1 May 2012

Rehabilitation of Child Labour Working in Hazardous Occupations

16-April-2012,The Union Ministry of Labour is implementing National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme in 266 districts of the country for rehabilitation of children rescued/withdrawn from work. Under the Project, children withdrawn from work are enrolled in the special schools, where they are provided with bridge education, vocational training, nutrition, stipend, health care, etc. before mainstreaming them into formal education system.. As per the available information 8.52 lakh children have been rehabilitated  since inception of the NCLP Scheme.
The State-wise details are as follows:

        S.SS.No.

Name of  States
No. of 
 Districts
Name of the Districts
1
Andhra Pradesh
20
AnanatapurChittorCuddapah, Guntur, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Kurnool, Khammam, Nellore, NizamabadPrakasamRangareddy,SrikakulamVizianagaram, Vishakhapatnam, Warangal, West Godavari, Mehbubnagar,Adilabad andKrishna  
2
Assam
3
NagaonKamrup and Lakhimpur 
3
Bihar
24
NalandaSaharsaJamuiKatiharAraria, Gaya, East Champaran, West Champaran,Madhepura, Patna, SupaulSamastipur,MadhubaniDarbhangaMuzaffarpur,NawadaKhagariaSitamarhiKishanganj,Begusarai, Banka, Saran, Purnia and Bhagalpur
4
Chhattisgarh
7
DurgBilaspurRajnandgaonSurgujaRaigarh,  Raipur and Korba 
5
Gujarat
9
SuratPanchmahalsBhujBanasKantha,DahodVadodaraBhavnagarAhmedabad andRajkot 
6
Haryana
3
GurgaonFaridabad and Panipat 
7
Jammu & Kashmir
2
Srinagar and Udhampur
8
Jharkhand
8
GarwahSahibganjDumkaPakurWestSinghbhum (Chaibasa), GumlaPalamu,   andHazaribagh 
9
Karnataka
15
BijapurRaichurDharwadBangalore Rural,Bangalore Urban, Belgaum,Koppal,  DevangereMysoreBagalkotChitradurga,GulbargaBellaryKolar and Mandya.
10
Madhya Pradesh
21
Mandsaur, Gwalior, Ujjain, BarwaniRewa,Dhar, East Nimar(Khandwa), Rajgarh,ChhindwaraShivpuriSidhiGuna,   Shajapur,Ratlam, West Nimar(khargon), Jhabua,DamohSagar, Jabalpur, Satna and Katni
11
Maharashtra
15
Solapur, Thane, Sangli,   JalgaonNandurbar,NandedNasikYavatmalDhuleBeed,AmravatiJalnaAurangabadGondia and Mumbai Suburban.
12
Nagaland 
1
Dimapur
13
Orissa
24
AngulBalasoreBargarhBolangir, Cuttack,DeogarhGajapati (Udayagiri), Ganjam,JharsugudaKalahandiKoraputMalkangiri,MayurbhanjNabarangpurNuapada,RayagadaSambalpurSonepurJajpur,KeonjharKendrapadaKhurdaNayagarh andSundergarh.
14
Punjab
3
JalandharLudhiana and Amritsar  
15
Rajasthan
27
Jaipur, Udaipur, Tonk, Jodhpur, Ajmer,AlwarJalorChuruNagaurChittaurgarh,BanswaraDhaulpurSikarDungarpur,Bharatpur, Bikaner, JhunjhunuBundi,JhalawarPaliBhilwaraGanganagar andBarmerDausaHanumangarh, Kota, Baran.
16

Tamil Nadu
17
Chidambaranar (Tuticorin), Coimbatore,DharmapuriVelloreSalemTiruchirapallli,TirunelveliKrishnagiri, Chennai, Erode,DindigulTheniKanchipuram,ThiruvannamallaiTiruvallurNammakkal andVirudhunagar
17



Uttar Pradesh
47
Varanasi, MirzapurBhadohiBulandshahar, Saharanpur, AzamgarhBijnourGondaKheri,BahraichBalrampurHardoiBarabanki,SitapurFaizabadBadaun, Gorakhpur,KushinagarKannuajShajahanpur, Rae Bareli,UnnaoSultanpurFatehpurShravasti,PratapgarhBastiSonebhadra, Mau, Kaushambi, Banda, Ghaziabad, Jaunpur, Rampur, Bareilly, Lucknow, Meerut, Etawah, Agra, Ghazipur,  Mathura, Etah, Moradabad, Allahabad, Kanpur Nagar, Aligarh andFerozabad.

18
Uttrakhand
1
Dehradun  
19
West Bengal
18
Burdwan, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, North 24-Parganas, South 24-Parganas,Kolkata,Murshidabad,Midnapore,  Maldah,BankuraPuruliaBirbhum, Nadia, Hugli, Howrah, JalpaiguriCooch Bihar, EastMidnapore
20
Delhi
1
NCT of Delhi

Total
 266

Under the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation)Act, 1986, any person who employs a child in any occupation or process where employment of  children is prohibited under the Act, is liable for punishment with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 3 months but which may extend to one year or with fine ranging from Rs.10,000/- to Rs.20,000/- or with both.  As per available information, 22092 persons have been prosecuted for violating the provisions of the Act, during last three year while 3049 were convicted and 12 sent to Jail.

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