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Extra-Familial Care: Perspectives from India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2015

Shraddha Kapoor  and
Deepshikha Patra
Shraddha Kapoor*
Affiliation:
Department of Human Development and Childhood studies, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Deepshikha Patra
Affiliation:
Department of Human Development and Childhood studies, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
*
address for correspondence: Dr Shraddha Kapoor, Lady Irwin College, Sikandra Road, New Delhi 110 001, India. E-mail: shraddhaskapoor@gmail.com
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Abstract

This paper aims to give an overview of out-of-home care in India. It looks at the history and culture of extra-familial care in the country, the urgent need for organised out-of-home care, and tries to understand the role of the state, including legislation and policies. The belief that individual families should solve their children's problems is deeply ingrained. There are different support systems that cater to the children's needs and right to healthy living in home and with family. While the government and community choose and decide for the children of the country, the government drags its feet in drafting policies which recognise that large number of children are growing up without families. More research is needed to look at the need and quality parameters for out-of-home care. Action from both government and non-government organisations (NGOs) will require a large number of institutions that, in turn, will require sufficient budgets and trained staff to ensure an environment of protection, support and appropriate development for an estimated 20 million children in need of good quality out-of-home care in India.

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ChildcareExtra familialIndiaChildrenOut Of HomeEarly years
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Children Australia , Volume 40 , Issue 4: OUT OF HOME CARE-REFLECTING ON THE PAST AND ENVISIONING FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS , December 2015 , pp. 335 - 341
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2015 

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