Express News Service
NEW DELHI: As many as 882 children in India are living alone on the streets without any support, and the majority of them are in Uttar Pradesh, as per data from the Bal Swaraj portal, which enumerates children living on the streets in the country.
As per the data, 19,546 kids live on the streets – with or without parents, most of them in Maharashtra (5,153). It is followed by Gujarat (1,990), Delhi (1,853), Tamil Nadu (1,719), MP (1,491), Karnataka (1,220) and UP (1,038), said the Bal Swaraj portal, devised for children in need of care by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
It said that out of the 19,546 street children, 10,401 are living with their families on the streets, while 8,263 are staying on the roads during the day and are back home at night with their families in nearby slums.In UP (270), most children live alone on streets without any parental anchor or family support system, either on pavements or public places. It is followed by Tamil Nadu (124), Karnataka (105), Delhi (61), MP (45), and Maharashtra (39).
As per the NCPCR, these kids survive on the streets by working, begging, selling items/goods, performing on the streets and other means. They are forced to fend for themselves as they are either abandoned over disability, orphaned, or engaged in child labour.
No support system
It said that out of the 19,546 street children, 10,401 are living with their families on streets
8,263 children stay on streets during the day and are back home at night with their families in nearby slums
Children mainly migrate to cities with their families to earn their livelihood
Maharashtra (1,266) and Delhi (1,203) – are two states that report maximum number of children out and about on streets during the day but back to their families at night
882 children living alone on streets without any support, majority of them in UP
5,153 Children living on streets in Maharashtra
NEW DELHI: As many as 882 children in India are living alone on the streets without any support, and the majority of them are in Uttar Pradesh, as per data from the Bal Swaraj portal, which enumerates children living on the streets in the country.
As per the data, 19,546 kids live on the streets – with or without parents, most of them in Maharashtra (5,153). It is followed by Gujarat (1,990), Delhi (1,853), Tamil Nadu (1,719), MP (1,491), Karnataka (1,220) and UP (1,038), said the Bal Swaraj portal, devised for children in need of care by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
It said that out of the 19,546 street children, 10,401 are living with their families on the streets, while 8,263 are staying on the roads during the day and are back home at night with their families in nearby slums.
In UP (270), most children live alone on streets without any parental anchor or family support system, either on pavements or public places. It is followed by Tamil Nadu (124), Karnataka (105), Delhi (61), MP (45), and Maharashtra (39).
As per the NCPCR, these kids survive on the streets by working, begging, selling items/goods, performing on the streets and other means. They are forced to fend for themselves as they are either abandoned over disability, orphaned, or engaged in child labour.
No support system
It said that out of the 19,546 street children, 10,401 are living with their families on streets
8,263 children stay on streets during the day and are back home at night with their families in nearby slums
Children mainly migrate to cities with their families to earn their livelihood
Maharashtra (1,266) and Delhi (1,203) – are two states that report maximum number of children out and about on streets during the day but back to their families at night
882 children living alone on streets without any support, majority of them in UP
5,153 Children living on streets in Maharashtra
