(a) the schemes being implemented for the upliftment of child
labourers of Madhya Pradesh which has a large number of bidi
workers;
(b) whether more than fifteen thousand child labourers are
engaged in bidi making in Madhya Pradesh;
(c) whether the Government of Madhya Pradesh have sent a
proposal to the Union Government for launching a child - labour
project for those child labourers; and
(d) if so, the action being taken by the Union Government in
this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT ( SHRI MUNI LALL )
(a) to (d): As per the information received from the State
Government of Madhya Pradesh, National Child Labour Projects
(NCLPs) are already under implementation in 6 districts of the
State, namely, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Bilaspur, Surguja, Raigarh and
Mandsaur. Proposals for additional NCLPs, have been received.
Action has already been initiated for consideration of these
project proposals.
In a Survey conducted in the year 1997, the total number
of child labourers found working in all the hazardous
establishments, including the Bidi industry were 11209.