Bonded Labour Section (BL Section)

 

 

 

Items of Work

 

Other Information

 

1.                                    Implementation of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, and the Rules framed there under. 

Section Name: Bonded Labour

 

Room No.: Jaisalmer House,

Man Singh Road, New Delhi

  

Telephone No.:         Auto

23070751        :      --    .

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Officers in Channel:

Shri R.N.P. Singh– Assistant Director

Shri R.K. Prasad – Under Secretary

Shri S. P. Gupta– Deputy Secretary

Shri Anil Swarup – Joint Secretary

 

Secretary

 

 

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2.                                   Monitoring of the progress made by the States in the Fulfillment of the various provisions of Act and the Rules. 

3.                                   Examination and processing of suggestions relating to amendments to the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act and the Rules framed there under. 

4.                                 Parliament Questions relating to Bonded Labour.  

5.                                   Initiating and coordinating efforts at the Centre and at the State level for undertaking surveys/ studies/ workshops for the Identification of Bonded Labour and processing and follow up action on the reports/ recommendation of these Surveys/studies/workshops/ seminars.  

6.                                 Examination, processing and follow up on the reports of the Studies/surveys undertaken by the Zonal Directors, Backward Classes Welfare, Ministry of Home Affairs, in various parts of the country relating to the incidence of Bonded Labour System.  

7.                                 Collection of periodical reports and returns from the States/ Union Territories relating to the progress made in the identification, release and rehabilitation of Bonded Labour. 

8.                                 Processing of specific complaints/ press reports with the concerned States relating to the incidence of Bonded Labour System. 

9.                                 Implementation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour and seeking clearance of the Expenditure Finance Committee/Cabinet for its operation.  

10.                            Implementation of the Plan Scheme for involvement of voluntary agencies for identification/rehabilitation of Bonded Labourers. 

11.                            Finalisation/ revision/ modification of Guidelines for Preparing Rehabilitation Schemes by the States/Union Territories and for regulating the allocation and release of Funds under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme to the States/Union Territories.  

12.                            Release of Funds to the States on the basis of the recommendations of the Screening Committee meetings for rehabilitation of Bonded Labour. 

13.                            Release of funds to states/voluntary agencies for identification/ rehabilitation of Bonded Labour by Voluntary Agencies. 

14.                            Monitoring of the progress in respect of each of the schemes, in terms of financial expenditure and physical targets through periodical reports and returns/mid-term review. 

15.                            Submission of reports/ returns and maintenance of accounts in respect of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme.

16.                            All matters relating to Sub-Committee of the Standing Labour Committee on Unorganised Labour. 

17.                            Attending the State Level Screening Committee meetings to scrutinize each scheme of rehabilitation of Bonded Labour. 

18.                            Launching of the new Plan Scheme viz. Involvement of Voluntary Agencies in identification and rehabilitation of Bonded Labour either through Council of People’s Action and Rural Technology or through the State Governments. 

19.                            Examination of Court Cases in respect of Bonded Labour. 

20.                            Preparation of Annual Plans and Budget and other matters relating to Bonded Labour. 

21.                            Welfare of Labour in Public Sector Undertakings in the Central sphere including Labour Welfare Fund. 

22.                            Industrial Housing. 

23.                            Labour Cooperative/Consumer’s Cooperative Store and Fair Price Shops. 

24.                            Conditions of Sweepers/Rickshaw Pullers/Domestic Servants/ Railway/ Licensed Vendors. 

25.                            Fair Wages Clause and Contractors’ Labour Regulations.  

26.                            Matters relating to Casual Labour. 

27.                            Circus Industry Legislation. 

28.                            State Labour Welfare Legislation.  

29.                            Miscellaneous petitions/receipts. 

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