Creation of Bonded Labour Rehabilitation Fund
Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding the Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourers, 2016 scheme?
1) Scheme provides for creation of a Bonded Labour Rehabilitation Fund at State level by each State.
2) Ministry provides the funds under the scheme directly to the bank account of the released bonded labourer.- Published on 29 Nov 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Neither 1 nor 2
The scheme provides for creation of a Bonded Labour Rehabilitation Fund at District level by each State with a permanent corpus of at least Rs. 10 lakh at the disposal of the District Magistrate for extending immediate help to the released bonded labourers.
The fund is released by the Ministry under the Scheme to the District National Child Labour Project Society and the District Project Society in turn releases the fund to the implementing agencies including the district administration.
Special care is made available by the State for addressing the needs of the disabled persons, female freed bonded labourers and bonded child labour by providing safe and secure environment for the capacity building of child bonded labourers, facilities for ensuring their proper education, short stay home till education up to class 12th, skill development, marriage assistance etc.
