Brief History of N.C.L.P, Berhampur, Ganjam.

The National Child Labour Project, Society for welfare of child Labour started functioning in the year November 1995. After receiving the sanction order for opening of 20 special schools in Ganjam district by the Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India, initially 15 special schools were opened in Berhampur Municipality and later five schools were opened in five different blocks of Ganjam district. A full time Project Director from labour & employment Department was deputed to the Project  for management and smooth running of the project

       Subsequently two Field Officers along with one Steno, one Accountant and one Driver and Peon were appointed.

       In due course of time after completion of three years of functioning, five schools were relocated to five block areas of Ganjam district, and action plan is under preparation for relocating more schools to the other areas where there is Child labour concentration.

       Last year in 2001 we had received sanction order from Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India for opening of 14 more special schools in rural areas with a strength of 50 children each.  The management of all these schools is entrusted to different NGOs/SHGs.  The following Officers functioned as Collector-cum-Chairman and Project Director for the Periods as noted against their name.

Collector-Cum-Chairman.

Project Director

The name of the NGOs/SHGs who are rendering their services in managing the NCLP schools are: -Gram Jyoti, ISRD, R.T.D.A., Geo-Sea, Jeevan Dhara, SWE, SMILE, AWARE, SWC, AID, B-MASS, SHELTER, ORWO, etc.

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Present Status of N.C.L.P, Berhampur

Ganjam district is one of the biggest district of Orissa with a geographical area of 8070.6 Sq.Km. It has 3 Sub-Divisions, 22 Blocks, 17 NACs and one Municipality.

                In this district in the year 1998 the total number of identified Child Labour was 40,977 out of whom 2038 children are working in different hazardous occupations such as in Textile Mills of Surat, Mumbai, Delhi and Ahamadabad etc, construction work, Stone quarries etc and rest 38,939 child labourers are working in non-hazardous occupations processes such as shops, hotels, rag picking, Agriculture, Agarbati making, Garages etc.  The highest number of child labourers has been identified in Hinjili Block.

            The main objective of N.C.L.P. is to withdraw children working in hazardous Industries/Occupations/Processes and to rehabilitate them through education, nutrition and skill training in special schools/rehabilitation centers.  The children in the special schools are taught formal textual curriculum for a period of three years.  The children are also imparted appropriate craft and prevocational training. After completion of the special school education, children are expected to join the formal stream of education.  Some children are also capable of being mainstreamed before the completion of three years special school education.

The total number of child labourers surveyed in the year 1998 is 40,977 out of whom 17,353 were boys and 23,624 were girls.

            The figures shows that the percentage of Girls child labour in comparison to boys is more which implies that the girls are more exploited then the Boys.

GRANT IN AID

            N.C.L.P Berhampur Ganjam receives Grants-in-Aid. from Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India from time to time on installment basis. The funds are deposited in N.C.L.P. accounts under the operation of Chairman and project Director N.C.L.P. Ganjam. The details Grants in Aid received since inception of the Project are as follows.

GRANTS IN AID RECEIVED FROM MINISTRY OF LABOUR, GOVT OF INDIA

YEAR-WISE BREAK-UP OF EXPENDITURE BY THE N.C.L.P. GANJAM

GRANTS RECEIVED FOR AWARENESS GENERATION PROGRAMME

N.C.L.P SPECIAL SCHOOL IN GANJAM DISTRICT

In the district of Ganjam presently 35 special school are functioning in Berhampur Municipality and in Block areas by the NGOs/SHGs. 19 special schools are of hundred strength children and 16 special schools are of 50 strength children each. The details of location of the special schools and name of the NGOs/SHGs managing the schools are given separately.

                The surveyed child labourers in the district of Ganjam may be further classified into various age groups, educational standards and castes.

AGE OF SURVEYED CHILD LABOURERS.

EDUCATIONAL STANDARD OF CHILD LABOUR IN GANJAM DISTRICT

CASTE DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD LABOUR

The figures of age group of child labourers indicate that the percentage of child labourers is maximum in the age groups of 12-14 years followed by 10-12 years age group.

