 statement of objects and reasonsworking children constitute a considerable work force in our country despite various laws prohibiting their employment the constitution of india also prohibits employment of children in hazardous occupations despite all this, millions of children are working in carpet factories, beedi factories, bangles industry, circus, hotels, tea stalls, dhabas, workshops of motor vehicles and cycles, in the agricultural fields and as domestic workers either for their own subsistence or to support their poor families they work under pathetic and unhygenic conditions though they are talented they remain illiterate because they cannot attend schools in some cases they work as bonded labour they are paid meagre wages and in some cases only two time meals and clothes in case of accident or dangerous disease affecting them they are left to fend for themselves they are left to their fate not only by their employers but also by their parents due to their sheer poverty child labour is such a shameful and depressing phenomenon that nobody views it analytically in the same process we overlook the skill, productivity and ingenuity so consistently displayed by the major part of our child population but instead of encouraging them they are forced to work under pathetic conditions it is true that children must enjoy their childhood, they must get nutritious diet, good education and good atmosphere to grow as responsible citizens of the country but at the same time we have to accept the reality now the time has come to accept the bare truth that we cannot abolish child labour by laws which will certainly enlarge the statute book but certainly cannot discourage child employment so instead of wasting our energy in futile activities of abolition of child labour we must see that it should be made mandatory for the employer of a working child to send hira to school at convenient time preferably in the evenings to enable the child to get proper education the child also must be insured against accidents and diseases they must get minimum wages and other benefits prescribed by government on the other hand the government should open schools and training institutes for working children it is proposed for the establishment of a benefit and rehabilitation fund for the benefit of working children which may heip the working children to lead a better life and they are settled for a respectable living and avail good working conditions hence this bill 88 ahluwalia financial memorandumclause 4 of the bill provides that government shall open schools and training institutions for working children clause 8 provides for the establishment of a fund clause 9 provides for the constitution of board of trustees clause 12 provides for appointment of inspectors etc the bill, if enacted, would involve a recurring expenditure from the consolidated fund of india to the extent of about rupees ten crores per annum a non-recurring expenditure of about rupees two crores is also likely to be incurred from the consolidated fund of india memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 14 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of this bill as the matter will relate to details only, the delegation of legislative power is of normal character