GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT

INITIATIVES TOWARDSINITIATIVES TOWARDS

ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUROSLO WOKSHOP‐ 20‐21 OCT 2008

S R JOSHI,DIR,MOLE,GOI 

Metal Worker IndiaMetal Worker, India

Bonded Labourer in a Brick FactoryBonded Labourer in a Brick Factory

Stitching Soccer BallsStitching Soccer Balls 

Exploitative child LaborExploitative child Labor

Child Labour Trends In IndiaEconomically active children in India*

( i illi )(5‐14 years, in Million)

YearYear Number of Number of Working Children Working Children

Activity RateActivity Rate

19811981 13.013.0 __

19911991 11.311.3 5.4%5.4%

20012001 12.612.6 5%5%

Source : Census of IndiaSource : Census of India

ChildChild LabourLabour inin HazardousHazardous OccupationsOccupationsS.NoS.No Occupations/ProcessesOccupations/Processes No. of ChildrenNo. of Children

(5(5--14 years)14 years)11 Bidi Workers etc.Bidi Workers etc. 25257425257422 ConstructionConstruction 20883320883333 D ti kD ti k 18550518550533 Domestic workersDomestic workers 18550518550544 Spinning/ weavingSpinning/ weaving 12898412898455 BrickBrick kilns tileskilns tiles 849728497255 BrickBrick--kilns, tileskilns, tiles 849728497266 Dhabas/ Restaurants/ Hotels etc.Dhabas/ Restaurants/ Hotels etc. 709347093477 AutoAuto workshop vehicle repairsworkshop vehicle repairs 498934989377 AutoAuto--workshop, vehicle repairsworkshop, vehicle repairs 498934989388 GemGem--cutting, Jewellerycutting, Jewellery 374893748999 CarpetCarpet--makingmaking 326473264799 CarpetCarpet--makingmaking 3264732647

1010 OthersOthers 1676391676391111 TOTALTOTAL 121947012194701111 TOTALTOTAL 12194701219470

TheThe datadata isis indicativeindicative.. Source : 2001 CensusSource : 2001 Census

Government PolicyGovernment Policy

NationalNational ChildChild LabourLabour PolicyPolicy waswas announcedannounced inin 19871987..C id iC id i hh l il i ff hh blbl ii i di dConsideringConsidering thethe complexitycomplexity ofof thethe problem,problem, itit envisagedenvisagedaa multimulti‐‐prongedpronged approach,approach, involvinginvolving

ProjectProject‐‐basedbased PlanPlan ofof ActionAction forfor eliminationelimination ofofhildhild l bl b ii hildhild l bl b d id ichildchild labourlabour inin childchild labourlabour endemicendemic areas,areas,adoptingadopting aa sequentialsequential approachapproach

FocusingFocusing onon generalgeneral developmentdevelopment programmesprogrammestoto targettarget familiesfamilies ofof childchild workersStrictworkersStrictggenforcementenforcement ofof thethe ChildChild LabourLabour ActAct

Strategy & ApproachStrategy & Approach

C id i th l it d it dConsidering the complexity and magnitudeof the problem Government has adoptedf ll i ti l hfollowing sequential approach: ‐

(a) Progressively expanding the list ofh d k i th hibit d thazardous work in the prohibited category:Starting from 5 occupations & 11

i d t 15 ti &processes, increased to 15 occupations &65 processes .

(b) Area Coverage (by covering moreb f di t i t )number of districts).

List of New Occupation & Processes included to th S h d l t th C L (P&R) A t 1986 ithe Schedule to the C.L (P&R) Act., 1986  in 

September, 2008O ti Di i• Occupation:   Diving

• Processes:Processes involving exposure to excessive heat (e gProcesses involving exposure to excessive heat (e.g. working near furnace) cold;Mechansied fishing;F d P iFood Processing;Beverage Industry; Timber handling and loading; g g;Mechanical Lumbering;Warehousing; Processes involving exposure to free silica such asProcesses involving exposure to free silica such as slate, pencil industry, stone grinding, slate stone mining, stone quarried, agate industry; 

Recommendations of the Working Group on Amendment ofAmendment of 

Child Labour (P&R) Act, 1986Definition of the ‘child’:Definition of the  child :

• existing definition of ‘child’ who has not completed 14 years of age, maycontinue.

Special Courts: • Special Courts for trying cases relating to the violation of the Child Labour

(Prohibition & Regulation) Act, so as to expedite their trial.

