A total of 1.8 lakh children are residing in child care institutions (CCI) in 2016-17 as their parents have been found unfit to take care of them, with over 50,000 such minors alone from Tamil Nadu institutions, according to a new report released Monday.

1.8 lakh children living in child care institutions as parents unfit to take care: Report

It took a Supreme Court order to begin the first-ever, much needed, mapping of 9,589 homes, including observation homes, special homes and open shelters across the country.

Child care institutions in India are in dire need of reforms

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1.8 lakh children living in child care institutions as parents unfit to take care: Report

Child care institutions in India are in dire need of reforms