In India thousands of children are compelled to labour. Most of them are orphans. They are often faces mental and physical torture from others. Overburdened, debt-trapped parents fail to understand the importance of a normal childhood under the pressures of their own troubles and thus it leads to the poor emotional and mental balance of a child’s brain which is not prepared to undertake rigorous field or domestic tasks. Childhood is the time for study and play, unfortunately child workers have lost their colourful period in their life.
Indian constitution have many acts against child labour and through the RTE (Right to Education) Act law provides compulsory and free education to children between 6 and 14 . But these laws are not correctly followed by the society. Unfortunately, the concerned authorities are unable to combat the rising cases of child labour because of varied reasons. They fail to establish the correct age if the child due to the lack of birth proofs and at times fake proofs. Not much is being done on creating the awareness among people. Even if efforts are being made, they cater to a limited population and the endurance among the authorities is not visible. A lot of laxity can be observed during the conduct of awareness programmes. There is still a need to address the issue on global platforms time and again with stringent policy framework in place.
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