INDIA
According to Central government, over 3 lakh bonded labourers have been identified and rescued from across the country so far, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar told Lok Sabha on Monday.
According to Central government, over 3 lakh bonded labourers have been identified and rescued from across the country so far, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar told Lok Sabha on Monday.
A total of 3,13,687 bonded labourers have been identified and rescued so far; the maximum number is from Karnataka with 66,281 persons, followed by Tamil Nadu with 65,573 and Odisha with 51,441 labourers. From Uttar Pradesh, a total 42,279 bonded labourers have been identified and rescued and 38,141 bonded labourers were rescued from Andhra Pradesh.
Gangwar said the government has taken various steps to put an end to bonded labourers in India, and during this financial year an estimate of Rs 10 crore has been allocated under Central Sector Scheme for the Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour, 2016.
The Central government gives 100 per cent financial assistance for rehabilitation of bonded labourers. "The scheme also provides for financial assistance of Rs 4.50 lakh per district to the states for conducting survey of bonded labourers, Rs 1 lakh for evaluation studies and Rs 10 lakh per state per annum for awareness generation," Gangwar added.
Further the minister said that Central government also gives 50 per cent of the amount required for conducting survey, awareness generation and evaluatory studies in advance. "A state may conduct survey once in every three years per sensitive district. A state may conduct five evaluatory studies per year. The release of rehabilitation assistance has been linked with the conviction of the accused. However, immediate assistance up to Rs 20,000 may be provided to the rescued bonded labour by the District Administration irrespective of the status of conviction proceedings," the minister said.
The scheme provides for creation of a Bonded Labour Rehabilitation Fund at district level by each state with a permanent corpus of at least Rs 10 lakh at the disposal of the District Magistrate for extending immediate help to the released bonded labourers.
Article 23 of the Constitution of India prohibits "begar" and other similar forms of forced labour and further provide that any contravention of the said prohibition shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law. The Central Government is fully committed towards eradication of the bonded labour system.
Accordingly, Bonded Labour System has been abolished by law throughout the country with effect from 25th October, 1975 under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Ordinance which was replaced by The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976.
In order to assist the States in the task of rehabilitation of identified and released bonded labourers, a Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour has been in operation since May, 1978. The Government has revamped the Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourers with effect from May 17, 2016.
Among other things, the Central Sector Scheme for the Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour provides for creation of a Bonded Labour Rehabilitation Fund at district level by each state with a permanent corpus of at least Rs 10 lakh at the disposal of the District Magistrate
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