The document discusses child labor in India, defining it as children under 10 years old working 14 hours per day. It states that 73 million children in India are working and that 52.79% of children drop out of school between 1st and 8th grade. The main causes of child labor are identified as overpopulation, illiteracy, and poverty, with poverty being the main root cause that forces parents to send their children to hazardous jobs. The consequences for children include physical injuries, growth deficiencies, long-term health problems, exhaustion, and malnutrition. The government has enacted laws like the Child Labor Act of 1986 to prohibit child labor and regulate hazardous occupations.