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The perceptions have still not changed in the country. The rich or the employer does not stop himself from exploiting these tender age group children. The condition is so pathetic that it demands urgent action. We often find children working at dhabas, restaurants and as a servant at home. The situation is alarming when they are employed to work in the smoking and carpet industries. They work under hazardous conditions. Children are also employed in glass, bangles, matches, copper and cracker industries. Working conditions are very bad in these industries. Children are often afected with various diseases at a very young age and they suffer the whole life. Moreover, they are not paid adequately and work for longer hours. One estimate says that there are approximately 50 million child labourers. We also come across child labourers in agriculture and they are paid very little. The greatest cause for child labour in India is poverty. Some families are deprived of even two meals per day. It is a fact that how they can think for balanced and nutritious food. Poverty prevents children from going to school. Even if some children go to school, they drop out later on as there is constant pressure to earn to support the family. The rising population among poor people increases the problem. That is why, the goal mentioned in Article 45 of the Constitution of India for compulsory primary education below the age of 14 years never became a reality. Primary education to children is of fundamental importance to the growth and development of a child. The social attitudes have not changed towards the deprived sections. The children are exploited by employers for being poor. The treatment at homes, dhabas and restaurants is not fair. The system of child labour is very old. It became more since the establishment of factories by British. It is increasing because child labour is also cheap labour. The efforts towards making compulsory primary education have not met with success. It has not become a movement. The Government alone cannot do it. Individuals, NGOs and various institutions can help towards making primary education.