Every eighth urban child in India in the age-group of 0-6 years stays in slums, according to ‘Slums in India – A statistical compendium 2011′ published by the Union government.
“… about 7.6 million children are living in slums in India and they constitute 13.1 per cent of the total child population of the urban areas of the 26 States/ Union Territories reporting slums,” the report compiled by the National Buildings Organization (NBO) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation says.
All the learners came to know a lot of things by visiting the slums, they asked several questions and noted down in their diaries.
The slum-dwellers complained that they don’t even have the basic facilities such as: pure drinking water, employment, education for their children, electricity, etc.
This visit has certainly broadened the understanding of students towards their society.