Compounding of first time offences: • Executive Magistrates should be given the powers to adjudicate cases

under the Act and provisions may be made under the Act for allowingcompounding of first time offences.

Action against the Traffickers:Action against the Traffickers: • Add provisions relating to trafficking of children for labour under the  Act 

to take  action against the traffickers, middlemen and agents etc. involved in these    activities.

List of extremely hazardous occupations and Processes: • Such list would dilute the effect of the existing list of hazardous

occupations and processes under the Child Labour (P&R) Act.Powers to Officers: 

• Inclusion of specific provisions under the Child Labour (P&R) Actto equip the officers with the power of search and seizure,particularly to search residential premises to detect cases ofparticularly to search residential premises to detect cases ofchildren engaged as domestic workers.

Children working at  home: 

• Children working at home with their family should not beconsidered as child labour as these children could be workingafter the school hours and under the parental guidanceafter the school hours and under the parental guidance.

Children in Agriculture Sector: • Not to include any of activities under agriculture under the hazardous 

h h h l f hcategory, except those which involve use of machinery or pesticides

National Child Labour Project National Child Labour Project 

(NCLP) Scheme(NCLP) SchemeUnderUnder thethe projectproject basedbased planplan ofof actionaction GovernmentGovernmentUnderUnder thethe projectproject basedbased planplan ofof action,action, GovernmentGovernmentannouncedannounced NationalNational ChildChild LabourLabour ProgrammeProgramme inin 19881988 inin 99districtsdistricts ofof highhigh childchild labourlabour concentrationconcentration..

TheThe objectiveobjective ofof thethe SchemeScheme isis toto identifyidentify workingworking children,children,ithdithd thth ff kk tt thth i ti t i li l h lh l dd ttwithdrawwithdraw themthem fromfrom work,work, putput themthem intointo specialspecial schoolsschools andand toto

mainstreammainstream themthem intointo formalformal educationeducation..

SteppingStepping upup enforcementenforcement ofof thethe ChildChild LabourLabour (P&R)(P&R) ActAct..

CoverageCoverage ofof familiesfamilies ofof ChildChild LabourLabour underunderincome/employmentincome/employment generationgeneration programmesprogrammes..

Major Activities under NCLP SchemeMajor Activities under NCLP SchemeIntensive child labour Survey in the districtIntensive child labour Survey in the district

Raising Public AwarenessRaising Public AwarenessRaising Public AwarenessRaising Public Awareness

Stepping up enforcement of Child Labour Act toStepping up enforcement of Child Labour Act to

withdraw children from hazardous workwithdraw children from hazardous work

Establishment of Special Schools to provide:Establishment of Special Schools to provide:Establishment of Special Schools to provide:Establishment of Special Schools to provide:

Vocational training; Master trainer for every districtVocational training; Master trainer for every districtg; yg; y

Non Formal / Formal EducationNon Formal / Formal Education

MidMid‐‐day mealday meal

Payment of StipendPayment of StipendPayment of StipendPayment of Stipend

Health Check up : A Doctor for every 20 schoolsHealth Check up : A Doctor for every 20 schoolsContd….Contd….

Expansion of NCLP SchemeExpansion of NCLP Schemepa s o o C Sc e epa s o o C Sc e e

Plan Period Plan Period Number Number Budget Budget AllocationsAllocations(Five(Five--Year Year

Plans)Plans)of NCLPsof NCLPs Allocations Allocations

(in $)(in $)Plans)Plans)VIIth PlanVIIth Plan 99

VIIIth PlanVIIIth Plan 7676 3.7 m3.7 m

IXth PlanIXth Plan 100100 64 m64 m

Xth Plan Xth Plan 250250 150 m150 m(2003(2003--08)08)

National Child Labour ProjectsNational Child Labour ProjectsSTATESTATE DISTRICTS DISTRICTS

COVEREDCOVEREDSTATESTATE DISTRICTS DISTRICTS

COVEREDCOVEREDCOVEREDCOVEREDAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh 2323AssamAssam 0303

COVEREDCOVEREDMizoramMizoram 0101NagalandNagaland 0101AssamAssam 0303

BiharBihar 2424ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh 0808

NagalandNagaland 0101OrissaOrissa 1818PunjabPunjab 0303ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh 0808

