CONTENTS:- List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbrevations; Preface; 1) The setting; 2) Struggle for Survival; 3) In school, Out of school; 4) Little Toiling Hands; 5) Other Disadvantaged Childern in need of care and protection;
DESCRIPTION
The book on the state of childern in India gives a comprehensive overview of the development of India's young human resources after independence. Its a departure from earliar publications on child development which have dwelt on specific child development issue indicating the schemes implemented, and the monies spent. The text of this publication bring together different sector of child development of an interegated view. It takes stockes of the promises that were made by the Constitution for the development of childern, the policy statements, enunciated from time to time and the five year development plans. The publication gives a quantitative analysis of current outcomes and the unfinished agenda. The book reviews the achivements and faliure so that child development concerns and future strategies can be seen in a realistic manner. It is aimed at the general reader interested in child development so that the key concerns are better understood. It will be a great value of policy makers, administrators, non-governamental organisation, academicians, social activites and media personal for discussion, debate and action, and for assessing funding requirements for child development programmes.
