• Dr. Kiran Kumari

This paper is a modest attempt in critically look at the official sources of information on the magnitude of child labour in Bihar. The analysis is presented in the background of the present socio economic context in Bihar which has direct impact on the lives of children, and in turn the magnitude of child labour in Bihar. In short, the term “child” does not have a universally acceptable definition because it is subject to various factors such as biological, legal and cultural. Since India is a social and cultural mosaic state, as might be expected, there would be different thresholds or social rites to put a distinction between childhood and adulthood. Child labour is a concrete manifestation of violations of a range of rights of children and is recognized as a serious and enormously complex social problem in India. Notwithstanding the increase in the enrolment of children in elementary schools and increase in literacy rates since1980s, child labour continues to be a significant phenomenon in Bihar.

Child Labour, Street Children, Bonded Children, Working Children, Sexual Exploitation, Migrant Children, Child Prostitution

"Child Labour in Bihar : The Concealed phenomenon", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 4, page no. 506-511, April-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1704104.pdf

"Child Labour in Bihar : The Concealed phenomenon", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 4, page no. pp 506-511, April-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1704104.pdf