Under the Abolition and Rehabilitation of Bonded Labours Scheme, which

Under the Abolition and Rehabilitation of Bonded Labours Scheme, which among the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Central Government bears 100 percent expenditure and the States are not required to pay any contribution for the purpose of cash rehabilitation assistance for bonded labour.
2. Bonded labour rehabilitation fund is created at the district level by each State with permanent corpus of at least ₹10 lakhs at the disposal of the District Magistrate.
3. Immediate financial assistance of ₹50,000 per rescued labourer is provided by the concerned District Magistrate from the corpus fund.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1 only

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

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UPSC Combined Section Officer – 2019-20

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Based on external sources indicating B as the answer for this specific question, the intended correct option is B) 1 and 2 only.

According to the Modified Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourers, 2016, a District Level Corpus Fund of minimum ₹10 Lakhs is to be created in each district, at the disposal of the District Magistrate (Statement 2 is correct based on the 2016 scheme). However, statement 1, claiming 100% expenditure by the Central Government and no contribution from States, is generally incorrect for States (sharing is 60:40 for general states, 90:10 for NE/Sikkim states). It is 100% for Union Territories. Statement 3 regarding ₹50,000 immediate financial assistance is also incorrect; the immediate assistance is ₹20,000 as per the 2016 scheme. Given that only statement 2 appears factually correct based on standard scheme details, and no option is “2 only”, there appears to be an error in the question or options as presented. Assuming the question/options have an error and B is the intended answer, it implies statement 1 is also considered correct for the purpose of this question, despite contradicting standard information about state contributions under the scheme.

The discrepancy in Statement 1 might relate to a misunderstanding of the scheme’s funding pattern or be based on outdated information or a specific component of the scheme not commonly highlighted. The 2016 scheme clearly specifies shared funding for states. Statement 3 is clearly factually incorrect regarding the amount of immediate assistance. Statement 2 is correct as per the 2016 scheme. The presence of options combining these statements suggests a potential flaw in the question’s design or underlying data source.

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