campaigns  against  the  evils  of  child  labour  and  enforcement  of child labour laws. At present the scheme is sanctioned in 270 Districts of 21 States in the country.

(b): Grant released under NCLP Scheme State wise during last three years and current year is given at Annexure.

(c)  &  (d):    A  complaint  was  received  from  Shri  Hari  Manjhi,  Member  of Parliament  (Lok  Sabha),  Gaya  during  2013-14  alleging  misuse  of  funds released to National Child Labour Project (NCLP) at Gaya by the concerned authorities. However, District Magistrate, Gaya refuted all the allegations as false. Subsequently Shri Manjhi withdrew his complaint stating that he was misled by some people against NCLP, Gaya.

(e): A  Central  Monitoring  Committee  under  the  Chairpersonship  of Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, has been set up for the overall supervision  &  monitoring  of  the  National  Child  Labour  Projects.  State Governments  have  also  been  advised  to  set  up  State  Level  Monitoring Committees  similar  to  the  Central  Monitoring  Committee.    At  the  District level, Project Committees have been constituted under the Chairmanship of District  Magistrate/Collector  to  implement  and  monitor  the  National  Child Labour Project. Further, as per the revised NCLP guidelines, a provision has been made to set up District level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee (VMC) under the chairmanship of local Member of Parliament.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.  2389  FOR  01.08.2016  BY  PROF.  RICHARD  HAY  AND  SHRI  GEORGE BAKER, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING NATIONAL CHILD LABOUR PROJECT.

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 26.7.16) |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|         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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