 bill no lxxvii of  2006 the abolition of child labour bill, 2006 a billto provide for abolition of child labour and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the fifty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the abolition of child labour act, 2006(2) it extends to the whole of indiashort title, extent and commencement(3) it shall come into force at once5definitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "appropriate government" means in case of a state, the government of the state and in other cases, the central government;(b) "child" means a boy or girl who has not attained the age of eighteen years of age;10(c) "work" means and includes any domestic work for gain, work in a factory or industrial establishment, whether hazardous or not, agriculture or any other work which results in physical strain to the child3 child labour in any form of employment is hereby abolishedabolition of child labour4 no person, including a parent or guardian shall employ any child in any employmentchild not to be employed5 no person, including a parent or guardian shall deprive any child from access toeducation by employing the child in any workpenalty6 if any person employs any child for any work,—5(i) if he is the parent or guardian of the child, he shall be punished with a fine ofrupees five thousand; and(ii) if he is in charge of any factory, establishment or organisation, he shall bepunished with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to seven years and a fine of rupees fifty thousand10savings7 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any otherlaw for the time being in force relating to child labourpower to make rules8 the central government may, by notification in the official gazette make rules forcarrying out the purposes of the act statement of object and reasonsdespite prohibition imposed by the constitution on employment of children below fourteen years of age in any hazardous employment, millions of children are forced by their parents to work in different establishments, including as domestic help they are not sent to school for education due to stark poverty sometimes they are engaged in such work as may affect their health there are many legislations in force but nothing has worked to ameliorate conditions of children engaged in employment it is also felt that there are no stringent penal provisions to discourage parents/guardians as well as those who force or engage children in employmentit is therefore proposed to bring a deterrent legislation to abolish child labour hence this billc perumal memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 8 of the bill empowers the central government to frame rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of normal character rajya  sabha————— a billto provide for abolition of child labour and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto—————(shri c perumal, mp)mgipmrnd—2588rs(s-4)—25-08-2006