Alarming rise of deprived urban children: report

  • 12/11/2002

  • Sentinel (Guwahati)

The number of deprived urban children is alarmingly increasing in Assam and they are the victims of the kind of development the society foster and the socio-economic structure unfolding. The deprived urban children include children who are working in establishments, domestic labourers as well as those involved in activities like rag picking, begging, etc.