(a) whether the Government of Maharashtra has submitted any project proposals for Child Labour Education and Rehabilitation, under the National Child Labour Project;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of child labour likely to be covered and the amount of central aid sought
during each of the last three years and the current year and the aid granted against the demand; and
(d) the reasons for delay in clearance of the proposals and grant-in-aid this year?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES)
(a) & (b): While State Governments submit proposals from time to time for sanction
of projects under National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme, the projects are sanctioned
by the Government on the basis of endemicity of child labour in the district, based on
Census data. During the 9th Plan, Solapur and Thane districts of Maharashtra were covered
under NCLP Scheme. During the 10th Plan, 11 more districts of Maharashtra, namely, Pune,
Ahmadnagar, Sangli, Kolhapur, Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Nanded, Nasik, Yavatmal, Dhule and Beed
were included under the NCLP Scheme.
(c): Under the NCLP Scheme, the number of children presently covered in special
schools in Maharashtra is 14800. The number of children covered and rehabilitated in last
three years is 7619, 9478 and 7214 respectively. Expenditure incurred towards implementation
of the Scheme in the State of Maharashtra during the last three years are Rs. 1.68 crore,
1.92 crore and 2.78 crore respectively.
(d): There has been no delay in the clearance of the complete proposals of the
identified districts of NCLP received from Maharashtra State and the release of Grants-in
-aid to these districts.