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4 of their publication entitled 'Policy and Programme for the Rehabilitation ofWorking
Children and Manual for Implementation of National Child Labour Projects'). The
Commission, however, has found the situation to be far from satisfactory in the States
that it has studied and reviewed during the period covered by this report. It therefore
urges both the Central and State Governments to give greater care to the
implementation of the directions of the Apex Court to bring about a higher level of
accountability in the administration to achieve this purpose.
Rajasthan (9 June 2001)
8.17 The survey conducted in 1997 (28 April - 4 May) in compliance with the
directions of the Supreme Court had resulted in identification of a total number of
8,090 child labourers — 3,026 working in hazardous and 5,064 in non-hazardous
occupations. Only 2,070 out of the total of 2,504 children withdrawn fi:om hazardous
work were enrolled in formal or non-formal centres of education, while only 223 of the
affected families were provided employment. However, Rajasthan has fulfiled the
commitment to contribute Rs.5,000 per child labourer for the balance of 2,803 of the
total of 3,026 children withdrawn from hazardous occupations. Although 2,701
notices were issued for recovery of Rs.20,000 per child, only an insignificant amount
of Rs.60,000 has been recovered so far. Prosecutions was launched only in 74 cases. No
periodical survey has been conducted to detect, release and rehabilitate child labour
after the survey.of 1997 ordered by the Supreme Court.
8.18 Six National Child Labour Projects (NCLP) are operating in Rajasthan, one each
in Jaipur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Tonk, Jodhpur and Alwar. Jaipur has also been brought
under ILO-IPEC programme which aims at educational rehabilitation of 7,200
working children. The State Government has, in addition, initiated a number of
measures for the universalisation of elementary education, awareness generation and
community mobilisation to tackle the problem of child labour on an on-going basis.
Uttar Pradesh (7 July 2001)
8.19 The review was conducted on 7 July 2001. However, relevant data have been
updated till 31 March 2002. A total of 60,705 child labourers were detected in Uttar
Pradesh between 1997 and 31 March 2002. Of them, 28,722 were identified and
withdrawn from hazardous work, including 838 children withdrawn from hazardous
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