Volume 15, No 2, 2018
A Study Of Children’s Policies In The Context Of Child Labour In India
Niraj B Dave
Abstract
Even in the most privileged families, children of all ages have always played an important part in the functioning of the economy. Children may be successful at certain types of jobs. Certain pursuits do provide a positive contribution to their development, serve to get them ready for the occupations they will have in the future, and facilitate the passing down of traditional skills from one generation to the next. Over the course of the last decade, our nation’s government has undertaken a wide range of policy measures and actions, the primary objective of which has been to address the problem of an alarmingly high number of children being employed in the workforce. India is home to about one-third of the world’s estimated 250 million children who are engaged in some kind of child labour. The pursuit of universal literacy and the elimination of child labour are two causes that need to be prioritized on a war footing. Doing so will not only ensure that democracy is a genuine triumph, but it will also ensure that the nation makes general social advancements and maintains economic growth.
Pages: 231-240
Keywords: Child Labour, Education.