Child labour in India: An overview

This paper is an endeavor to contribute in the awareness drive about child labour in India. Various researchers have tried to find out bases and consequences of child labour in different areas of India. In most of the researches the nature and consequences of child labour have been found similar, but the question arises when one has to look into the nation as a whole regarding this evil, one instantly gets the sense that we are still far behind to eradicate this blasphemy. This paper is an effort by the researcher to discuss various causes, practices as well as consequences of child labour not only region, area or state-wise but nation wise as a whole. As such child labour is known to everyone and is perceived on regular basis, but the question arises that what percentage of population are aware about the policies made by the government for prevention of child labour and what proportion of known population implement and ask for implementation of such fruitful policies. This paper will bring light in all these matters. Further this paper states how to contribute to in raising the government's awareness about the importance of issues related to child labour, education and their living condition.