1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “MAN DARES TO DREAM AND DREAM TO DARE”, Project work gives us opportunities to express our miner creativity .My project about, the study on “CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA” had helped me to know about the various aspects of Indian child labour. I am really very much greatful and harmful to our principal DR.AVAY KUMAR PANDA for giving me such an oppertunity which not only empowers our knowledge but also paves the way for our journey to the infinite future. I would at last want to thank my H.O.D., SAUDAMINI ROUT and to my helping friends Pratisruti, Namita and Puspita who helped me a lot and supported me to make this project a successful one. ITISREE LENKA EXAM RL NO-09A10020 REGD NO- CLASS RL NO-09DA120
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
“MAN DARES TO DREAM AND DREAM TO DARE”,
Project work gives us opportunities to express our miner creativity
.My project about, the study on “CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA” had
helped me to know about the various aspects of Indian child labour.
I am really very much greatful and harmful to our
principal DR.AVAY KUMAR PANDA for giving me such an
oppertunity which not only empowers our knowledge but also
paves the way for our journey to the infinite future.
I would at last want to thank my H.O.D., SAUDAMINI
ROUT and to my helping friends Pratisruti, Namita and Puspita
who helped me a lot and supported me to make this project a
successful one.
ITISREE LENKA
EXAM RL NO-09A10020
REGD NO-
CLASS RL NO-09DA120
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CERTIFICATE
This to certify that Itisree Lenka of +3 final degree
arts bearing the EXAM RL NO-09A10020 has made a study on
“CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA”.
This project work is jenuine and fair to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
SAUDAMINI ROUT
H.O.D. IN ECONOMICS
F.M. (AUTO.), COLLEGE, BALASORE.
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DECLARATION
I Itisree Lenka do here by declare that the
project entitled, A study on “CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA” Submitted
by me is original and genuine .I have not submitted by this project
anywhere before.
DATE: - ITISREE LENKA
PLACE: -BLESWAR +3 FINAL YEAR ARTS
EXAM RL NO-09A10020
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DEDICATION
This project is dedicated to GOD, TO MY MAMA AND
BABA And others.
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CONTENTS
1-INTRODUCTION
2-MEANING OF CHILD LABOUR
3-SITUATION ANALYSIS OF CHILD LABOUR
4- PROBLEM OF CHILD LABOUR
5-CAUSES OF CHILD LABOUR
6-CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD LABOUR
7-GOVERNMENT MEASURES FOR TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF
CHILD LABOUR
8-NATIONAL POLICY ON CHILD LABOUR
9-ASSESSMENT OF CHILD LABOUR
10-SUGGETION FOR ELIMINATION OF CHILD LABOUR
11-CONCLUSION
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CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA
INTRODUCTION
The problem child labour has got deep social and
Economical implication .Although ,child is the father of the man but
we do little for our children ,for whom ostensibly all the great
modern shrines are put. Industries we have millions of sad faces
mainly because child labour is prevalent .Child labours refers to the
employment of children at regular or sustained labour. These child
works present a sad picture of our modern industrialism.
Children are the greatest assets of nation and they should
be brought up with almost care and he or she should grow in
environment conductive to leaving with affectionate and
understanding to his/her needs.
But the situation in India is something different. What
we see at present is nothing much compatible with what is
aforesaid. The problem of child labour has attracted attention of
many of us since the problem of child labour has been acute in India.
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MEANING OF CHILDREN LABOUR
Child labour means a person below 14years
who is working for wage. According , to the labour investigation
committee, “one black spot of labour condition in India in this illegal
employment of children in certain industries.”
Homer Folks (The chairman of United states National
child labour committee.)Homer defines child labour as, any work by
children that interferes with their full physical development, their
opportunities for desirable minimum of education or needed
recreation.
The national sample survey defined child worker as
person below the age of 14, who is wage earner.
The concern for working children, a Bangalore based
organization, described a child labour as a person who has not
compled 15 years of age and is working with or without wage on a
part time or full time basis.
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SITUATION ANALYSIS OF CHILD LABOUR
Magnitude of Child Labour
According to an ILO survey in 1995, after Africa
(with 26.3%) Asia has the highest percentage (13%) of child labours
in the age group of 10-14years in the world. Nearly 25% of the
children are child laboures in India .The number of employed
children below 14years of age in various economic activities
according to the statement of union labour ministry in 1995 was 17
million(9.5 million malesand 7.5 million females) in the country is
worker.
India has the second largest children population in
the world. According to 1971 census the child population(the
population in the age group of 14)was230.5 million, which
accounted for over 42%of the total population of the country
and15.7crores children(0-6years age group)making up 15% of the
population. The child population has grown faster than total
population and its share in the country’s population has increased
remarkably from over 38%in 1901 to 42% in 1971.The child
population in 1981 was 263 million, accounted for over 38.4% of
the population and it rose to 330million in 1991.In 2001 the child
population was 158.8 million in India. The child labour in India was
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10753985 in 1971 , 13640870 in 1981 ,11285349 in
1991,12666377 in 2001.
One estimate puts the number of working children in our country at
44million-5.2% of the total population. According to a study of
UNICEG, there are more than a lakh child laboures in the age group
of 5-15 years in mirzapur carpet industry, 50,000 in Firozabad glass
industry, 50,000 in zari industry in Luckhnow, 10,000 in Aligarh
lock industries and 30,000 in brass industry in muradabad, 79%
working children in rural areas. Two third of working children
belong to the 12-15 years of age and the rest are below 12years.
SA majority of working children are concentrated in rural areas.
About 60% of them are below the age of 10years. Business and
trade absorb 23% while work in hour holds covers 36%.The
number of children in urban areas who work in canteens and
restaurants, engaged in picking rags and hawking goods is vast but
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unrecognized. Among the more unfortunate are those employed in
hazardous industries
A considerable number of child labour was employed in India in
organized sectors between 1891 and 1923.The number children
employed in factories increased from18,880 to 74,290.There has
been step decline in the proportion of child labour in factories from
0.48 in 1948 to 0.25 in 1952 to 0.10 and 0.05 in 1970.
According to conservative estimate, it has been
found that at least 50,000 to 1.5 lakh children are employed in
carpet industry in Kashmir and Punjab. Children are great demand
in bidi factories as their supply fingers are best suited for rolling the
dry leaves into bidi.
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According to the labour investigation
committee,” in most of the glass factories the basic factories the