GujaratGujarat 0909Jammu & KashmirJammu & Kashmir 0303

jj 0303RajasthanRajasthan 2323Tamil NaduTamil Nadu 1313

HaryanaHaryana 0303JharkhandJharkhand 0909

UttaranchalUttaranchal 0101Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh 4242

KarnatakaKarnataka 1717Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh 1717

West BengalWest Bengal 1919TOTALTOTAL 250250

MaharashtraMaharashtra 1313

Sanctioned Coverage under NCLPsSanctioned Coverage under NCLPs‐‐StatewiseStatewiseSt tSt t S ti d CS ti d CStateState Sanctioned CoverageSanctioned Coverage

No. of No. of SchoolsSchools

No. of No. of SchoolsSchools ChildrenChildren

Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh 10541054 5270052700

AssamAssam 177177 88508850BiharBihar 15741574 8080080800JharkhandJharkhand 212212 1060010600Jammu & KashmirJammu & Kashmir 2222 11001100GujaratGujarat 116116 5,9505,950HaryanaHaryana 128128 6,4006,400

KarnatakaKarnataka 379379 18,95018,950Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh 598598 3010030100ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh 267267 1580015800

Contd….Contd….

Sanctioned Coverage under NCLPsSanctioned Coverage under NCLPs

StateState Sanctioned CoverageSanctioned CoverageNo. of No. of No. of No. of

SchoolsSchools ChildrenChildrenMaharashtra Maharashtra 238238 11,90011,900OrissaOrissa 10111011 5055050550PunjabPunjab 107107 5 3505 350PunjabPunjab 107107 5,3505,350RajasthanRajasthan 11711171 58,55058,550T il N dT il N d 506506 25 30025 300Tamil NaduTamil Nadu 506506 25,30025,300UttaranchalUttaranchal 1010 500500Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh 16281628 7950079500West BengalWest Bengal 906906 45,30045,300gg ,,

TOTALTOTAL 1010410104 5,06,2005,06,200

Children MainstreamedSTATESTATE NO. OF CHILDREN MAINSTREAMEDNO. OF CHILDREN MAINSTREAMEDAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh 222207222207BihBih 1263112631BiharBiharJharkhandJharkhand

12631126311452414524

KarnatakaKarnataka 1422814228KarnatakaKarnataka 1422814228Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh ChattisgarhChattisgarh

8253825364886488ChattisgarhChattisgarh 64886488

MaharashtraMaharashtra 78147814OrissaOrissa 7626476264OrissaOrissa 7626476264RajasthanRajasthan 1293012930Tamil NaduTamil Nadu 5113551135Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh 2613626136West BengalWest Bengal 2527125271PunjabPunjab 34223422TOTALTOTAL 481303481303

B d t All ti d E ditBudget Allocation and Expenditure on Child Labour in the year 2008‐09y

Budget       Budget       

NCLPNCLP SchemeScheme 3535mm

(incl ding(incl ding GrantGrant InIn aid)aid)(including(including GrantGrant‐‐InIn‐‐aid)aid)

INDUSINDUS 33 mm(( ff di idi i dd(No(No.. ofof districtsdistricts coveredcovered

areare 2121 inin 55 States)States)

Recent initiatives of the Government on Recent initiatives of the Government on Elimination of Child LabourElimination of Child LabourBan on Employment of ChildrenBan on Employment of Children –– Latest NotificationLatest NotificationBan on Employment of Children Ban on Employment of Children –– Latest NotificationLatest Notification

GovernmentGovernment hadhad prohibitedprohibited employmentemployment ofof childrenchildren asasGovernmentGovernment hadhad prohibitedprohibited employmentemployment ofof childrenchildren asasdomesticdomestic servantsservants andand inin hospitalityhospitality andand recreationrecreationsectorssectors ww..ee..ff.. 1010thth ofof October,October, 20062006..sectorssectors ww..ee..ff.. 1010 ofof October,October, 20062006..

OneOne occupationoccupation andand 88 processesprocesses havehave beenbeen addedadded totothethe ScheduleSchedule withwith thethe approvalapproval ofof TACTAC.. NotificationNotificationhavehave beenbeen issuedissued onon 2525thth SeptemberSeptember 20082008..

Contd….Contd….

Convergence with other Ministries Convergence with other Ministries Ministry is making efforts for Convergence with other Ministries:

ConvergenceConvergence withwith MinistryMinistry ofof WomenWomen && ChildChild DevelopmentDevelopment forforsupplementingsupplementing thethe effortsefforts ofof thisthis MinistryMinistry inin providingproviding foodfood && sheltersheltertoto thethe childrenchildren withdrawnwithdrawn fromfrom workwork throughthrough theirtheir schemesschemes ofoftoto thethe childrenchildren withdrawnwithdrawn fromfrom workwork throughthrough theirtheir schemesschemes ofofShelterShelter HomesHomes etcetc..

