Despite the existence of government policies and programmes, the incidence of
child labour is high in India. Taking State Child Labour Programme (SCLP)
implemented in Karnataka as a case, this book suggests the institutional changes
that are needed to tackle the problem of child labour. SCLP did well in the
identification and rehabilitation of child laborers. An overwhelming majority of
children completed the bridge school because of provision of residential and
boarding facilities. However, rehabilitated children could not be mainstreamed
due to inability to get admission into government hostels and limited options to
pursue vocational education.