A STUDY ON STREET CHILDREN IN BIKANER CITY

Street children may be considered as the children in the worst condition. They live in the streets or at least, spend a larger part of their lives in the streets. They may even earn and live off the streets. Often bereft of their families and home, lacking access to basic needs and comforts of life, these are the most marginalized lot of all the children in the urban areas. Hence, it was deemed necessary to make an assessment of the condition of such children in Bikaner city. A purposive sample of sixty eight street children was taken for the study. The results have been presented under various heads like attributes, pattern of street living, family connections, and attitudes and perceptions.