RIGHTS OF THE VULNERABLE ! 83 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 Only 2,070 out of the total of 2,504 children withdrawn fi:om hazardous work were enrolled in formal or non-formal centres of education, while only 223 of the affected families were provided employment.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the commitment to contribute Rs.5,000 per child labourer for the balance of 2,803 of the total of 3,026 children withdrawn from hazardous occupations.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 Of them, 28,722 were identified and withdrawn from hazardous work, including 838 children withdrawn from hazardous ANNUAL REPORT 2001-2002

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