A controversy has risen over the number of child labour in the country. The figure provided by the states and Union territories peg it at only five lakh. But the Central government is not prepared to accept it. In the Centre's opinion, thif figure is less than a third of the number of working children in Andhra Pradesh. Asper the Supreme Court directive, all the states and Union territories of the country were to enumberate the number of working children . As of now, except Nagaland, all the states and Union territories have provided their respective figures. The total sum has come to be five lakh.