Child labour in India

The 2001 national census of India estimated the total number of child labour, aged 5–14, to be at 12.6 million, out of a total child population of 253 million in 5-14 age group. It can be defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children, or work whose schedule interferes with their ability to attend regular school, or work that affects in any manner their ability to focus during school or experience a healthy childhood.

According to a 2008 study report the most important factors driving children to harmful labour is the lack of availability and quality of schooling. Many communities, particularly rural areas do not possess adequate school facilities. It suggests that illiteracy resulting from a child going to work, rather than a quality primary and secondary school, limits the child’s ability to get a basic educational grounding which would in normal situations enable them to acquire skills and to improve their prospects for a decent adult working life. The presence of a large number of child labourers is regarded as a serious issue in terms of economic welfare. Children who work fail to get necessary education. They do not get the opportunity to develop physically, intellectually, emotionally and psychologically. In terms of the physical condition of children, children are not ready for long monotous work because they become exhausted more quickly than adults. This reduces their physical conditions and makes the children more vulnerable to disease. Children in hazardous working conditions are even in worse condition. Children who work, instead of going to school, will remain illiterate which limits their ability to contribute to their own well being as well as to community they live in. Child labour in India are employed with the majority (70%) in agriculture some in low-skilled labour-intensive sectors such as sari weaving or as domestic helpers, which require neither formal education nor training, but some in heavy industry such as coal mining.

Our organisation focuses on child labour related activities & steps for the elimination and rehabilitation of child labour worldwide & also focuses to organize the various development programes against the child labour and to take the effective & lawful steps on this connection for the welfare of the children of the weaker sections of the society. Our responsibility is to extend our hands & to pull out all those childrens from the darkness towards a life subjected by education, knowledge & respect. To help them by providing shelter, food & education & to start, establish, run take over or manage & maintain the schools, with the object to provide sound Nursery, Pre-Primary, Middle, Secondary, Senior Secondary & Higher Education to the and also to conduct coaching classes for the preparation of various competitive examinations to the poor and the weaker section of the society children/students by seeking recognition and affiliation from the education departments. To offer prizes & grant scholarships to deserving students & also to provide all possible facilities to the students who are interested to go abroad for higher education.