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[[File:Enfants au travail dans le monde.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Child labour]] in India and rest of the world, during 2003 in 10-14 age group, per World Bank.<ref>[http://data.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/wdi05fulltext.pdf Table 2.8, WDI 2005, The World Bank]</ref> India with estimated 11%, is in green with 10-20% incidence levels, along with countries in red (30-40%) and black (>40%).]]

'''[[Child labour]] in India''' is when Indian children work for money, on a part or full-time basis....

The practice deprives children of their childhood, and is harmful to their physical and mental development. Various things lead to children working. Poverty, lack of good schools and informal work places may be blamed.<ref>[http://www.ilo.org/moscow/lang--en/index.htm "Child labor - causes". ILO, United Nations. 2008]</ref><ref>Mario Biggeri and Santosh Mehrotra 2007. ''Asian informal workers: global risks, local protection''. Routledge. {{ISBN|978-0-415-38275-5}}</ref>

The 1998 national census of India estimated the total number of child labour, aged 4–15, to be at 12.6 million, out of a total child population of 253 million in 5-14 age group.<ref name="cwl">{{cite web|url=http://labour.nic.in/cwl/ChildLabour.htm|title=National Child Labour project|publisher=Ministry of Labour and Employment, [[Government of India]]|accessdate = 12 September 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/age_structure_and_marital_status.aspx Age Structure And Marital Status] India Census 2001</ref> The 2011 national [[census]] of India found the total number of child labour, aged 5–14, to be at 4.35 million,<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/number-of-child-labour-has-reduced-by-65-percent-govt_946349.html Number of child labour has reduced by 65 percent: Govt]</ref> and the total child population to be 259.64 million in that age group.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/population_enumeration.aspx Age Data C13 Table (India/States/UTs ), Final Population - 2011 Census of India]</ref>

The child labour problem is not unique to India; worldwide, about 217 million children work, many full-time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Child Labour - ILO|publisher=ILO, United Nations|year=2011|url=http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/child-labour/lang--en/index.htm}}</ref>

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