Overview

• The initiative, launched as a six-city pilot in 2022–23, has now been expanded statewide following its success in serving 3,813 street children.
• The program will deploy 31 mobile vans equipped with GPS and CCTV to provide counselling, medical check-ups, education enrollment, and rehabilitation services.
• A three-year operational period has been set, with an evaluation planned to guide further expansion to councils, religious sites, and other areas.
• The initiative aims to address addiction, malnutrition, and other challenges while collaborating with NGOs to reintegrate children into families and society.
• A Tata Institute of Social Sciences survey found over 71,000 street children in pilot districts, highlighting the urgent need for such interventions.