The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act was enacted in
1988 which prohibits the employment of children in 18
occupations and 65 processes and regulates the working
conditions of children in employment where they are not
prohibited from working. The employment of children as Domestic
servant and in Dhabas, restaurants, tea stalls, etc. has been
banned w.e.f. 10.10.2006. Since 2007, under Child Labour
(Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 13,60,117 inspections have been
carried out and 49092 prosecutions are launched and 4774
employers convicted which includes enforcement data on domestic
child labour. Child Labour is an outcome of various socio-
economic problems such as poverty, economic backwardness and
illiteracy, being addressed in the National Child Labour Policy
announced in 1987. The action plan under this policy is multi-
pronged and mainly consists of: • Legislative Action Plan •
Focus on general development programmes for the benefit of the
families of child labour; and • Project-based action in area