Question

a report on the issue of protecting child rights

Answer 1

Children constitute over 400 million of the one billion plus population of India. It has the highest number of children in the world. More than one third of the country’s population is below 18 years. Approximately 40% of the total population i.e. around 440 million is children. India shows some of the dazzling realities of children. India has the highest rate of neo-natal deaths (around 35%) in the world. It constitutes 40% of child malnutrition in developing world. It has 50% of the child mortality. It has Reducing number of girls in 0-6 age group- for every 1000 boys 927 girls. It has 46% children from ST and 38% SC out of school. It has high number of school dropout particularly among girls. It has high rate of child marriage. Its 37% of literate & 51% of illiterate girls are married below 18 years of age. Its 10% of literate and 15% of illiterate boys are married below 18. It has large number of child laborers. It has large number of sexually abused children.