An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Child Labour Law in India with special reference to Tea Estate in Darjeeling District of West Bengal

Child labour is a significant problem in India, especially in the tea plantations of Darjeeling, West Bengal. Despite the existence of protective laws such as the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, and the Right to Education Act, 2009, numerous children continue to work under harsh conditions. This study explores the effectiveness of the implementation of these laws in the tea estates of Darjeeling. The paper further discusses contributions by governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and tea estate owners in overcoming the problem. Last but not the least, this study is restricted or look into only the existence of child labour in the tea estate of Darjeeling.