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This article uses the latest data available through the Rapid Survey of Children 2013–2014 to measure and analyze child deprivation in India through a multidimensional perspective. The analysis reveals that child deprivation in India and in its constituent states remains quite pervasive despite all policy-level commitments to promote child well-being and there is substantial variation in child deprivation across states. Moreover, child deprivation varies markedly by domains of child well-being throughout the country and residence and social class inequalities in child deprivation in some of the domains are very strong. The analysis suggests that a decentralized approach needs to be adopted to address issues and concerns related to child well-being in the country.

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Child rights child well-being child deprivation deprivation inequality India

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Child Deprivation in India: Evidence from Rapid Survey of Children 2013–2014

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