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The Ministry of Labour & Employment, India and Department of Labour, USA have prepared a project ‘INDUS’ under International Labour Organisations – International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour (ILO-IPEC) for Prevention & Elimination of Child Labour in identified Hazardous Sectors.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for the following:
Implementation of the INDUS Project in identified 20 districts in the five States of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and the NCT of Delhi by the Ministry of Labour and Department of Elementary Education & literacy, Ministry of HRD.
The Ministry of Labour & Employment will have the option to extend this project to a few more districts by utilizing the overall savings in the project.
INDUS Project to be treated as an additional/special component of the National Child Labour Project Scheme of Ministry of Labour & Employment and the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan of Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Incurring of expenditure not exceeding US $ 13 million (Rs.59 crore) by the Ministry of Labour & Employment for their component of the project, and of US $ 7 million (Rs. 31.5 crore) by the Department of Education for their component of the project from their on-going scheme of SSA. This would be equally matched by ILO contribution of US $ 20 million. The contribution of the Ministry of Labour & Employment not exceeding Rs.59 crore on the INDUS Project would be in addition to the approved outlay of Rs.602 crore for the NCLP scheme.
The Scheme would provide rehabilitation to 80,000 working children in the identified hazardous industries in 20 districts of five States of U.P., M.P., T.N., Maharashtra and NCT of Delhi.
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