ConvergenceConvergence withwith MinistryMinistry ofof HRDHRD forfor mainstreamingmainstreaming teachers’teachers’ConvergenceConvergence withwith MinistryMinistry ofof HRDHRD forfor mainstreaming,mainstreaming, teachersteacherstraining,training, supplysupply ofof books,books, etcetc.. underunder SarvaSarva ShikshaShiksha AbhiyanAbhiyan (Education(EducationForFor AllAll ))..

ConvergenceConvergence withwith MinistriesMinistries ofof RuralRural DevelopmentDevelopment andand UrbanUrbanHousingHousing && PovertyPoverty Alleviation,Alleviation, PanchayatiPanchayati RajRaj forfor coveringcovering thethe familiesfamiliesofof thesethese childrenchildren underunder theirtheir variousvarious incomeincome && employmentemploymentgenerationgeneration schemesschemes forfor theirtheir economiceconomic rehabilitationrehabilitation..

Skill Development Initiative Scheme (SDIS)Skill Development Initiative Scheme (SDIS)

T t h ld l b d h f lTarget group: Child labour and their familiesObjective of the scheme:

To provide vocational training to school leavers, existing workers,ITI graduates, etc. to improve their employability by optimallyg p p y y y p yutilizing the infrastructure available in Govt., private institutionsand the Industry. Existing skills of the persons can also be testedand certified under this scheme.To build capacity in the area of development of competencystandards, course curricula, learning material and assessmentstandards in the countrystandards in the country.Demand driven short term training courses based on ModularEmployable Skills (MES) decided in consultation with Industry.MES i th ‘ i i kill t’ hi h i ffi i t f i f lMES is the ‘minimum skills set’ which is sufficient for gainfulemployment.

Core Group on Child LabourAA CoreCore GroupGroup hashas beenbeen setset upup underunder thethe SecretarySecretary (L&E)(L&E) forforactiveactive convergenceconvergence onon aa sustainedsustained basisbasis amongamong variousvariousgg ggMinistriesMinistries forfor effectiveeffective rehabilitationrehabilitation ofof childchild labourlabour andandtheirtheir familiesfamilies..

ItIt consistsconsists ofof ninenine otherother Ministries,Ministries, vizviz.. WCD,WCD, HRD,HRD, RD,RD,UHPAUHPA ,, SJSJ && E,E, PanchayatiPanchayati Raj,Raj, HealthHealth andand FamilyFamily Welfare,Welfare,HomeHome andand I&BI&B..

FourFour meetingsmeetings ofof thethe CoreCore GroupGroup havehave beenbeen heldheld soso farfar.. AsAs aagg ppresultresult ofof initiativesinitiatives ofof thethe Ministry,Ministry, MinistriesMinistries ofof HRD,HRD, WCDWCDandand UrbanUrban HousingHousing && PovertyPoverty AlleviationAlleviation havehave issuedissuedinstructionsinstructions toto thethe StateState GovernmentsGovernments toto covercover childchild labourlabourandand theirtheir familiesfamilies inin theirtheir schemesschemes..

Convergence Based ModelsConvergence Based Models

USUS‐‐DOL PROJECTDOL PROJECTGovernmentGovernment hashas recentlyrecently givengiven ‘in‘in principal’principal’ approvalapprovaltoto thisthis ConvergenceConvergence basedbased USUS‐‐DOLDOL PROJECTPROJECT..gg

TwoTwo districtsdistricts eacheach havehave beenbeen selectedselected inin fivefive StatesStates ofofD lhiD lhi BihBih MPMP O iO i dd G j tG j t ff titi ththDelhi,Delhi, Bihar,Bihar, MP,MP, OrissaOrissa andand GujaratGujarat forfor executingexecuting thesethesemodelsmodels onon pilotpilot basisbasis

DistrictDistrict levellevel sensitizationsensitization workshopsworkshops areare proposedproposedunderunder thethe projectproject..p jp j

Tracking Tracking && MonitoringMonitoring

AA PrototypePrototype onon TrackingTracking && MonitoringMonitoring ofof childchild labourlabourdevelopeddeveloped forfor effectiveeffective monitoringmonitoring ofof childchild labourlabour coveredcoveredunderunder NCLPNCLP SchemeScheme

