Peer-reviewed article
An Analytical Study of Child Labour in India
Yachika Reddy, Ananda Naidu ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This analytical study examines child labour in India, where children aged 0-14 years represent approximately one-third of the national population. The document emphasises that healthy childhood development is essential for national progress, as children's emotional, social and physical wellbeing directly affects overall country development. Despite ongoing efforts by governments and NGOs through awareness programmes, child labour remains inadequately addressed.
Key points
- Children comprise around one-third of India's total population
- Emotional, social and physical development of children has direct impact on overall development of the country
- Childhood is critical because personality is formed during the socialisation process
- Governments and NGOs are running programmes to create awareness and eradicate child labour
- Current interventions have not achieved complete success in eliminating child labour
Limitations
The document provides no specific data on the prevalence, nature, causes or consequences of child labour in India. No empirical findings, statistics or evidence of intervention effectiveness are presented.
Abstract
The emotional, social and physical development of children has a direct impact on the overall development of the country. Understanding the status of children is thus of immense importance. In the Indian context, this assumes special significance as children (0-14 years) comprise around one third of the total population of the country. So, Children are assets of any nation and wealth of future. Childhood is important because their personality is framed in the socialization process. They should be given appropriate care for survival and healthy development. . The governments and NGOs are taking so many programs to create awareness for eradicating child labour. But it failed to attain cent percent result.