This study on the census of street children in Delhi sheds light on their numbers, concentration locations, nature, demographic profiles, and other details about the night shelters available for them. The study had two objectives: (1) To estimate the total number of street children in Delhi; and (2) To bring about an understanding of their socio-economic and related conditions. The existence of a street population is an outcome of urban planning’s inability to accommodate the rapid inflow of people into a city. Governments and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) throughout the world, including in India, have initiated a lot of efforts at the policy and program levels to alleviate the plight of street children. Efforts need to be made to ensure that children from families that migrate on a seasonal basis are cared for in their home villages. The government and NGOs need to develop schemes to support and provide care to the children of migrant couples in their villages in poor rural areas.
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