NHRC Data revealed Maximum Cases of Bonded Labour in UP, Punjab & Haryana

According to data released by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on 23 September 2011, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana are the top three states from where maximum cases of bonded labour have been reported in the past 18 years.

As per the report 1300 cases of human rights violations pertaining to bonded labour were reported from Uttar Pradesh followed by Punjab (465) and Haryana (425). Delhi stood at the ninth position with 45 such cases.
According to the data released by NHRC over 40 per cent of the 2,800 bonded labour cases which were reported to the commission are yet to be solved.

NHRC was of the opinion that the issue of bonded labour was not being addressed adequately by the bureaucracy and the police. It further addded The mindset of government officers and bureaucrats must change.

The Supreme Court had asked the NHRC to look into the cases of bonded labour but it complained of resistance from the government officials in solving the cases.