Set up of schools for child labour
Set up of schools for child labour
The Ministry of Labour & Employment had implemented the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme for rehabilitation of child labourers through District Project Societies under the chairmanship of the District Magistrate since inception of the Scheme in 1988. Under the NCLP scheme, the children in the age group of 9-14 years are rescued / withdrawn from work and enrolled in the NCLP Special Training Centres (STCs), where they are provided with bridge education, vocational training, mid-day meal, stipend, health care, etc. before being mainstreamed into formal education system. NCLP scheme has now been subsumed under Samagara Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Scheme with effect from 01.04.2021. Henceforth, the recused child labourers will be mainstreamed into formal education system through STC operational under SSA. At present, no Special Training Centres (STC) is functional under NCLP scheme.
No new STCs under NCLP Project have been approved after 31.03.2021. The number of districts in which Special Training Centres under NCLP Scheme were sanctioned since inception as on 31.03.2021 is at Annexure-I.
The details of funds released under the NCLP scheme during 2020-21 to 2022-23 is at Annexure-II. As on 31.03.2023, around 14.3 lakh children were rescued/withdrawn from work, rehabilitated and mainstreamed under National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme since inception of the Scheme.
Annexure-I
Number of Districts in which Special Training Centres were sanctioned under NCLP Scheme since inception as on 31.03.2021
Sl. No.
Name of State
No. of Sanctioned NCLP Districts
Andhra Pradesh
13
Assam
5
Bihar
24
Chhattisgarh
8
Gujarat
9
Haryana
3
Jammu & Kashmir
3
Jharkhand
8
Karnataka
17
Madhya Pradesh
22
Maharashtra
18
Nagaland
1
Odisha
24
Punjab
3
Rajasthan
27
Tamil Nadu
18
Telangana
31
Uttar Pradesh
56
Uttarakhand
13
West Bengal
20
Delhi
1
Total
324
Annexure –II
Grant Released under National Child Labour Project Scheme, State-wise, during 2020-21 to 2022-23:
( Rs. In Lakhs)
Sl. No.
Name of State
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
1
Andhra Pradesh
306.29
32.01
116.37
2
Assam
49.64
81.10
140.68
3
Chhattisgarh
0
0
0
4
Gujarat
61.36
12.23
0
5
Haryana
116.83
34.79
0
6
Jammu & Kashmir
32.48
0
12.70
7
Jharkhand
177.42
0
60.73
8
Karnataka
82.74
7.53
18.14
9
Madhya Pradesh
363.41
143.29
236.50
10
Maharashtra
931.49
196.53
102.54
11
Nagaland
0
0
0
12
Odisha
115.16
236.66
57.24
13
Punjab
206.41
317.35
37.53
14
Rajasthan
124.19
16.64
0.64
15
Tamil Nadu
482.00
323.45
184.74
16
Telangana
152.86
71.56
94.65
17
Uttar Pradesh
433.83
137.70
99.91
18
Uttarakhand
0
0
0
19
West Bengal
463.37
203.10
424.26
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Rameshwar Teli in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.