(a) whether the Government have formulated schemes for the
eradication of child labour during the Ninth Five Year Plan;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the amount allocated for the implementation of these
schemes in the above Plan;
(d) whether any survey has been conducted to assess the extent
to which the child labour has been eradicated; and
(e) if so, the outcome of the survey?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MUNI LALL)
(a) & (b) : Government of India has been implementing two
Schemes, namely the scheme of National Child Labour Projects
(NCLPs) and the Scheme of Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organisations.
The Schemes are to continue during the Ninth Plan. Under the
Scheme of NCLP, funds are released to the Child Labour Project
Societies constituted at the district level under the
Chairpersonship of the District Collector. Under the Scheme of
Grant-in-Aid, funds are released directly to voluntary
organisations on the recommendations of the State Government, for
taking up action oriented projects for the benefit of working
children.
(c) : The amount allocated for child labour schemes during Ninth
Five Year Plan is Rs.248.60 Crores.
(d) & (e) : While no survey has been conducted to assess the
extent to which child labour has been eradicated, periodic reports
from projects indicate the number of children being rehabilitated.
Evaluation of identified projects has been undertaken. Some
projects have also been inspected by Inter-Ministerial teams to
make an assessment of the progress made so far and ascertain the
strength and weakness of the child labour projects. The findings
of the studies indicated that National Child Labour Projects have
been able to achieve the immediate objective of withdrawal of
children from hazardous occupations and their rehabilitation
through the special schools.