Section 11
Duty of District Magistrate and other officers to ensure credit.
The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
About this Act
An Act to provide for the abolition of bonded labour system with a view to preventing the economic and physical exploitation of the weaker sections of the people and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The District Magistrate
authorised by the State Government under section 10 and the officer specified by the District Magistrate
under that section shall, as far as practicable, try to promote the welfare of the freed bonded labourer by
securing and protecting the economic interests of such bonded labourer so that he may not have any
occasion or reason to contract any further bonded debt.