Unanimously agreed on in both the houses, the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill has got the President's approval for implementation of the changes. The bill prohibits employment of children below 14 years of age in all occupations. But it allows adolescents (those between 14 and 18 years of age) to work in non-hazardous occupations and processes. They can work in family-run establishments like a grocery store but can’t work in a chemical factory. The government justified the exceptions to strike “a balance between the need for education for a child and reality of the socio-economic condition and social fabric in the country”. The bill is criticized for taking away basic protections for some of the most vulnerable workers.