Why did the government of India legalise child labour?

The government has made amendments to the Child labour law recently. The amendments are: 1) prohibiting employment of children below the age of 14 in all occupations and processes. read more

Corruption in the government of India also plays a major role in child labour because laws that should be enforced to prevent child labour are not because of the corrupt government. The 1998 national census of India estimated the total number of child labourers, aged 6 to 14, to be at 12.6 million, out of a total child population of 253 million in the 5 to 14 age group. read more

The child labour laws in India are categorized under two age groups - one, children upto fourteen years of age, for them child labour is absolutely banned, and a punishable offence; and children between fifteen to eighteen years of age, it is legal to make them work, but it is subject to certain conditions. read more