Abstract
About 472 million children under the age of 18 years who represent the 39% of the country’s total population have the abode in India. More than 35 million of children have been recorded in the country as Children in Need of Care and Protection. However beyond this number a large chunk of children are daily victims of abuse and neglect in and out the family as have been reported by media and other credible news sources. Since after the inception of the Constitution of India the Government of India had endeavours to ensure the rights, development, welfare and protection of such children through introducing constitutional and legal measures, policy making and approaching with various child supporting programs and schemes. In 1992, India has been a signatory country of United Nations Conventions on the Child Rights of 1989. To keep the rights of the children within a justified practice various measures have been taken by the Government of India time to time. In spite of all such initiatives, it is observed that children are prone to risks and challenges. This study has the effort to relook at the community institutions who have been engaged to provide number of interventions and services for children in the urban and rural settlements if child-friendly. The study has an endeavour to be instrumental in finding out the determinants of child friendly environment and exploring avenues in this regard.
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