                The other figures shows that maximum child labourers are illiterate, which cover 57% of total child labourers surveyed. The rest children are dropouts from the mainstream of education for one reason or other.

                Block-wise number of child labourers according to the survey conducted by the NGOs during the year 1998 is shown on Annexure-II.

                Block-wise detail of number of child labour according to the degree of hazardous nature of work is shown as Annexure-III

                Details of engagement of child labourers in various occupation and processes are shown as Annexure-IV. Maximum number of child labourers are engaged in hotels/ Shops and followed by Rag picking, construction work, chips making, garages, fishing in the sea, agarbatti making, tobacco paste/powder making etc.

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ROLE OF NGOs IN MANAGING SPECIAL SCHOOLS OF N.C.L.P.

            NGOs as the name indicates are a voluntary organization engaged in various developmental activities in rural as well as urban areas covering various social programme on health, Sanitation and other activities.

            The Govt. of India after careful consideration of the various activities of the NGOs have issued instruction to handover the management of Project run special schools to the NGOs. Consequently management of the special schools was entrusted to the NGOs. The NGOs beside their own activities are now actively involved in management of the special schools, Periodically Health check-up programme, cultural and sports meet are being conducted in the special school.

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Role of Self Help Groups

                 N.C.L.P. schools are managed by  SHGs fedrations known as B’MASS (Block Level Mahila Sanchayika Sangha). This has been done in the areas where the NGOs were  non existent or not involved in Child Labour Prevention / education etc. Their management is quite satisfactory as community/parents are directly involved.

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SUCCESS STORIES

                                Since inception of the project some of the children of the special schools are mainstreamed every year. They joined in formal schools and are still continuing their studies.

                The year-wise details of the children mainstreamed is shown below and in a graph shown in annexure-V.

               YEAR                                    Total No. of Student                                   NO OF CHILDREN

                                                                        enrolled                                              MAINSTREAMED

               1996-97                                               1370                                                                 55       

               1997-98                                               1439                                                                 96       

               1998-99                                               1335                                                                 86       

               1999-2000                                           1920                                                                165      

               2000-2001                                           1993                                                                960      

               2001-2002                                           1706                                                                401      

               Total                                                                                                                         1763    

                The above detail shows that there is gradual increase in mainstreaming of child labour student to the formal schools from the year-1996 onwards and in the year 2000-2001 the mainstreaming of child labour students has increased to 960. This implies that there is gradual increase in awareness for elimination of child labour.

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TRANSPARENCY IN PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

• Payment of honorarium to instructors through cheque by NGOs.

• Payment of stipend money by cheques directly to the bank from project  office for depositing in their SB accounts.

• Constant verification/supervision of MDM Meal & maintenance of registers.

• Purchase of uniforms and other requirement of Child Labour Student through  purchase committee comprising  members of     parents, teachers & representative of NGO.

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VISITORS TO N.C.L.P., BERHAMPUR.

The following eminent personality has visited N.C.L.P. special schools.

               1.              Sri Durga Charan Pattnaik., Labour Minister Orissa.

               2.              Sri Bimbadhar Kuanra, Labour Minister Orissa.

               3.              Sri Ajit Kumar Tripathy, IAS, Commissioner-Cum-Secretary, L & E Depart. Orissa.

               4.              Sri P. Prabhakaran,IAS, Wellfare & Cess Commissioner, Ministry of Labour, bhubanewar.

5.                   Sri Parag Gupta, IAS, Labour Commissioner, Orissa.

               6.              sri Santosh Kumar Satapathy, IAS, Collector-Cum-Chairman N.C.L.P. Ganjam.

                7.             Sri G.Mathi Vathanan, IAS, Collector-Cum-Chairman N.C.L.P. Ganjam.

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N.C.L.P. SPECIAL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT OF GANJAM

Sl.No.        Name of the                                            Name of the                Sanctioned              Present

                   special school &                                    NGO/SHGs                strength                  Strength

                   Location                                                  managing

                                                                                     the schools.

1.            Gate Bazar A/O                        Smile                        100                       91

              ORT Colony, Gatebazar,                                      

              Berhampur.