ThisThis wouldwould helphelp inin trackingtracking theirtheir progressprogress inin NCLPNCLP schoolsschoolsandand laterlater inin mainstreammainstream schoolsschoolsandand laterlater inin mainstreammainstream schoolsschools

ItIt wouldwould alsoalso monitormonitor theirtheir familiesfamilies soso thatthat thethe benefitsbenefitsdd ii h /h / ff thth G tG tunderunder variousvarious schemes/programmesschemes/programmes ofof thethe GovernmentGovernment

areare takentaken toto themthem forfor theirtheir economiceconomic empowermentempowerment

PRIsPRIs toto playplay anan instrumentalinstrumental rolerole inin thisthis exerciseexercise

Enforcement DriveEnforcement DriveEnforcement DriveEnforcement Drive

GovernmentGovernment hadhad launchedlaunched aa nationnation widewide enforcementenforcementGovernmentGovernment hadhad launchedlaunched aa nationnation widewide enforcementenforcementdrivedrive againstagainst childchild labourlabour betweenbetween 1414thth toto 2727thth

November,November, 20072007November,November, 20072007

ExtensiveExtensive mediamedia campaigncampaign waswas launchedlaunched inin thetheelectronicelectronic andand printprint mediamediaelectronicelectronic andand printprint mediamedia

StateState GovernmentsGovernments werewere requestedrequested toto stepstep upupf tf t d id ienforcementenforcement drivesdrives..

FundsFunds werewere alsoalso givengiven toto thethe StateState GovernmentsGovernments forforawarenessawareness generationgeneration duringduring thisthis drivedrive..

Enforcement Figures of Child Labour (P&R) Act, 1986

A Affid it i i d t b fil d i th• An Affidavit is required to be filed in theHon’ble Supreme Court on the enforcementfiguresfigures.

h b d f• 2006‐07: Reports have been received fromA.P., Chhattisgarh, J&K, Jharkhand, Kerala,M P O i R j th TN U P d W tM.P., Orissa, Rajasthan, T.N, U.P and WestBengal.L t t i f ti ill b b itt d b th• Latest information will be submitted by theMinistry to Hon’ble Supreme Court.

Protocol on TraffickingProtocol on TraffickingAA ProtocolProtocol onon Prevention,Prevention, Rescue,Rescue, RepatriationRepatriation andandRehabilitationRehabilitation ofof migrantmigrant andand traffickedtrafficked childchild labourlabour hashasbeenbeen developeddeveloped andand sentsent toto thethe StateState Govts/UTsGovts/UTs

ThisThis hashas laylay downdown guidelinesguidelines onon actionsactions toto bebe takentaken bybyyy gg yydifferentdifferent departmentsdepartments ofof StateState Governments,Governments, Police,Police, CWCs,CWCs,NGOsNGOs andand otherother stakeholdersstakeholders

PRIsPRIs havehave beenbeen identifiedidentified asas anan importantimportant stakeholderstakeholder andandcancan playplay anan effectiveeffective rolerole espesp inin awarenessawareness generationgenerationcancan playplay anan effectiveeffective role,role, espesp inin awarenessawareness generation,generation,identificationidentification andand monitoringmonitoring ofof vulnerablevulnerable groupsgroups andand ininbuildingbuilding conduciveconducive environmentenvironment forfor rehabilitationrehabilitation andandggreintegrationreintegration ofof rescuedrescued childrenchildren

1111thth Plan Proposals  Plan Proposals  

Expansion of NCLP SchemeExpansion of NCLP Scheme

IncidenceIncidence ofof ChildChild LabourLabour isis widespreadwidespread allall overover thethe country,country,particularlyparticularly inin thethe twotwo occupationsoccupations ofof domesticdomestic workersworkers andandchildrenchildren workingworking inin Dhabas,Dhabas, hotels,hotels, etcetc.. includedincluded inin thethehazardoushazardous listlist inin 20062006.. DemandDemand fromfrom variousvarious StatesStates toto includeincludeallall districtsdistricts ndernder NCLPNCLPallall districtsdistricts underunder NCLPNCLP

CoveringCovering allall districtsdistricts underunder thethe SchemeScheme wouldwould createcreate largelargescalescale awarenessawareness atat thethe grassgrass rootroot levellevel onon thethe issueissue

