Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 alongwith Rules, 1988 & Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933

This edition consolidates the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, the implementing Rules, 1988, and the Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 into a single, practitioner-oriented volume. The Child Labour Act 1986 establishes prohibited occupations and processes for children, defines permissible conditions for adolescents, sets out the role and powers of inspectors, prescribes penalties and release/rehabilitation measures, and empowers enforcement authorities to abolish exploitative child labour practices. The Rules, 1988 supply procedural instruments — inspection formats, reporting obligations, forms for prosecutions and guidelines for rehabilitation and vocational training. The 1933 Pledging Act criminalises and provides remedies against the pledging or mortgaging of children into bonded labour, making this compilation valuable for cases involving bonded child labour and historical legal remedies. Designed for rapid legal lookup, the book features a clear table of contents, section-wise headings, an index of commonly cited provisions and cross-references to child-welfare schemes and judicial precedents (where applicable). Ideal for NGOs, labour department officers, welfare boards, social workers, legal aid counsels and academics, this volume equips users with authoritative statutory language necessary for enforcement, litigation, policy formulation and advocacy to protect children from exploitation.