Bal divas - Children's Day in India

Birthday distinguished statesman, first prime minister of independent India Jawaharlal (Jawaharlal Nehru, 14 November 1889 - 1964) observed throughout the country as Children's Day (Children's Day).

On this day, local authorities are turning to parents and teachers with a request to help children and encourage children to grow up as responsible citizens of their country. Jawaharlal Nehru's dream was to see children who have self-esteem, children who are confident in their abilities and opportunities.

Nehru always believed that children - a source of inspiration, filled with energy and hope, and the future of the nation laid in a perfect society cares about children.

Also on this day, various children's activities, games and role-playing awards. Collect donations, announced the results of national and international children's competitions.

Statistics show that in 70-80 years of 20 century, the annual absolute growth of population in India reached 16-17 million people. This means that for every day the population grew to 46-47 thousand people, and for every hour - about 1900 people.

In May 2000, India celebrated the momentous event - the birth of one billion citizens - he was a girl, called Asta, which in Hindi means "faith". Thus, India has crossed the milestone of 1 billion people.

Vinnitsa region occur every year 600 orphans

Each year about 600 children receive the Vinnitsa region of the child deprived of parental care or orphaned child. It is this information reported to the chief of the Children's Regional Administration Tatiana Dorosh.

According to the same statistics, about 80% of children are orphaned because their parents have been deprived of parental rights. Moreover, only a few of them later return to their biological families. Each year the office of the Children holds about a thousand raids in order to determine the living conditions and upbringing of children in "crisis families", working with parents.

Through this practice on the streets happened over the recent decline in the number of street children due to their timely withdrawal from the street or dysfunctional families (as if in 2005 the streets were taken 576 children, in 2009 only 89). Another factor reducing the level of homelessness is the development of family-type homes and increase the number of foster families.

Street Children in India

The Republic of India is the seventh in area and second largest population in the world. With increasing economic growth, India has become one of the fastest growing developing countries .. This has created a gap between rich and poor. 22 per cent of the population lives below the income poverty line. Due to unemployment, there was an increase of rural-urban migration, attraction of urban life and lack of political will at present has led India to one of the greatest number of working children in the world.

Street children are exposed to malnutrition, hunger, health problems, drug addiction, theft, harassment by city police and railway authorities, as well as physical and sexual violence. Although the Government of India has taken several measures to remedy the situation and declared child labor is illegal.