Question : Child Labour Rehabilitation Centre

(a)the total number of the child labour rehabilitation-cum-welfare centres running in the country, State/UT-wise;
(b)the details of the children enrolled in the existing centres/special schools during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
(c)the total amount allocated under the Union budget for ‘awareness programme’ under the National Child labour project from the year 2014-15 to till date; and
(d)the number of programmes organized for creating awareness during the said period, State/UT-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) & (b): As per the information received from District Project Societies the State-wise details of Special Training Centres (STCs) in operation under National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme and total number of children enrolled in the STCs at present is given at the Annexure. As per the information received from District Project Societies, number of fresh enrollment made in the STCs during the last three years is as under:
Year No. of fresh enrollment in STCs
2014-15 33484
2015-16 24927
2016-17 43109

At present about 1.11 lac children are enrolled in the STCs under NCLP.

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(c) & (d): Under the NCLP Scheme, funds are also being released to District Project Societies for launching of awareness campaigns for eradication of child labour at their level. The provision of fund for running awareness generation activities at the Society level has been revised from time to time as under:
Date/Year Amount per Society per annum
W.e.f. 1.4.2011 Rs.1.25 lac
W.e.f. 1.4.2016 Rs.2.00 lac
W.e.f. 1.4.2017 Rs.50000/- + Rs.2.00 lac per operational Society for State Resource Centre (SRC)

From this fund of awareness generation the Project Societies hold seminars, exhibitions, street plays, rallies, posters/banners etc. to disseminate awareness. Besides Central Government undertakes awareness generation campaigns through print and electronic media at central level. The fund allocated under NCLP Scheme for conducting awareness campaign at central level during the last three years and current year is as under:
Year Amount
2014-15 Rs.5.00 crore
2015-16 Rs.5.00 crore
2016-17 Rs.12.00 crore
2017-18 Rs.9.66 crore

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