Including Children in an Inclusive Growth Strategy for the Eleventh Plan

Abstract

This paper highlights the pathetic state of children in India, who are the victims of malnutrition, illiteracy, poverty, disease and deprivation on a monumental scale. The paper outlines the strategy by delineating a conceptual framework that places social protection (SP) within a broader development strategy with the aim of achieving the objectives of economic growth, incomepoverty reduction and the enhancement of human capital stock.