Children, many of them who are runaways and were rescued from public places like the CSMT station, are in special children-s homes in Mumbai, awaiting clearance to be sent back to their hometown. Some of these have to go back to their families. Others will need to go to homes in their respective states.

A report in this paper detailed how children, most in the age group of 13 to 18 years, are awaiting clearance from their home states to take them back.