Street Children

Street children by definition are children who live on the streets without any adult care or supervision. They usually live and sleep on the streets because they do not have a home. They have only intermittent contact with parents or family (usually mother or sisters). They live most of the time with other streetchildren in the city streets, or are on the move. 



 ·        There are 20 million street children in India. 

·        Over 59 million children in India have no access to school. 
 
·        One out of two children between the ages of 6 and 14 has no access to primary education. 

·        Out of 27 million children born in India every year, 2 million do not survive to celebrate their first birthday. 

·        About 60 million Indian children under the age of 6 live below the poverty line. 
 
·        500,000 children are forced into this commercial sex trade every year. 
 
·        1 out of every 3 girls does not live to see her 15th birthday. 
 
·        Every sixth girl child’s death is due to gender discrimination, 3 lakh more girls than boys die every year. 

·        53% of girls in the age group of 5 to 9 years are illiterate. 

·        5.2 million HIV/ AIDS infected children 

·        31% of infants are born with low birth-weight 

·        7% of infants die before their 1st birthday 

·        46% of children under 5 are malnourished 

·        Statistics reveal that India has 17 million child labourers --the highest in the world. 
 
·        Under the age group of 5- 14 years, 4.02 % of children engaged in economic activities. 
 
·        Total of 6.75% children at work, of which 4.73% are boys and 8.93% are girls 
 
·        Sex Ratio under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 

·        Infant mortality rate: 57.92 

·        Children Underweight Rate: 18% 

·        Life expectancy at birth > Male: 63.9 years 

·        Life expectancy at birth, years > Females: 63

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