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Rajya Sabha
6,023 employers were convicted under the Child Labour (Prohibition & regulation) Act, 1986 for engaging children in identified hazardous occupations during the three years from 2001-02. Of these 1788 employers were convicted in 2001-02, 325 in 2002-03 and 3910 employers in 2003-04. Under the Act the employers found engaging children in identified hazardous occupations are liable to be prosecuted. For violating provisions of the Act, it further provides for punishment with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to one year or with fine which shall not be less than Rs. 10,000 but which may extend to Rs. 20,000 or with both.
Census conducted by the Registrar General of India is the only authentic data in respect of population of child labour in the country. As per the Census 2001, the number of child labour n the country is 1.26 crore. As per the Census 2001, the number of child labour in Delhi is 41899.
This information was given by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Shri K. Chandrasekhar Rao in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha .
MLD :LK/labour-85(RS) Aug 11.
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