An Emperical Study of Agriculutural Child Labour in U.P-A Study of Bareilly District

Abstract

      Using a multi-stage random sampling technique to assign samples. Data obtained using a standardized questionnaire and interview plan. Many of the FHH had no real schooling at all (69.5 percent), However, primary education of the households was 3.7%, up to middle was 19.7%, up to high school was 6.5% and secondary education was 0.6%, respectively. Most (53.6%) FHH had      6-10 individuals in the household. The FHH employed children at different rates by age group: up to 10 years (3.40%), 11 to 12 (35.1%) and 13 to 14 years old (61.5%) in field preparation such as planting, field preparation, pesticide, weeding, application, of fertilizer. The average monthly income of FHHs stands at Rs. 2000-2500. Therefore, most farmers were small-scale farmers. It is recommended that policy workers develop a strategy to inform the FHH on the consequences to use children as agricultural labour, especially in applications for fertilizers, pesticide and herbicide chemicals.