The State of Children in India

This book on the state of children in India gives a comprehensive overview of the development of India's young human resource after independence. The text brings together different sectors of child development for an integrated view. It takes stock of the promises that were made by the Constitution for the development of children, the policy statements enunciated from time to time, and the five year developmental plans. The book reviews the achievements and failures so that child development concerns and future strategies can be seen in a realistic manner.

A.B. Bose has worked as Director, in the Ministry of Social Welfare; Director, National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development; Adviser (Social Development and Women's Programmes), Planning Commission; and Professor, Indira Gandhi National Open University.