More than 12 Lakh Children have been rehabilitated under National Child Labour Project Scheme since 1988
As per the information received from District Project Societies 12 Lakh 15 Thousand 755 Children have been rescued/withdrawn from work and rehabilitated and mainstreamed under the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme from its inception in 1988 to December 2016. The Scheme is sanctioned in 270 Districts of 21 States, out of which Special Training Centres (STCs) are, at present, operational in 104 Districts.
Under NCLP Scheme, funds are released to the District Project Societies headed by District Magistrates/Collectors who in turn allocate the funds for the Special Training Centres run by NGOs/ Government agencies/local bodies etc. The volunteers for the special schools are engaged by the NGOs etc., for which they are paid a consolidated amount of honorarium.
This information was given by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Under NCLP Scheme, funds are released to the District Project Societies headed by District Magistrates/Collectors who in turn allocate the funds for the Special Training Centres run by NGOs/ Government agencies/local bodies etc. The volunteers for the special schools are engaged by the NGOs etc., for which they are paid a consolidated amount of honorarium.
This information was given by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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