(a) whether Government propose to set up 30 new National Child
Labour Project; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise?
(a) whether Government propose to set up 30 new National Child
Labour Project; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT ( SHRI MUNI LALL )
(a) to (b): Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in
its meeting held on 20.1.99 approved continuance of the scheme of
National Child Labour Projects (NCLP`s) during the Ninth Five Year
Plan and also approved increase in the number of projects from 76
to 100.
At present 92 National Child Labour Projects are in
operation in 10 Child Labour endemic States. 16 new National
Child Labour Projects sanctioned after the CCEA meeting are
Adilabad & Mahboobnagar ( Andhra Pradesh ), Dharwad ( Karnataka ),
Gwalior ( M.P.), Cuttack and Balasore ( Orissa ), Ajmer, Tonk &
Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Tirunelvelli (Tamil Nadu), Saharanpur, Kanpur
Nagar, Azamgarh, Allahabad, Bulandshahar ( Uttar Pradesh ) and
Murshidabad ( West Bengal ).