Interview Schedule

A. Household Section

Village..................................................................Block..............................................................
District...................................................................State...............................................................

1. Background Information
1.01 Name (Head of the Family): .......................................................................................................................
1.02 Age: ................................
1.03 Sex: A. Male B. Female
1.04. Religion: [A. Hindu; B. Muslim; C. Sikh; D. Christian; E. Others; F. No response]
1.05.Category: [A. General B. OBC C. SC D. ST E. Any other; F. No response]
1.06 Qualification: [A. Illiterate B. 1-5 C. 6-10 D. 11-12 E. Above 12; F. No response]
1.07 Is your family below poverty line [Types of Card (Colour)]? .........................................................................
1.08 Source of Income/Livelihoods: ........................................................................................................................
2. Family Information:
2.1 Number of family members: ...........................
2.2 Type of family: A. Joint B. Nuclear C. Others (Explain)
Family Details
Relation Marital Educational Monthly
S. Name Sex Age
with head Status Status Income
No 2.2 (01) 2.2 (03) 2.2 (04)
2.2 (02) 2.2 (05) 2.2 (06) 2.2 (07)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
[Relationship with Head: A. Father, B. Brother, C. Sister, D. Mother, E. Son, F. Daughter, G. Wife, H. .....,.....I............ ; Sex: Male (1), Female (2); Marital
Status: Yes (1), No (2); Education: Illiterate (A), 1-5 (B), 6-10 (C), 11-12 (D), Above 12 (E)]

2.3 Land Status and type of its ownership? .............................................................................................................

2.4 Type/structure of the house/number of rooms [please fill based on observation] .............................................
2.5 Availability of electricity/Connection? .............................................................................................................
2.6 Type of fuel of cooking? ...................................................................................................................................
2.7 Source of drinking water? ................................................................................................................................
If piped water supply then duration [2.7 (1)] ............................................................................................
If outside premises, then distance from drinking water source [2.7 (2)] ....................................................
2.8 Existence and Use of toilet facility? .................................................................................................................
2.9 Type of school (Private or Government) available and distance from the home: .............................................
2.10 Type of health facility available and distance from the home: .......................................................................
2.11 Live Stock, if any please specify: ...................................................................................................................
2.12 Connectivity/Type of Road to House/Village (Based on observation) ...........................................................
3. Migration Related Information:
3.01 Do you visit any other cities for work? 1. Yes 2. No 3. No response
 If yes, Which City [3.01 (1)], Type of Work [3.01 (2)], Accommodation (own/Shared/Employer) [3.01 (3)]?
..............................................................................................................................................................................
3.02 Reason for migration? .......................................................................................................................................
3.03 Who did you help in migration? .......................................................................................................................
3.04 How often do you visit your native place?
A. Never B. Monthly C. Occasional D. Any other
3.05 Is any other family member of yours working there with you? 1. Yes 2. No 3. No response
If yes, tell me about him/her (Relationship) [3.04 (1)]: ....................................................................................
4. Economic Status & Financial Inclusion
4.01 Number of Earning Members in the Family: ....................................................................................................
4.02 What is your monthly income? ........................................................................................................................
4.03 What is family monthly income? ....................................................................................................................
4.04 What is your major area of expenses?
A. B. C. D.
4.05 What is your average monthly saving? ............................................................................................................
4.06 Where do you keep your savings? ..................................................................................................................
A. Home B. National Bank C. Cooperative Bank D. Friends E. Post office, F. Other, please tell
4.07 Have you taken any loan? 1. Yes 2. No 3. No response
4.08 Reasons for taking loan? ..............................................................................................................................
4.09 Loan from which source & specify the rate of interest [4.9 (1)] and any mortgage [4.09 (2)]?
A. National Bank B. Cooperative Bank
C. Friends & relatives D. Money lenders
E. SHG/Micro Finance F. From any other source (Specify)
4.10 How many days do your work in a month? ......................................................................................................
4.11 How are you paid at your work? A. Daily B. weekly C. Monthly
4.12 Has your wage increased over the years? 1. Yes 2. No 3. No response
If yes, how much [4.12 (1)]: ........................................................................................................
4.13 What is your daily wage these days? ..............................................................................................................
4.14 In the times of any emergency, whom do you approach?
A. Friends B. Employer C. Relatives, D. Any other, please tell
5. Social Security Profile of Household
5.1 Do you have the following government identity cards?
A. Voter ID card [5.1 (1)]: 1. Yes 2. No 3. No response
B. Aadhar Card [5.1 (2)]: 1. Yes 2. No 3. No response
C. Ration Card [5.1 (3)]: 1. Yes 2. No 3. No response
D. Aayushman Bharat Card [5.1 (4)]: 1. Yes 2. No 3. No response
E. Bank Account [5.1 (5)]: 1. Yes 2. No 3. No response
F. Any Other, Specify [5.1 (6)]:

