Noting a “constant decline” in budgetary allocation for children amid malnourishment, child labour and lack of education, rights body CRY has advocated for an increased funding to ensure child welfare in the upcoming Union Budget. Child Rights and You (CRY), a non-profit organisation, has also demanded the backing of child protection measures by a “financial memorandum”, to ensure proper implementation of schemes. The Narendra Modi government is set to present its fourth Budget in the ensuing session of Parliament starting February 1. Stating that child labour from 2001 to 2011 has reduced at a “dismal rate” of 2.2 per cent, it claimed that the country is still housing 33 million children under the age of 18 in labour. The number of crimes against children has increased by 500 percent from 2005 to 2015, it added.

 

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