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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Child Labourers In The Country
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
QUESTION NO 2449
ANSWERED ON 24.08.2011
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether it is a fact that at present there are more than six crore child labourers in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether around Rs. 1,20,000 crore is pocketed as profit by employers of child labour annually in India, an amount that is rarely reported as income to Government in order to evade taxes; and
(d) the steps taken/being taken by Government to stop exploitation of child labour?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE)
(a) & (b): As per 2001 census, the total number of working children between the age group of 5-14 years in the country was 1.26 crore. However, in the Survey conducted by NSSO, in 2004-05 the number of working children were estimated at 90.75 lakhs.
(c): No such report has been received in the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India.
(d): The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in 18 Occupations and 65 Processes. 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 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/-.
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether it is a fact that at present there are more than six crore child labourers in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether around Rs. 1,20,000 crore is pocketed as profit by employers of child labour annually in India, an amount that is rarely reported as income to Government in order to evade taxes; and
(d) the steps taken/being taken by Government to stop exploitation of child labour?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE)
(a) & (b): As per 2001 census, the total number of working children between the age group of 5-14 years in the country was 1.26 crore. However, in the Survey conducted by NSSO, in 2004-05 the number of working children were estimated at 90.75 lakhs.
(c): No such report has been received in the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India.
(d): The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in 18 Occupations and 65 Processes. 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 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/-.
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