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employment and 2,727 from non-hazardous work in the year 2001-2002. A total of
49,240 children (22,924 withdrawn from hazardous and 26,316 from non-hazardous
work), have been admitted to schools. 6,688 prosecutions have been launched, 6,348
recovery certificates involving a total amount of Rs.2,919.39 lakh have been issued. An
amount of Rs.77.37 lakh has actually been recovered. Recoveries amounting to
Rs.1,211.35 lakh have, however, been stayed by the courts. Only 4,421 families out of a
total of 21,546 affected families of children withdrawn from hazardous work have
been provided some employment. Monitoring by the Commission has resulted in an
improvement in the prosecution of cases under the Child Labour (Prohibition and
Regulation) Act. It has also had a deterrent effect in the districts of the carpet belt. Four
hundred and seventy NCLP schools are functioning in 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh,
seeking to provide accelerated primary education, vocational training, supplementary
nutrition and medical-care to 45,831 children.
Orissa (29 January 2002)
8.20 A total of 23,761 children were detected in the course of the State-wise survey in
1997 organised under the directions of the Supreme Court. There has been no
systematic survey and detection after that. Only 2 child labourers were detected in
1998-99 and 2 in 2000-01. 18,089 children out of a total of 23,761 withdrawn from
hazardous work, have been admitted to schools — 1,522 in formal schools, 16,466 in
NCLP schools and 101 in other non-formal schools. 13,504 have been mainstreamed
into formal education. The Commission has been pleased to leam that the education
of children working in non-hazardous establishments has also been receiving the
attention of the administration. The detection of children working in non-hazardous
occupations has been made regularly from 1997-98 onwards. Only 4,036 affected
families of children withdrawn from hazardous occupations and 5,921 families of
children detected in non-hazardous occupations have, however, been covered under
the Poverty Alleviation Programme. Show-cause notices for recovery of Rs.20,000 per
child were issued in respect of 10,511 employers/establishments. Only a paltry
amount of Rs.1.20 lakh has been realised. The matter was examined in detail and
specific directions were given to the Labour Secretary, Orissa to realise the
outstanding amount. Only 316 prosecutions were filed against employers. As yet, only
12 cases have been decided. 5 cases have been dropped and 7 have resulted in
acquittal. There has been no conviction.
8.21 The NCLP is operating in 18 out of a total of 30 districts of Orissa. 682 NCLP
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