Over 90 percent of the schools across the country including Mumbai do not have a Child Protection Policy (CPP) in place, which ensures the safety and protection of children when in school. What is more shocking is the fact that schools did not act even after a nationwide survey a year back highlighted that 53 per cent of children had been subjected to sexual or physical abuse in their lives.

A nationwide survey conducted by Childline India Foundation (CIF) to determine the state of child protection in various spaces occupied by children, have come out with alarming findings.