5.2 Do you avail benefit of any following government welfare schemes? (Please Tick)
S. Have you heard Beneficiary
Welfare Schemes Remarks
No (1.Yes & 2 No) (1. Yes & 2. No)
 1 Ration Card (PDS) [5.2 (1)]
2 Aayushman Bharat Yojana [5.2 (2)]
3 Atal Pension Yojana [5.2 (3)]
4 Social Security Pension Schemes [5.2 (4)]
5 PM Awas Yojanaa [5.2 (5)]
6 MGNEREGA [5.2 (6)]
7 Delhi Workers Welfare Board [5.2 (7)]
8 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Scheme [5.2 (8)]
9 Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana [5.2 (9)]
10 PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana [5.2 (10)]
11 PM Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan [5.2 (11)]
12 Any others.................................... [5.2 (12]

06. Experiences of family encountered during rescue and rehabilitation*

06.01 Your child was found working at age of below permissible age of working for children and he/she was
rescued, rehabilitated; have you not been aware earlier that it is prohibited as per law through any
member of family/villagers or representative of organisations?
06.02 Do you still think that your son was wrongly framed in this case and there are no such laws?
06.03 Who called you first after child was being rescued and what was communicated to you?
06.04 What did you do after getting information of rescue of child? (Explain in detail)
06.05 How much was your total expenses in this whole process of rescue and return of your child to home?
06.06 How were your experiences during whole process of rehabilitation?
06.07 Did you receive any benefits under the rehabilitation scheme?
06.08 What challenges did you faced in getting rehabilitation supports?
06.09 Please give your suggestions for sustainable rehabilitation of child labour.

Interview Schedule
B. Child Section
(Child Rescued and Rehabilitated)
7. Background Information
7.01 Name of the child: ………………………………. Age (At present) [7.01 (1)]: ……………………............
7.02 Name of Father/Mother/Guardian:…………………………………………….…………….........................
7.03 Which Year did you go to work? …...……………………………………………………............................
7.04 Place where did you worked (State & district)………………..………………………….. ..........................
7.05 How you had got the work at that time: ...............................On your own/Parents/ relatives/Tout/any other
7.06 Give reason for such work: …................................................Family debt/Property mortgage/poverty/Other
7.07 Nature of the unit in which you worked: ……...……………………………………......................................
7.08 Type of work done by you: ……………..……………………....………………………................................
7.09 How much wages were you getting for work? .................................................................................................
7.10 Who were getting your wages/periods of wages paid (monthly/weekly)? .......................................................
7.11 What kind of other jobs were you doing after your regular work? ...................................................................
7.12 How many other children were working with you? .........................................................................................
7.13 Total number of year for which you were engaged in work …………...………………..................................
7.14 Is there any major/minor health complications due work? ...............................................................................
7.15 Is there anything happened anytime with you, which you did not like? ...........................................................
7.16 Is there anything happened with anyone, which he/she did like? ...................................................................
7.17 Whether any other family member engaged in such work: ….…………………...............................Yes/No
If yes, relationship with you:……………………………….…...................Brother/Sister/Cousin [7.16(01)]
8. Details Related to Rescue
8.01When you were rescued? (Year): …………………………………………………………........................
8.02 Who rescued you from employer? .................................................. ...........................................................
8.03 Where you stayed immediate after recue? .................................................................................................
8.04 How much time you spent over there? ......................................................................................................
8.05 When you came back to your village? .....................................................................................................
8.06 Have you got the release certificate? .............................................................................................Yes/No
If no, give reason for the same (Mention government/rescuing agency/any other agency responsible)
....................................................................................................................................................... [8.06 (01)]
9. Status of Rehabilitation
9.01 Type of relief/rehabilitation package received after release..............................Money/Assets/ Both/Nothing
If assets, give details: …….....................Sheep or goat/Cow/Bullock cart/Petty shop/Land/Other [9.01(1)]
9.02 Whether satisfied with assets? …….................................................................................................................
9.03 Status of the asset provided as relief/rehabilitation package: …….................................Well maintained/Not
maintained/Damaged
If money, give the amount of money transferred to your account: .………………………....... [9.03(01)]
9.04 Whether problem faced in opening account? ................................................................Yes/No/No Response
9.05 Whether any delay in getting relief/rehabilitation package?.........................................Yes/No/ No Response
If yes, give reason cited by govt. or any other relevant agency: ………………....................... [ 9.05 (01)]
9.06 Who helped you to get such relief/rehabilitation package? ....................... Govt. Officials/Police/ Panchayat
Representative/NGO Worker/Villager/Other
9.07 Time duration between release and relief/rehabilitation package? …………………......................................
9.08 Whether cuts/ convenience money paid to the person concerned?................................Yes/No/ No Response
9.09 Whether any other difficulties faced by you? ..................................................................................................
9.10 Where you/your family spent money? ............................................................................................................
9.11 Whether any idea about the case registered against the employer:............................Yes/No/ No Response
If yes, what is the outcome of the case? ..................................................................................... [ 9.11 (01)]
9.12 Whether attempt made by anybody to force you to join such work? ....... On your own/ Parents/ relatives/
Previous employer/any other (Specify………..)
10. Present Condition
10.01 Whether living with family? ................................................................................... Yes/No/ No Response
If yes, explain the relationship: ……........ (Parents/Mother/ Father/ Guardian/Other (Specify) [10.01(1)]
10.02 Family Occupation: ……………………………………………………………….....................................
10.03 Annual family income: Rs. .…………………………………………………….........................................
10.04 Have you joined school after rehabilitation?...............................................................Yes/No/ No Response
If no, give reason………………………………………………………………...........……….... [10.04 (1)]
If yes, give the following details:
(a) Type of school [10.04(2)]: …….........................................................................Govt./Private/Convent
(b)Present class [10.04(3)]: .......................................................................................................................
(c) Reaction of your class mates, teachers, and staffs [10.04(4)]: ………...... Good/ bad /Normal/Neglected
10.05 What are you doing at present? ...................................................................................................................
10.06 Whether satisfied with welfare scheme availed? Very satisfied/Satisfied/ somewhat satisfied/Not satisfied
10.07 Whether any voluntary organisation working in your neighbouring area?..................Yes/No/No Response
If yes, whether availing any service of the same? [10.07(1)] ........................................Yes/No/No Response
Type of service availing [10.07(2)]: ………………………………....………………………………....
11. Experiences of child encountered during rescue and rehabilitation*
11.01 Would you like to share your experiences of working at factory/establishment sites?
11.02 Will you please share your experiences of the day rescue happened?
11.03 How were your days at observation home (Daily routine, Class room, Play, Interaction, Relationship with
friends, Food)?
11.04 How were your experiences during whole process of rescue and returning back home?
11.05 What kind of support/benefits provided under rehabilitation schemes? Please also talk about challenges
faced by you in availing those benefits?
11.06 What was behaviour of your family members, friends and other villagers (schools teachers, Panchyat
representatives) after your return to village?
11.07 Any suggestions for improving the life of released children.

