A deeply rooted socio-economic problem, child labour is highly prevalent in cottonseed production in India. For the past four years, Bayer CropScience has worked effectively to implement a comprehensive multilevel Child Care Programme (CCP) as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives. This programme has been rolled out in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu where the company has contract cotton seed production. It aims at getting children off the fields of contract farmers and into the school. Every morning, Chandrakala can't wait to pack her school bag