National Child Labour Project Scheme

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Agency -: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Objective -: Eradication of Child Labour

Reason -: 
Child Labour is an outcome of various socio-economic problems such as poverty, economic backwardness, illiteracy etc.

Survey Data -: 
As per 2011 Census, the number of main workers in the age group of 5-14 years in the country is 43.53 lakh which shows a decline from 57.79 lakh as per 2001 Census.

Legislative Action Plan -: 

Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 
The Amendment Act, inter alia, provides for complete prohibition on employment or work of children below 14 years and also prohibits employment of adolescents (14-18 years) in hazardous occupations and processes. 

 After strengthening the legislative framework through amendment in Child Labour Act, Government has framed the
 Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2017 - which inter alia specifies the duties and responsibilities of State Governments and District Authorities to ensure effective enforcement of the provisions of the Act.

Government has also devised a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as a ready reckoner for trainers, practitioners and enforcing and monitoring agencies and the same has been forwarded to all States/UTs.

Government Schemes -: 

 National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme
a separate online portal PENCIL (Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour) has been developed.

The Portal connects Central Government to State Government(s), District(s) and all District Project Societies. 

Ministry has instructed all the concerned States where NCLP Scheme is sanctioned, to form State Resource Centre (SRC) under the chairmanship of State Labour Secretary, which would monitor the enforcement of Child Labour Act, coordinate for the rescue of children and adolescents, child tracking system and supervise all the functions through PENCIL portal.


SRC would also prepare and implement awareness generation plan to curb the menace of child labour in the State.
The NCLP Scheme seeks:
    A. To eliminate all forms of child labour through
         i. Identification and withdrawal of all children in the Project Area from child labour,
        ii. Preparing children withdrawn from work for mainstream education alongwith vocational training;
        iii. Ensuring convergence of services provided by different government departments/agencies for the benefit of child and their family;
    B. To contribute to the withdrawal of all adolescent workers from Hazardous Occupations / Processes and their skilling and integration in appropriate occupations through
         i. Identification and withdrawal of all adolescent workers from hazardous occupations / processes,
         ii. Facilitating vocational training opportunities for such adolescents through existing scheme of skill developments1;
    C. Raising awareness amongst stakeholders and target communities, and orientation of NCLP and other functionaries on the issues of 'child labour' and 'employment of adolescent workers in hazardous occupations/processes'; and
    D. Creation of a Child Labour Monitoring, Tracking and Reporting System.


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