Life on the Street: Street children survey in 5 cities: Lucknow, Mughalsarai, Hyderabad, Patna and Kolkata-Howrah

Street children are present all around India and yet little is known about their numbers or the conditions in which they live in cities. With little evidence being there to inform the policy-making, the interventions meant for street children have not shown the desired results. This is the gap this report tries to address. It is based on largescale quantitative research that included a Census of street children and a sample survey in five cities in India supported by qualitative data collected through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with various stakeholders.