Recently amended Child Labour (Prohibition) Act recognized child labour as an offence with:
1
a jail term of max. 2 years and a penalty of max. Rs. 50,000
2
a jail term of max. 3 years and a penalty of max. Rs. 25,000
3
a jail term of 3 months and a penalty of max. Rs. 1 lakh
4
a jail term of 4 years.