child labour in north india

guys, indian law strictly prohibits child labour. But, take a walk along the streets of north india and then you'll see how blatantly the law is being misused. Everone prefers children for work as you get them for cheap (those who work in shops get 30 Rs a day), do whatever you tell them and if they protest, 'bus do teen thapad maaro!'. Even educated people keep children for household work. The worst part is that these children often pick up or are pushed into psychoactive substance abuse. Most of them use 'surti' (nicotine) and as they grow up, get into other things like cannabis and alcohol. Legal restrictions do not seem to be a solution because many of these children are the breadwinners of their family or they have no other means for survival. What seems to be necessary is an active effort by the government and other concerned authorities to sensitise the society about the monstrocity of the problem along with measures to strengthen its on going programs like adult education, family planning, improving the health standards of rural population and a sincere effort to raise the age of marriage. more later......