(a) whether the Union Government has received any foreign assistance to keep the child labourers away from hazardous industries in the country;
(b) if so, the total amount of foreign assistance received and spent in this regard;
(c) the number of child labourers benefited from the assistance;
(d) whether this scheme has been introduced in selected districts of the States; and
(e) if so, the details thereof alongwith the names of the districts of the states?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Government of India and the US Department of Labour have launched a joint project titled INDUS (Indo-US) for the rehabilitation of child labour. The US Deptt. of Labour would provide US $ 20 million to be matched with equal funding from Government of India.
(c) to (e): INDUS is a pilot project which is being implemented in 21 districts of 5 states for the rehabilitation of 80,000 children withdrawn from work. State-wise details of districts covered under the project are as follows:-
Name of the State Name of the districts covered
Madhya Pradesh Damoh, Sagar, Jabalpur, Satna and Katni Maharashtra Amravati, Jalna, Aurangabad, Gondia and Mumbai Suburban Uttar Pradesh Moradabad, Allahabad, Kanpur Nagar, Aligarh and Ferozabad Tamil Nadu Kanchipuram, Thiruvannamallai, Tiruvallur, Nammakkal and Virudhunagar Delhi NCT Delhi