Rajya Sabha has passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill 2012. Replying to debate on the Bill, Labour and Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said, the Bill is aligned with the statutes of the International Labour Organisation, ILO convention. He said, punishments for violations have been made stricter in the amended Bill. Explaining the Family Enterprises clause in the Bill, Mr Dattatreya said, in a Family Enterprise, there will be no employer-employee relationship and there are sufficient safeguards. Mr Dattatreya also informed that Government is taking the National Child Labour Project forward by spending more funds.