2.            Gosaninuagam                            I.S.R.D Bam.              100                       90

              At/Po-

              Gosaninuagam

3.            Goods shed Road                        I.S.R.D Bam               100                     100

              At/Po -- Goods shed

              Road

4.            Harida Khandi                            Gram Jyoti                  100                       81

              At/Po  Harida

              Khandi Bam.

5.            Aska Road At/Po-                      Gram Jyoti                  100                       84

              Rout Peta Square

              Bam. - 2

6.            Lanjipalli DEPO                         Gram Jyoti                  100                       84

              Street

              Lanjipalli

7.            Old Berhampur                           Smile                       100                       90

              Jagabandhu Street

              Berhampur

8.            Corporation Road                       Jeeban Dhara              100                       85

                  (For Girls) Bam.

9.            First Gate,                                  Aware                     100                       95

              First Gate

              Octrigate.

10.          Ankuli                                        S.W.E                         100                     100

              At/Po - Ankuli

11.          a) Khodasingi                             WISE                           50                       50

              b) Nolianuagam                          WISE                           50                       50

                 At/Po -

                Chatrapur Block.

12.          Belaguntha                                 SWC                          100                     100

              At/Po -

              Belaguntha

              Pentho Street

13.          Chatrapur                                   RTDA                          50                       50

              At/Po -

              Biswaswar

              Chatrapur.

14.          Ganjam                                      AID                            100                     100

              At - Ganjam

              Near Darwan

              Colony.

15.          Purushottampur                          Gram Jyoti                    50                       48

              Near BDO

              Office

              Purushottampur

16.          Sukunda and                               SMILE                       100                     100

              Langaldei of

              Kukudakhandi

              Block

17.          Gopalpur NAC                           WISE                         100                     100

              Near S.C. Bose                         

              Road Gopalpur

18.          Ramayapatnam                          I.S.R.D.                      100                       74

              (Chikiti Block)

19.          Haldiapadar                                AWARE                     100                       91

              (Rangailunda Block)

20.          Aruapalli                                    SWE                           100                     100

              (Rangailunda Block)                                                                                     

21.          Garampeta                                 AWARE                     100                     100

              (Rangailunda Block)                  

22.          Hinjilicut                                     B-Mass                      50                       50

              (Head quarter)

              At/Po -- Hinjilicut

              Block.

23.          Belagum Spl.                              B-Mass                      50                       50

              School

              At - Belagum

              (Hinjilicut)

24.          Santi Nagar Spl.                         B-Mass                      50                       50

              School.

              (Sorada Block)                          

25.          Kudumma Spl.                            B-Mass                      50                       50

              School (Sorada Block)               

26.          Puria Sahi In                              Gram Vikas                  50                       50

              Patrapur Block.

27.          Podampeta Spl.                          SHELTER                    50                       50

              School At/Po-

              Kantiagada in

              Ganjam Block

28.          Jagarnath                                   B-Mass                      50                       50

              Prasad Spl.

              School At/Po-

              J. N. Prasad

29.          Keshpur Spl.                              SAMATA                    50                       50

              School in

              Khallikote

              Block

30.          Patahasala Spl.                           GOVTRD                     50                       50

              School in

              Dharakote

                 Block

31.          Chadei Garada                           HUMANITY                50                       50

              Spl. School in

              Digapahandi

              Block

32.          K.                                              ORWO                         50                       50

              Kandhakhududi

              Spl. School in

              Chikiti Block.

33.          Dadarlunda,                                NEC                             50                       50

              Spl. School in

              Bhanjanagar

              Block.

34.          Pallaba Spl.                                Mo-Gam                       50                       50

              School in

              Gochabadi G.P.

              of Polasara

              Block.

35.          Janakapalli Spl.                           M.S.J.S.                       50                       50

              School in

              Sanakhemundi

              Block.

              Total                                                                        2700                   2566

           Total = 35 Special Schools.

           19-100 Strength.

            16-50 Strength.

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CONTACT  PERSON

Project Director,

National Child Labour Project,

4th Lane, Medical Colony,

Berhampur (Ganjam),Orissa.

Pin:- 760 004

Phone No:91 - 0680 - 281297

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