As
per 2001 census, the total number of working children between the age group 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 lakh. As per
NSSO survey 2009-10, the working children are estimated at 49.84 lakh which shows decline trend. The State-wise information is as per Annexure-I.
As per unit level records of NSSO , 2004-05,
sector-wise information in percentage terms is as per Annexure-II
Child
Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act prohibits employment
of children below the age of 14 years in 18 Occupations and 65 Processes and regulates their working conditions in
those occupations/processes where they are not prohibited from working. 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. The Govt. of India has adopted a
multi-pronged strategy for eradication of child labour
as follows:
(i) legal action plan.
(ii) focus on
general development programmes for the benefit of the
families of Child Labour; and
(iii) project-based action in areas of
high concentration of Child labour.
The above measure has yielded the positive
results in eradication of child labour.
In
view of the above, there is no proposal under consideration.
The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge gave this information in reply to a written question the in Rajya Sabha today.
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Annexure I
State-wise
Distribution of Working Children according to 2001 Census in the age group of 5-14 years
|
Sl. No
|
Name of the State/UT
|
2001
|
|
1.
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
1363339
|
-
|
Assam
|
351416
|
-
|
Bihar
|
1117500
|
-
|
Gujarat
|
485530
|
-
|
Haryana
|
253491
|
-
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
107774
|
-
|
Jammu
& Kashmir
|
175630
|
-
|
Karnataka
|
822615
|
-
|
Kerala
|
26156
|
-
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
1065259
|
-
|
Maharashtra
|
764075
|
-
|
Chhattisgarh
|
364572
|
-
|
Manipur
|
28836
|
-
|
Meghalaya
|
53940
|
-
|
Jharkhand
|
407200
|
-
|
Uttarakhand
|
70183
|
-
|
Nagaland
|
45874
|
-
|
Orissa
|
377594
|
-
|
Punjab
|
177268
|
-
|
Rajasthan
|
1262570
|
-
|
Sikkim
|
16457
|
-
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
418801
|
-
|
Tripura
|
21756
|
-
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
1927997
|
-
|
West
Bengal
|
857087
|
-
|
Andaman
& Nicobar Island
|
1960
|
-
|
Arunanchal Pradesh
|
18482
|
-
|
Chandigarh
|
3779
|
-
|
Dadra
& Nagar Haveli
|
4274
|
-
|
Delhi
|
41899
|
-
|
Daman
and Diu
|
729
|
-
|
Goa
|
4138
|
-
|
Lakshadweep
|
27
|
-
|
Mizoram
|
26265
|
-
|
Pondicherry
|
1904
|
|
|
Total
|
12666377
|
Source: Estimated from Unit Level Records of NSSO,
2004-05
|
State
|
Agri.
|
Mining & Quar
|
Mfg.
|
Elec.Water
|
Cons.
|
Trade,Hotel
|
Trnsprt
|
Finance
|
Com.,Soc
|
Total
|
|
A.P.
|
68.96
|
0.96
|
9.70
|
0.00
|
3.20
|
9.02
|
1.05
|
0.00
|
7.11
|
100
|
|
Assam
|
69.26
|
1.78
|
8.42
|
0.00
|
1.78
|
7.76
|
0.05
|
0.00
|
10.96
|
100
|
|
Bihar
|
71.84
|
0.00
|
11.16
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
15.49
|
0.07
|
0.38
|
1.05
|
100
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
87.90
|
0.00
|
2.37
|
0.00
|
0.86
|
7.17
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.70
|
100
|
|
Delhi
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
11.08
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
57.83
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
31.09
|
100
|
|
Goa
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
4.60
|
0.00
|
72.46
|
0.00
|
22.94
|
100
|
|
Gujrat
|
76.69
|
1.04
|
2.58
|
0.00
|
0.28
|
17.77
|
0.16
|
0.00
|
1.48
|
100
|
|
H.P.
|
87.42
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
6.71
|
1.21
|
0.00
|
4.66
|
100
|
|
Haryana
|
65.57
|
0.00
|
3.81
|
0.00
|
7.03
|
8.08
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
15.51
|
100
|
|
Jharkhand
|
65.28
|
0.00
|
14.63
|
0.00
|
4.25
|
12.08
|
0.66
|
0.26
|
2.84
|
100
|
|
Karnataka
|
82.60
|
0.22
|
9.27
|
0.00
|
1.19
|
5.73
|
0.70
|
0.00
|
0.30
|
100
|
|
Kerala
|
19.22
|
0.00
|
32.78
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
31.95
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
16.05
|
100
|
|
M.P.
|
82.89
|
0.00
|
9.93
|
0.00
|
1.50
|
4.33
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
1.34
|
100
|
|
Maharastra
|
82.62
|
0.00
|
5.34
|
0.00
|
1.92
|
5.75
|
0.13
|
0.14
|
4.09
|
100
|
|
Orissa
|
73.18
|
0.88
|
17.36
|
0.00
|
3.25
|
3.34
|
0.91
|
0.00
|
1.08
|
100
|
|
Punjab
|
67.91
|
0.00
|
12.71
|
0.00
|
1.16
|
7.21
|
2.59
|
0.00
|
8.43
|
100
|
|
Rajasthan
|
75.78
|
0.00
|
9.60
|
0.19
|
2.94
|
7.26
|
0.05
|
3.74
|
0.44
|
100
|
|
T.N.
|
39.49
|
0.00
|
44.55
|
0.00
|
5.91
|
5.68
|
1.54
|
0.16
|
2.68
|
100
|
|
U.P.
|
61.24
|
0.00
|
25.34
|
0.00
|
0.40
|
9.73
|
0.68
|
0.50
|
2.11
|
100
|
|
Uttaranchal
|
80.73
|
0.00
|
4.72
|
0.00
|
5.24
|
9.31
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
100
|
|
W.B.
|
34.57
|
0.00
|
43.93
|
0.00
|
3.27
|
9.66
|
1.19
|
0.80
|
6.59
|
100
|
|
Total
|
68.14
|
0.25
|
16.55
|
0.02
|
1.95
|
8.45
|
0.66
|
0.57
|
3.41
|
100
|
Annexure-II
Sectoral Distribution of India’s Child Labour,2004-05