ItsIts anan importantimportant stepstep inin thethe directiondirection ofof completecomplete eliminationeliminationofof childchild labourlabour inin thethe countrycountry

Revision of NCLP SchemeRevision of NCLP Scheme

SomeSome additionaladditional featuresfeatures::

ResidentialResidential schoolsschools forfor MigrantMigrant childchild labourlabour inin bigbig citiescitiesImparting employable skills among adolescents Imparting employable skills among adolescents p g p y gp g p y gConducting market surveys to identify skills in demand Conducting market surveys to identify skills in demand Tracking and Monitoring of NCLP beneficiariesTracking and Monitoring of NCLP beneficiariesTracking and Monitoring of NCLP beneficiariesTracking and Monitoring of NCLP beneficiariesEffective State level monitoring and supervisionEffective State level monitoring and supervisionAwareness generation at the State and National levelAwareness generation at the State and National levelAwareness generation at the State and National levelAwareness generation at the State and National levelProvision of schools bag, Uniform etc to every childProvision of schools bag, Uniform etc to every childHealth kit and Recreation & Sports kit in every schoolHealth kit and Recreation & Sports kit in every schoolHealth kit and Recreation & Sports kit in every schoolHealth kit and Recreation & Sports kit in every school

Other proposalsOther proposals

MoreMore effectiveeffective convergenceconvergence withwith otherother MinistriesMinistries particularlyparticularly withwithHumanHuman ResourceResource Development,Development, WomenWomen && ChildChild DevelopmentDevelopment && RuralRuralD lD l i hi h ifiifi b ilb il ii h ih i hh ff hhDevelopmentDevelopment withwith specificspecific componentscomponents builtbuilt intointo theirtheir schemesschemes forfor thethebenefitbenefit ofof workingworking childrenchildren andand theirtheir familiesfamilies..

Pl iPl i C i iC i i ii t dt d tt f df d ll till ti ff thithiPlanningPlanning CommissionCommission isis requestedrequested toto ensureensure fundfund allocationallocation forfor thisthispurposepurpose inin thethe 1111thth PlanPlan proposalsproposals ofof thesethese MinistriesMinistries..

F tiF ti ff SHGSHG ff thth tt ff kiki hildhild ff th ith i iiFormationFormation ofof SHGsSHGs ofof thethe parentsparents ofof workingworking childrenchildren forfor theirtheir economiceconomicrehabilitationrehabilitation

D l tD l t ff St d dSt d d i li l dd l il i t i lt i l tt thth St tSt tDevelopmentDevelopment ofof StandardStandard curriculumcurriculum andand learninglearning materialsmaterials atat thethe StateStatelevellevel throughthrough linkagelinkage withwith StateState EducationEducation DepartmentDepartment

MoreMore effectiveeffective teacher’steacher’s trainingtraining programmesprogrammes inin associationassociation withwith SarvaSarvaMoreMore effectiveeffective teacher’steacher’s trainingtraining programmesprogrammes inin associationassociation withwith SarvaSarvaShikshaShiksha AbhiyanAbhiyan..

NATIONAL CHILD LABOUR SURVEYNATIONAL CHILD LABOUR SURVEY

MinistryMinistry hashas takentaken upup withwith NSSONSSO forfor conductingconducting NationalNational childchildlabourlabour surveysurvey inin thethe CountryCountry.. NSSONSSO hashas agreedagreed toto conductconductNCLSNCLS fromfrom JulyJuly 20092009.. ConsultationsConsultations areare beingbeing heldheld withwith NSSONSSOwithwith regardregard toto methodologymethodology questionnairequestionnaire etcetcwithwith regardregard toto methodology,methodology, questionnaire,questionnaire, etcetc..

AsAs thethe SurveySurvey wouldwould taketake atat leastleast 1818‐‐2020 monthsmonths time,time, asas ananinteriminterim measuremeasure MinistryMinistry hashas proposedproposed expansionexpansion ofof NCLPNCLPSchemeScheme toto 100100 moremore districtsdistricts

MinistryMinistry hashas alsoalso requestedrequested thethe PlanningPlanning CommissionCommission toto allowallowimplementationimplementation ofof newnew componentscomponents likelike residentialresidential schools,schools,

ll ff d ld l llll ddvocationalvocational trainingtraining forfor adolescents,adolescents, StateState MonitoringMonitoring CellsCells andandawareneawarenessss generationgeneration

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