Interview Guide
C. Stakeholders Section
[Child Welfare Committee/National Commission for Protection of Child Rights/Non Governmental
Organisation representatives/Police Personnel-Dealing with Child Labour/Lawyers-Dealing with Child
Labour/Central or State Department Officials-Child Labour Concerns]

1. Please tell about yourself (since how long are you working on issues of child labour, What were your
motivation and in brief about yourself)
 2. Will you please put some light on the issue of child labour and rehabilitation in India? Will you please
also talk about existing rehabilitative programs/policies and procedures?
3. What are the roles of your organization in domain of child labour, their rescue and rehabilitation?
4. What kind of procedures do you follow while rescuing of child labour?
5. Please also put light on processes of repatriation and rehabilitation of child labour?
6. What is your understanding about families belong to child labour? Is the existing rehabilitation
measures effective to stop the re-joining the child labour force?
7. Please tell the major issues and key factors influencing the rehabilitation of child labour in India?
8. Will you please give suggestions for effective and sustainable eradication of child labour and
rehabilitation?
9. Would you like to add more anything important which left out?

Note: Please collect biography/biodata of the respondent

Ph.D Research Title

Child Labour, Rights and Rehabilitation: A Study of Select Stakeholders in Delhi

Name of Ph.D Research Fellow: Rohit Bharti

Name of Ph.D Supervisor: Prof. Sanjai Bhatt
University/Department: Department of Social Work, University of Delhi,
Delhi – 110007.
A broad objective of the study is to know, how far the government initiatives on
rehabilitating rescued child labourers have proved effective, sustainable and helped in
reintegrating survivors in the educational and social mainstream. The Study also aims to
explore the number of issues that arises as impediments while implementing the rehabilitation
programmes. Some of specific objectives are:
1. To analyse the current social, cultural and economic circumstances of rescued child
labourer and their families.
2. To get insights about child labour, rights, policies and child labour laws in India as
well as global perspective.
3. To understand the procedures and practices related to Rescue, Repatriation and
Rehabilitation of child labour.
4. To explore the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders of rehabilitation and
realities of convergence of government programmes related to child labour.
5. To get insight about major issues and key factors influencing the implementation of
the government rehabilitation initiatives and suggest ways for child friendly
rehabilitation.

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 Even the identity will be anonymous while publishing research report/articles.
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award of Ph.D degree.

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