The problem of child labour is the biggest issue in India. It is a complicated problem which is rooted in poverty. At the same time, our nation bears the severe consequences of this issue. Children under the age of fourteen are called a child. Nearly 65 percent were engaged in India's traditional work of agriculture. The main conditions in which children work are purely unregulated, and mostly they work without food, and with the lowest wages. The child labour prohibition and regulation act 1986 prohibits the work of children who are working in places where specific processes undertaken. To collect data from the child labourers, the researcher has prepared an Interview Schedule and has administered the same among fifty child labourers of Kovilpatti region through random sampling. The present study aims to probe the reasons underlying the children to take up the job. The result reveals that the children have come from different family backgrounds, work experiences and situations. The factor analysis applied to bring out the reasons for child labour reveals that it is the low-income family background which leads to Poverty Stricken, thereby finds it challenging to find the livelihood options. Though, there are number of Laws enacted to control and to eradicate the child labour, there are children who need to work for their livelihood and to look after the families out of some compelling factors.